About National Bank: The National Bank of Kenya is a subsidiary of KCB, and is one of
the largest Banks in the country offering financial services to all sectors of
the economy. It is a major player in Kenya’s Banking industry with over 1,400
staff and a growing network of 80 Branch outlets across the country, 130 ATMs,
electronic channels of Mobile and Internet Banking. National Bank also operates
two subsidiary Companies; NatBank Trustee & Investment Services Limited and
National Bank Insurance Agency Ltd.
Why Work with Us: At National Bank of Kenya, you will find an employee and
customer-centric culture built around Courage, Honest, Innovation and
Collaboration. When you join our team, you are part of a supportive and
collaborative workforce, with access to learning and development opportunities
and tools to accelerate your potential and maximize your career growth.
To help support the Bank’s digital
strategy, accelerate business growth and enhance customer experience, we are
seeking to recruit a responsible person who can administer; maintain, develop
and implement policies and procedures that ensures security and integrity of
the Bank’s Oracle databases to fill the position of Database Administrator.
Position Title: Database Administrator
Job Ref No. HR/038/2019
Position Scope: The successful candidate will be responsible for administering;
maintaining, developing and implementing policies and procedures that ensures
security and integrity of the Bank’s Oracle databases.
Key Responsibilities:
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Create and maintain databases
required for development, testing and production usage.
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Performs the capacity planning
required to create and maintain the databases
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Administration of Oracle RAC (Real
Application Cluster), Oracle Exadata/DataGuard and SQL Administration
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Maintain database security, integrity
and computing resources to comply with Bank standards.
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Administer all database projects,
including tables, clusters, indexes, views, sequences, packages &
procedures
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Monitoring the performance of the
database system and implementing or recommending the required changes to
increase the performance and maximum uptime.
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Plan and implement backup and recovery
of Bank’s Oracle and SQL databases.
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Storage administration for V7000,
DS4700 and Oracle Exadata Storage Cells
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Provide reliable backup services and
conduct routine hardware and software audits of AIX servers to ensure
compliance to established standards, policies, configuration guidelines, and
procedures.
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Disaster recovery planning and
implementation in line with Bank policy
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Manage and configure VIO client
partitions, devices, V7000 & DS4700 storage.
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Automate tasks involving creation of
scripts to run backups and monitor databases.
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Offer 24/7 databases support; provide
rapid resolutions to database downtime and escalate issues to line manager
& vendor as appropriate
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Demonstrable knowledge on OBIEE &
other BI tools.
Skills & Experience:
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Bachelor’s degree in IT or related
field
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Minimum of three (3) years’
experience in a similar role
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A good knowledge of physical database
design
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Excellent knowledge of Oracle,
backups and recovery scenarios.
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Good Knowledge and understanding of
Oracle RAC (Real Application Cluster), Exadata, & DataGuard Administration.
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Oracle Certified Expert/Oracle
Certified Master will be an added advantage
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Proven experience on data warehouse
management & ETL processes.
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Good communication skills ( oral
& written)
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Strong analytical skills
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Team player
Position Title: Network Engineer
Job Ref No. HR/040/2019
Position Scope: The role holder will be responsible for offering front line
support for the Bank’s network Infrastructure including the Telephony system.
The role will include research, testing and support of the Bank’s network
system in line with best practice and the Bank’s ICT guidelines.
Key Responsibilities:
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Research and contribute to Innovation
within the department to ensure resource efficient means of operation.
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Perform first level support for all
network incidences, maintenance and related issues in the Bank.
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Resolve all Network problems logged
promptly and appropriately to ensure exceptional customer experience.
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Schedule and execute preventive
maintenance of the Network Infrastructure in the Bank in line with the Bank’s
ICT guidelines and related compliance requirements.
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Ensure Network documentation and
maintenance of the same within the Bank’s ICT guidelines and related compliance
requirements.
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Manage Configuration of all Network
equipment in the Bank including backup configuration and application of
Standardized configuration templates to the Network equipment.
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Ensure validity of the Bank’s Network
licenses and initiate acquisition of the same where required before expiry.
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Evaluate the Bank’s equipment
requirements for supply, implementation and development of new or existing
services and systems.
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Facilitate the development of
detailed plans to ensure effective scheduling of ICT Change during Technology
projects in the Bank within expected time and cost frames
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Ensure SLA adherence, monitoring
&breaches reporting standards are upheld in line with the ICT guidelines.
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Ensure the highest level of network
system availability and performance is achieved through monitoring and
proactive initiatives.
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Regular monitoring of all outstanding
faults and liaison with services providers regarding the faults and provide
periodic reports on network and bandwidth utilization.
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Take part in BCP/ DRP process and
documentation reviews as recommended by ICT guidelines, ICT Risk guidelines and
best practice.
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Carry out periodic network
self-assessments on key controls to assess the proper functioning and adequacy
of existing controls and highlight emerging issues and follow through for
closure.
Skills & Experience:
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University Degree in IT, Computer
Science or related field
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Cisco Certification CCNA (Route &
Switch), CCNA Security, CCNP (Route & Switch).
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Knowledge of Firewalls (Check Point
& Cisco ASA)
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Knowledge of network configuration
and troubleshooting will be an added advantage.
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Knowledge of network types i.e. LAN,
WAN will be preferred.
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Minimum of three (3) years’
experience in a similar role.
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Moderate to advanced skills in
computing
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Adaptability and teamwork
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Excellent interpersonal and
negotiation skills
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Good communication skills
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Innovative and Creative
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Proven excellent planning,
organization and execution skills.
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Ability to drive change
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Working with others
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Active listening, Good Personal
Organisation
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Good knowledge of Banking laws and
regulations
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Speed of execution
How to Apply:
If you believe you can clearly demonstrate your ability to
meet the criteria for this role, please submit your application including
copies of your academic and professional certificates, testimonials and your
curriculum vitae, including among other details your current position, current
remuneration, email and telephone contacts of three (3) referees familiar with
your qualifications and work experience.
For full details about this position and how to apply,
kindly log onto the e-recruitment platform via:
Email or hard copy applications will not be accepted.
Only those applications submitted through the e-recruitment
portal will be considered.
To be considered, submit your application by 20th November
2019.
National Bank of Kenya is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.