Database Administrator
Job Description
The Job Will be
responsible for the day-to-day running of Close of business (COB) process and
Database Administration. COB/DBA Administrator will be accountable for
executing all COB and backup processes.
Responsibilities
- Execution of the Bank’s core banking systems COB processes as
per SLA.
- Taking Data Backups in compliance with the established
procedures.
- Administration and management of T24 Core Banking Application.
- Configuration, Administration & Troubleshooting of T24
Environment.
- T24 Core Banking system performance Tuning & Application
Process Optimization
- T24 Administration of the database layer.
- COB (Close of Business issues) troubleshooting including Year
End, Month End & Daily COB Support & COB Optimization.
- T24 External Database indexes Creation in liaison with
Partners.
- T24 interface management, ATM integration with TCServer
communicating via TCP / Socket Base / Jbase Agents.
- Manage and Monitoring of All the T24 Critical Services
including TSM Services.
- Responsible for scheduled and Ad-hoc backups and keeping
track of backups as per the retention policy
- T24 Test Environment and Q&A Creations and
Support
- T24 Backup Management & Restoration
- Maintain Primary and Disaster Recovery sites, creation,
implementation and supervision of DR Plan, DR test scripts and DR Data
integrity.
- Escalating COB related issues to management for immediate
resolution.
- Administration of COB output reports and upload to BI system.
- Performs capacity planning required to create and maintain
all databases.
- Control and manage access permission to database and UNIX
environments.
- Ensuring that storage and archiving procedures are
functioning correctly.
- Ensure Replication to DR site functionality is optimal during
COB processing.
- Working closely with Business systems and infrastructure team
in ensuring optimal service delivery.
- Participate in ICT Team assignments.
- Evaluate new technologies and software appropriate to Faulu
Microfinance bank.
- Monitor, on a continuous basis, all transactions to ensure
that unusual and suspicious transactions are reported to the Money
Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO)
- Implementing and enforcing the board approved AML, KYC &
CFT policy in as far as is applicable within my area of responsibilitIES
Qualifications
- Degree in Information Technology or equivalent IT related
training with at least 4 years’ working experience in a busy Financial
institution
- ITIL Service Delivery Certification.
Knowledge and Skills
- 2 years’ experience in T24 Close of Business process.
- Certification in Oracle, Mssql database and UNIX operating
system is required.
- Knowledge of T24 and other leading Banking Software close of
business processes.
- Proven knowledge and use of leading database systems e.g.
Oracle, MySQL, MSSQL and jbase
- Proven knowledge and administration of windows and UNIX
platforms
- Knowledge of other core banking software e.g. Finacle, BR.Net
etc.
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