Job Title: Database Administrator
Hiring Organization: ICEA
Lion Group
Location – Locality: Nairobi
Location – Region: Kenya
Industry: Insurance
Job Type: Full
Time
Salary: KES
Date Posted: 05/14/2024
As one of
the largest insurers and financial services companies in East Africa, we have
decades of experience in helping discerning individuals protect and create
their wealth. But that’s not all. We also keep an eye firmly on the future,
using innovation to craft financial products and services that we know you need
in today’s constantly changing world. By trusting us with your wealth, you can
shape a secure financial landscape for yourself and get the financial freedom
you really deserve.
Job Description
The job
holder will be responsible for the Design, Implementation and Administration of
ICEA LION Group’s Enterprise Database (DB) Systems. This encompasses
performance tuning, capacity planning, continuity management, and second-line
support for databases utilized in Enterprise Resource Planning Systems, Core
Business Systems, Business Analytics Systems, Customer Relationship Systems,
and other supporting application databases within the Group.
Roles
for the Database Administrator
- Design,
administer, and support databases across development, test, and production
environments, both on-premises and in cloud environments
- Collaborate
with Infrastructure and other Technology teams on hardware requirements
and support needs
- Ensure
database security, integrity, and compliance with established standards
- Implement
backup and recovery strategies for business databases
- Conduct
regular reviews to ensure compliance with established standards, policies,
configuration guidelines, and procedures
- Develop
and maintain documentation for database architecture, security,
configuration, and operations for all systems
- Perform
capacity planning and optimize database performance.
- Design
Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and High Availability solutions for
databases.
- Manage
database projects in collaboration with Applications, Software, and IT
security teams
- Monitor
and enhance database system performance in alignment with Service Level
Agreements
Database
Administrator Requirements
- Bachelor’s
degree in IT or a related field.
- Three
(3) years of experience managing relational and non-relational databases.
- Proficient
in physical database design.
- Experience
in Microsoft SQL Server Systems and MySQL Administration.
- Understanding
of data reporting and visualization, e.g., dashboards.
- Experience
linking disconnected data sets to meet business requirements.
- Strong
analytical skills, especially in data consolidation from diverse data
sets.
- Proven
experience in data warehouse management & ETL (Extract, Transform,
Load) processes.
- Relevant
database certifications on MS-SQL.
- Familiarity
with other databases systems such as PostgreSQL, Cloud SQL, NoSQL, and
other common and emerging open-source database technologies.
- Working
knowledge of Windows Server and Linux Operating Systems and Database
licensing models.
- Good
communication skills (oral & written)
