Job Title: Database Administrator
Industry: Security
Reports to: ICT
Manager
Location: Nairobi
Salary: 70K – 100K
Job Purpose: To maintain all company databases and Systems to
ensure optimum performance by identifying user needs and to support the development
of formulated business continuity plan.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure regular backups are undertaken and
regular testing of critical system software, application software, data
files and documentation to ensure reliability.
- In addition ensure that the disaster recovery
site is managed and tested regularly and license compliance is adhered to.
- Monitor and manage databases. Fine tuning and
indexing where applicable.
- Maintain the performance of all databases by
calculating optimum values for database parameters; implementing new
releases and patches; completing maintenance requirements; evaluating
computer operating systems and hardware requirements.
- Sustaining database security and integrity of
data.
- Creating query definitions that allow data to
be extracted.
- Provide monthly database reports.
- Propose specifications and flowcharts for new
database installation, recommending optimum access techniques;
coordinating installation requirements and also maintain updated database
documentation
- Recommend solutions by defining database
physical structure and functional capabilities, database security, data
back-up, and recovery specifications.
- Install revised or new systems by proposing
specifications and flowcharts; recommending optimum access techniques and coordinating
installation requirements.
- Prepare users by conducting training;
providing information and resolving problems.
- Support database functions by designing and
coding utilities.
- Maintain the company website ensuring it is
updated with relevant features and information.
- Contribute to team effort by accomplishing
related results as needed.
- Meet financial requirements by submitting
information for ICT budgets and expenses.
Desired experience, qualifications
and skills
- Bachelor’s Degree in IT or relevant field.
- Over 4 years’ experience in IT field.
- Qualifications in SQL, MYSQL, Java and Web
designing.
- Qualifications in Active Directory 2012,
Exchange 2013 and Server 2012.
- Working knowledge of Sage Pastel is an added
advantage
- Solid understanding of ERP and Databases.
- Solid understanding of Servers and Networks.
- Understanding of Website Development and
updates.
- Good knowledge in business intelligence. (BI)
- Conceptual, analytical and creative skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Dynamic and abreast of technological
developments.
If you are up to the challenge,
posses the necessary qualification and experience, please send your CV only
quoting the job title on the email subject (Database Administrator) to
jobs@corporatestaffing.co.ke before Friday 27th March 2015
Kindly indicate current/last salary on your CV
N.B: We do not charge any fee for receiving your CV or for interviewing
Only candidates short-listed for interview will be contacted.
The Recruiting Manager
Corporate staffing Services
Nabui House, 3rd floor, Westlands. (Next to Unga House)
