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Jobs at Safaricom Kenya

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    1. Database Administrator
    2. Manager – Database Administration
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Jobs at Safaricom Kenya

Database Administrator

  • Job Type Full Time
  • Qualification BA/BSc/HND
  • Experience 5 years
  • Location Nairobi
  • Job Field ICT / Computer&nbsp

Responsibilities

  • Sharing expertise with Squad members and working cross-functionally to advance the work of the Squad
  • Design BCP and HA solutions for critical systems in order to achieve zero downtime during maintenance and failures;Â
  • Monitoring system performance and identifying problems that arise.
  • Responding in a timely manner to user-reported errors.
  • Protecting the database against threats or unauthorized access.
  • Ensuring that the database is adequately backed up and able to be recovered in the event of memory loss.
  • Reporting on metrics regarding usage and performance.
  • Suggesting changes and improvements for database maintenance or protection.
  • Regularly liaising with IT project managers and database programmers.
  • Designing databases with both front-end and back-end users in mind
  • Identify and implementing Best Practices for Database Administration in Liaise with vendors

Qualifications

  • BSc Degree in computer science, IT or engineering;
  • 5+ years’ experience in infrastructure support and/or planning in an environment with mixed Database Variants
  • Experience in Nosql databases, Mysql and other OpenSource databases platformsÂ
  • Experience in Oracle RAC, Dataguard, RMAN and Engineered systems.
  • Experience in Linux/Unix Operating system.
  • Database Systems Administration Techniques – understanding of DB Performance tuning on various Operating Systems, good troubleshooting skills, Database Migration and ILM techniques
  • Attention to details and analytical thinking.
  • Certifications –OCP, OCE; EXADATA Administration; MSSQL Server Administration; Hadoop Administration; Linux/ UNIX certification
  • Cloud knowledge and integration models.
  • Strong oral, written, interpersonal communication and leadership skills

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