Our client, a financial service provider, seeks to recruit an experienced database administrator who will be responsible for the management of all applications within the organisation. His/her main goal will be to provide a seamless flow of information by keeping the databases available and running smoothly.The ideal candidate should be a team player with excellent communication skills
Database administrator Job responsibilities
- Design, implement and maintain databases of high availability and quality, in accordance to end users information needs and views;
- Provide technical expertise and identify database requirements in the development of new and existing applications by analyzing department applications, development, and operations;
- Participate in the assessment of advanced application system requirements, system development tools, operating systems and database production systems including beta and field test participation;
- Define users rights and enable data distribution to the right users, in appropriate format
and in a timely manner, considering both back-end data and information management and front-end accessibility for end-users; - Maintain and monitor database performance by calculating optimum values for database parameters; implementing new releases; completing maintenance requirements;
- Implement system changes and administer access to systems and information, utilizing approved information technology security policies, standards and guidelines
- Install and test new versions of the DBMS; maintaining data standards
- Provide proactive and reactive data management support and training to users
- Determine, enforce and document database policies, procedures, standards and definitions for the data dictionary (metadata)
- Perform tests and evaluations regularly to ensure data security, privacy and integrity
- Stay current with technological changes that affect the databases
Qualifications for the database administrator Job
- Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology/Computer Science
- Desirable Professional Qualifications:
- Relevant professional database qualifications e.g. SQL, DBMS, RDBMS and OODBMS
- Up to date knowledge and understanding of relevant internal and external laws, policies and procedures related to IT such as Data Protection, ITIL Best Practice and Computer Misuse
- Knowledge of ‘relational database management systems’ (RDBMS), ‘object oriented database management systems’ (OODBMS) and XML database management systems
- Up-to-date knowledge of technology and the Data Protection Act
- Knowledge of virtualization technology
- Experience of implementing IT applications for a similar sized organisation and environment
- 4-6 years of experience working in applications and database management or information technology
- Experience in MySQL
- General knowledge of Oracle
- Working knowledge of structured query language
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