National Bank is a major player in Kenya’s banking industry. It is one of the largest banks in the country giving financial services to all sectors of the economy. The bank will continue to cover the financial landscape and respond positively to the needs of its customers, shareholders and the economy besides offering traditional financial services and products.
Job Ref No. HR/085/2020
Division: ICT Division
Reporting to: Senior Database Administrator
Position Grade: MG8
Position Scope:
The role holder will be responsible for administering, maintaining, developing and implementing policies and procedures laid out to ensure the security and integrity of the Bank’s databases. He/She will ensure seamless flow of information, in view of both backend data structure and frontend accessibility for users.
Key Responsibilities:
Responsible to create and maintain databases required for development, testing and production usage
Perform capacity planning required to create and maintain the databases
Administration of Oracle RAC (Real Application Cluster), Oracle Exadata/DataGuard and SQL Administration
Maintain database security, integrity and computing resources to comply with Bank and Compliance standards
Administer all database projects, including tables, clusters, indexes, views, sequences, packages & procedures among others
Monitor the performance of the database system and implement or recommend the required changes to increase the performance and maximum uptime to ensure seamless service delivery
Plan and implement backup and recovery of Bank’s databases.
Storage administration for V7000, DS4700 and Oracle Exadata Storage Cells
Provide reliable backup services and conduct routine hardware and software audits of AIX servers to ensure compliance to established standards, policies, configuration guidelines, and procedures.
Disaster recovery planning and implementation in line with Bank policy
Manage and configure VIO client partitions, devices, V7000 & DS4700 storage.
Automate tasks involving creation of scripts to run backups and monitor databases.
Offer 24/7 databases support; provide rapid resolutions to database downtime and escalate issues to line manager & vendor as appropriate
Ensure to promptly escalate anomalies to procedure or any suspicious activities as per the laid down procedures.
Adhere to the Division’s service charter and ensure exceptional customer experience
Any other duties that may be assigned by the supervisor.
Qualifications, Experience, Skills & Personal Attributes:
A Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related field from a recognized university
Oracle Certified Expert/Oracle Certified Master will be an added advantage
OCP certification will be an added advantage
MS SQL certification will be an added advantage
Apps DBA certification will be an added advantage
Three (3) years’ experience in a relevant ICT field
Expert knowledge of physical database design
Excellent knowledge of Oracle, backups and recovery scenarios
Knowledge in Oracle RAC (Real Application Cluster), Exadata, & DataGuard Administration.
Knowledge in Unix and Enterprise Linux administration
Demonstrable knowledge on OBIEE& other BI tools.
Proven experience on data warehouse management & ETL processes
Collaboration; forms partnerships that help drive the Division’s service delivery agenda.
Multi-tasking; able to manage several concurrent assignments and prioritize demands
Innovation, flexibility and adaptability; ability to keep pace with latest technology and trends in addition to new delivery expectations.
Excellent communication skills; articulate in communicating to both internal and external stakeholders
Analytical; capable of managing numerous information sources and providing appropriate data analysis to relevant stakeholders
Strong work ethic, exercise of due diligence & confidentiality
Excellent interpersonal, planning & organizational skills
Ability to work under pressure and speed of execution
Proactive and Agile
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