
Position : Database Administrator – Accra
We are looking for a Database Administrator.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Performance and tuning of database systems to ensure that the databases perform optimally and in line with CUSTOMER OPCO requirements
- Installation and Upgrade of databases
- Database consolidation and migration including across platforms
- Planning, Testing, Executing Database Migration and new deployments including cross platform migration and across sites.
- Trend analysis and capacity planning
- Maintenance of database management tools, dashboards and directory services.
- Generating period reports and Ad-hoc reports on demand
- Housekeeping, archive / transaction log generation monitoring
- Trouble shooting and Resolving all data base faults and error resolution
- Verifying database integrity and identify corruption
- Maintain the database security as guided by CUSTOMER Database Security Standard
- Planning, testing and executing database version upgrades/applying path-sets or service packs.
- Configure/setup database replication/standby DR/ High Availability (RAC/clusters)
- Ensure that databases are replicated in line with CUSTOMER’s Disaster Recovery Policies requirements.
- Creating Jobs and Job Schedules for Routine / Maintenance / Optimization Jobs.
- Database Backup & Recovery Design and implementation
- Carry out monthly test restore of Critical databases
- Plan, Test and Execute Database Migration
- The supplier must procure a back to back agreement with Oracle for the purposes of procuring Oracle
- Advanced Customer Support (ACS) for critical and revenue generating databases, and the costs thereof
- shall be for the supplier’s account
Required profile for job ad : Database Administrator – Accra
Qualification and Experience
- A degree in computer science, IT, systems engineering, or related qualification is recommended.
- Minimum of 6 year of work experience
- In-depth knowledge of database management systems (DBMS
- Proven working experience as with working with Oracle, MSSQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB
- Hands-on Experience working with Linux OS like Redhat, Oracle Linux, CentOS, Suse, Ubuntu
- Familiarity with, best practices and sstandards as it relates to Databases Security and Performance
- Knowledge of backup and recovery procedures, including disaster recovery planning.
- Ability to work with multiple discipline projects
Time management and organization skills
Job criteria for job ad : Database Administrator – Accra
- Job category : IT, new technologies
- Industries : IT, software engineering, Internet
- Employment type : Permanent contract
- Region : Ashanti – Brong Ahafo – Central – Eastern – Greater Accra – Northern – Upper East – Upper West – Volta – Western – International
- City : Accra
- Remote work : Hybrid
- Experience level : 5 to 10 years – More than 10 years
- Educational level : College – HND – Bachelor – Master
- Number of Position(s) : 2
- Team management : No