Telkom Kenya Database Administrator Jobs Vacancy.

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Department: Information Technology & Networks (IT&N)
Job Title: Data Base Administrator
Reporting to: Manager IT Architecture & System Administrator
Specific Location: Extelcomms Nairobi

Responsibilities
1. Establishing the needs of users and monitoring user access and security;
2. Monitoring performance and managing parameters to provide fast query responses to \\\’front end\\\’ users;
3. Mapping out the ‘conceptual design’ for a planned database in outline;
4. Considering both \\\’back end\\\’ organisation of data and \\\’front end\\\’ accessibility for end users;
5. Refining the ‘logical design’ so that it can be translated into a specific data model;
6. Further refining the ‘physical design’ to meet system storage requirements;
7. Installing and testing new versions of the database management system (DBMS);
8. Maintaining data standards, including adherence to the Data Protection Act;
9. Writing database documentation, including data standards, procedures and definitions for the data dictionary (‘metadata’);
10. Controlling access permissions and privileges;
11. Developing, managing and testing backup and recovery plans;
12. Ensuring that storage, archiving, backup and recovery procedures are functioning correctly;
13. Capacity planning;
14. Working closely with system developers;
15. Communicating regularly with technical, applications and operational staff to ensure database integrity and security;
16. Commissioning and installing new applications.

Work Experiences, Skills and Abilities
• Installation, configuration, upgrading, migration and patching of Oracle databases in heterogeneous environment (UNIX, SUN Solaris, Windows). Extensive experience with RDBMS, RAC, installations, RMAN, OEM, DataGuard, database tuning and troubleshooting.
• Development support, production support, and design review in a complex environment.
• Plan, Implement and test disaster recovery system, using RMAN and custom written shell scripts. Create and maintain Oracle DataGuard configuration.
• Database monitoring and tuning, application and queries using TKPROF, OEM, STATSPACK and custom scripts.
• Extensive experience in tuning complex OLTP database with several thousands of concurrent users. Creation, maintenance and tuning data warehouse databases. In particular, experience with both RAC and OPS.
• Evaluating, reviewing and assisting developers create data models
• Good communication skills and organizational abilities.
• Team Player
• Knowledge of multiple database systems e.g. MS-SQL Server 2005-2008

Minimum Qualifications / Education:
• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field
• Oracle Certification a must. Knowledge of an additional RDBMS will be an added advantage
• Experience in Data Centre Operations

To Apply click here.

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