IT Jobs – Database Administrator at UMEME

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Reports to: IT Infrastructure Manager
About Umeme:
Umeme Limited is a major investment of Actis’ Infrastructure 2 fund. Actis is a leading investor in the emerging markets, investing exclusively in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Presently Actis manages over US$4.8bn worth of investment on behalf of more than 100 institutional investors. The Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC) of the United Kingdom, a UK Government-owned company, is the largest investor in Actis’ infrastructure 2 fund and as such has a relationship with Umeme Ltd indirectly through Actis.
As a responsible employer Umeme is committed to providing competitive employment terms to its employees, in addition to providing safe and reliable electricity, improving customer service, minimising energy losses and operating in a cost effective manner. To help in achieving these goals Umeme is looking to recruit individuals with high integrity, dedication and commitment to fill the positions described below.
Job Summary: Maintenance and management of a corporate RAC/ASM Oracle 10g database and MS Sequel Server database platforms.
Job Purpose: Support UMEME database platforms in terms of availability and performance, as well as advising on future installations, and best database practice in solution development.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
·         Install and upgrade Oracle server and application tools
·         Install and upgrade MS Sequel server and application tools
·         Allocate system storage and plan future storage requirements for the database system
·         Create table spaces, tables, indexes and views, and maintain database structure.
·         Enrolling users and maintaining system security
·         Ensuring high Oracle & MS Sequel DB availability
·         Monitor and tune DB instances
·         Provide expertise in terms of best DB query practice & methods
·         Provide & Test Database recovery plans
·         Ensure Database access, integrity and security
·         Monitor exception and audit logs
·         Database Backup & Recovery
·         Out of Hours Support where required

Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
·         Degree in IT, Oracle & MS sequel Certification.
·         Five years relevant experience in similar environment
·         Proven Oracle Database Administration experience
·         Proven MS Sequel Server Administration experience
·         Experience of managing multiple RDBMS on large systems
·         Experience of working in a team that delivers a high availability service.
·         Practical experience in monitoring and tuning a database to provide a high availability service
Personal Attributes/Competencies:
·         Planning and Organizational skills
·         High integrity and honesty
·         Confidentiality
·         Accuracy
·         Problem solving and good judgment skills
·         Analytical skills
·         Good communication skills both written and spoken
·         Excellent customer care and interpersonal skills
How to apply: 
To apply please send your CV and cover letter with 3 work related referees to the address or e-mail below. Please mark your application : “Umeme – position name where you replace position name with the position you would like to apply for. E-mails must not exceed 2 MB.
Closing date is 5 PM on the 30th of November 2012
While we thank all applicants for your interest, only those selected for interviews will be contacted. Any form of lobbying will lead to automatic disqualification.
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Plot 8 Kitante Close, Kitante
P.O. Box 12405, Kampala
Uganda
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