Job Title: Database Officer (Fresher
Jobs)
Organisation: Pride
Microfinance Limited (MDI) (Pride)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
About US:
Pride Microfinance
Limited (MDI) (Pride) is the leading Microfinance Deposit Taking Institution in
Uganda with 34 networked branches and 10 contact offices countrywide, an equal
opportunity employer and regulated by Bank of Uganda under the MDI Act, 2003.
Job Summary: The Database Officer will ensure efficient and
effective data management system.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Monitor performance
and control access permissions and privileges.
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Configure
and maintain database management system.
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Review
database service accounts and services, new database objects.
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Perform
database backup and trouble shoot database logging issues.
Implement data
security, storage, archiving and backup recovery.
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Monitor
database, file system and space usage.
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Understand
data encryption methods and coordinate encryption in compliance with the
institution and data exchange partners.
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Conduct
backup of user and system databases and review database user logs.
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Perform
data recovery in the event of disk crashes.
Participate in
writing, developing or modifying databases.
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Participate
in database systems and ancillary systems procurement.
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Design
business systems/databases, considering “back end” data organisation, “front
end” accessibility and user needs.
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Analyse
service teams’ business needs and identify opportunities to improve and develop
corporate systems/databases.
Administer, test
and implement new or modified systems/databases.
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Perform
database installations and follow set database initialisations as per
documented standards.
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Monitor
database growth, keep up to date, analyse, test, document and implement patches
and upgrades.
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Perform
access matrix standardisations and database object and parameter tuning.
Monitor performance
and control access permissions and privileges.
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Perform
log review and archival tasks, database fragmentation analysis and database
objects cataloging and load/performance analysis on new objects.
Document and
monitor operational, security and maintenance procedures.
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Document
database object and parameter changes..
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Maintain
database statistics.
Support the data
collection process.
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Ensure
proper data collection, cleansing, transfer and loading of company data into
Data Alliance Data Share system.
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Extract
data sets and build standardised summary feedback from Data Alliance Data Share
system according to research criteria.
Key Performance Indicators:
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Robust
database and data collection system in place.
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Optimum
database and system space usage.
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Secure
and well controlled data access to authorised persons.
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Up to
date periodic reports on operational, security and procedures.
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Efficient
and effective data security, storage and archiving.
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Backup
recovery systems that function well at all times.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
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The
applicant must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems/Technology,
Computer Science, or any other related field.
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At least
two years of experience in a similar position, preferably a banking industry..
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Cognitive
ability.
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Innovative
and Analytical.
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Communication
skills.
How to Apply:
If you believe you
have the necessary skills and experience, apply immediately using the online
link below.
Deadline: 27th March 2021
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