Database Administrator Jobs – Pride Microfinance Limited (MDI) (Pride)

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Job Title:  Database Administrator 

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:   Reporting the Manager Business Systems, the Database Administrator is responsible for planning and developing a database ensuring the performance, integrity and security of all institution’s application databases.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Plan, design, develop/customize and install enterprise databases in order to make them fit for purpose.
  • Maintain database integrity by ensuring database parameters, objects and access are standardized and managed.
  • Maintain database security by ensuring security plans and measures are laid out and followed.
  • Monitor database performance by calculating optimum values for database parameters.
  • Maintain business continuity preparedness for enterprise databases by implementing disaster recovery procedures.
  • Perform system database integrations to introduce new innovative business channels by ensuring an end to end integration with third party systems.
  • Introduce new technology tools and applications that enable accommodation of changing business requirements.
  • Planning, sizing installation and configuration of enterprise database management systems on new server installations
  • during primary disaster Writing database documentation, including data standards, procedures and definitions for the data dictionary and capacity planning.
  • Budget for new installations, licensing.





Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Computer science, or any related field.
  • Certifications in Microsoft certified database administrator (MSCDBA) or Oracle database, Microsoft SQL are a MUST.
  • At least three years working experience in a busy ICT Environment preferably within a banking institution.

 

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their applications to the HEAD HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, at the address below, or on email: recruitment@pridemicrofinance.co.ug with a detailed curriculum vitae, copies of academic transcripts, postal address and a daytime telephone contact. All applicants are advised to deal directly with Pride and canvassing is strictly not allowed. Only shortlisted will be contacted.

 

Deadline: 28th October 2023

 

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Date Posted 2023-10-06
Valid Through 2023-10-28
Employment Type FULL_TIME
Hiring Organization Pride Microfinance Limited (MDI) (Pride)
Job Location Kampala, Kampala, Kampala, 0256, Uganda

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