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Job Title:  Database Administrator

Organisation: FINCA Uganda

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

About Organisation:

FINCA Uganda was the first licensed micro-finance deposit taking institution in Uganda, and part of a global network which serves over 1,000,000 clients in 22 countries. FINCA Uganda currently offers loans, savings and money transfer services in Uganda, one of the most competitive and dynamic microfinance markets in the world.

Job Summary: The Database Administrator (DBA) will be responsible for providing the planning, coordination, utilization and administration of Oracle relational databases, MS-SQL relational databases, Sybase databases, Management Information System (MIS) databases and other file organization and access methods.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

• Recommends database management systems, hardware platforms and data distributions to be used in system implementations, including those operating on a 24 hour basis.
• Assigns and controls names used for the various portions of data base to include, transaction codes, elements, tables, records, schema and sub-schema.
• Ensures adequate security safeguards are in place to control access to all databases.
• Ensures the integrity of database files through the daily monitoring of database backups, logs, journals and transaction statistics.
• Manages proper distribution and controlled replication of data across Disaster Recovery (DR) sites and databases.
• Plans and executes performance tests of physical data base designs.
• Allocates disk space for new data tables and monitors space utilization for existing data tables.
• Makes adjustments to table sizes and locations to ensure efficient use of resources and to optimize performance.
• Manages schema and sub-schema libraries, and responds to requests for data views.
• Implements database backup and recovery plans, and performs database recoveries and coordination with other areas of the IT department.
• Regularly monitors and reviews operating statistics for conformance to performance standards and overall system performance goals.
• Maintains documentation about test and production database environments to help resolve potential production problems.
• Prepares periodic reports on the status of all database systems to including performance data, economics data and database usage.
• Supporting Core banking database systems.
• Mentor and train the subordinates.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant for the Database Administrator job placement must hold a Bachelors of Science degree in a technical field or equivalent experience.
• Professional IT certifications i.e. Oracle, MS SQL, Sybase DBA certification is preferred.
• Possession of a Master’s Degree with a bias in IS Management an added advantage
• Previous experience of source control systems and team collaborative software/ database development and knowledge management
• Experience of server and data storage hardware concepts with ability to conduct basic hardware and software sizing,
• Prior exposure and experience with database support and development tasks in both a transactional and DSS environments.

How to Apply:

All candidates who so wish to take up this role in the aforementioned capacity are encouraged to send their applications with detailed CVs including their present position and copies of relevant professional/academic certificates to: ug_jobs@fincaug.org

Deadline: 14th June 2024

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