Job Title: IT Data Base Administrator (Re-advertized)
Organisation: Opportunity Bank
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
Opportunity Bank Uganda Ltd (OBUL) is a member of Opportunity International, a global microfinance institution that provides access to financial services in 27 Countries globally serving over 2 Million customers with Savings, Credit and other transformational services aimed at transforming the lives of low income earners.
Job Summary: Opportunity Bank is hiring an IT Data Base Administrator responsible for planning, coordination, utilization and administration of Databases including Oracle relational databases, MS-SQL relational databases and development of System reports in the core banking system.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Install, configure and setup of databases as in line with the IT policy
- 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.
- Oversees the 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.
- 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.
- Provide user Support on the Core banking and other related business applications
- Provide Credit reference Bureau support
- Run end of day processing in the core banking system
- Develop and design system accurate system reports in the core banking system
- Ensure reports are available and accessible to intended users in a timely manner
- Any other duties assigned by supervisor from time to time.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- A Bachelor’s degree in IT related Field.
- A minimum of 3 years in Database Management Oracle / MS SQL certified.
- Experience with database support and development tasks in both a transactional and DSS environments.
- Experience in report development using scripts
- Oracle / MS SQL / Sybase DBA certification is preferred.
- Strong knowledge of Oracle / MS SQL / Sybase databases.
- Knowledge of programming in SQL, PL/SQL.
- Knowledge of Windows and Unix/Linux operating systems.
- Personal skills and abilities
- Proven ability of translating business requirements into technical solutions.
- Proven ability to provide solutions to complex technical problems in a creative and analytic manner.
- Proven ability to balance, prioritize, and organize multiple tasks.
- High level of energy, creativity, flexibility, enthusiasm and commitment self-confidence and initiative.
- Accuracy, attention to detail and awareness of deadlines.
- Hard working self-starter with initiative.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates should send their signed application letters including current pay, academic documents, together with their curriculum vitae in one PDF Folder clearly stating the job title in the subject line to [email protected] not later than 5:00 Pm on Tuesday 16th September 2025. Anyone that previously applied shouldn’t reapply.
Deadline: 16th September 2025
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Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 36