Job Description

JUNIOR DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR

JOB OBJECTIVES

A junior database administrator works with the database administrator to design database infrastructure and monitor and troubleshoot database systems for a company or enterprise. In this career, your duties may include working to improve the performance and efficiency of data storage and access systems. Your responsibilities also involve DB maintenance and the development of database security systems.

Job Duties/ Responsibilities/Accountabilities:

• General Support
• Establishing the needs of users and monitoring of user access and security
• Maintaining the database definition layer
• Assist with application fault diagnosis.
• Loading data unto the system from flat files
• Conduct periodical backup operations.
• Investigate and troubleshoot issues with the Vantage Application
• Perform daily system and database monitoring, verify the integrity of all server and Vantage Application resources, systems and key processes, review System and application logs.
• Analyse data to improve overall efficiency and propose business opportunities from the analytics.
• Minimise database downtime and manage parameters to provide fast query responses.
• Define users and enable data distribution to the right user, in appropriate format and in a timely manner.
• Minimise database downtime and manage parameters to provide fast query responses.
• Determine, enforce and document database policies, procedures and standards.
• Perform tests and evaluations regularly to ensure data security, privacy and integrity.
• Monitor database performance, implement changes and apply new patches and versions when required.
• Excellent knowledge of data backup, recovery, security, integrity, and SQL, PLSQL, MSSQL.

Key Performance Indicators/ Performance Goals:

• Availability of infrastructure (Infrastructure, Information systems, application)
• Duration of database and application down time
• Customer Satisfaction Level
• No of SQL Performance tuning done per quarter
• Average lead time to acknowledge and respond to help desk complaints ( ! support)
• Average response time to resolve complaints logged.
• Problem detection time
• Backup integrity
• No of successful backup restore operations done per quarter.
• Development of efficient and short queries

REQUIREMENT

• BSC/HND in Computer Science/ Management Information system / Computer engineering from an accredited university.
• Any one of these recognized professional certifications is required. Oracle Database Administration (OCA, OCP), Linux RHCSA, RHCSE, LINUX+ CompTIA, LPIC- 1: Linux Administrator.
• Minimum of two years’ experience in Systems / Database Administration Minimum 1 year experience in IT roles

Tagged as: Hybrid