Summit Recruitment & Search
Software & Data
Nairobi Full Time
IT & Telecoms KSh Confidential
Job Summary
Our client, a dynamic Software Company specializing in providing its own branded vehicle tracking software is looking to recruit a Database Administrator to be based in Karen, Kenya.
Minimum Qualification:Bachelor
Experience Level:Mid level
Experience Length:5 years
Job Description/Requirements
The successful candidate will be required to look after a large database. He/she Must have relevant experience administering the Postgres database.
Key Requirements:
• Ensure database security
• Ensure queries are super-fast
• Work with CTO and Developers to ensure database design can scale
• Responsible for Backups, disaster recovery, multi-node replica management
• Maintain indexes
• Create new tables, writing sorted procedures/functions
• Using open-source tools to monitor the health of the database & proactively tune queries
• Use tools to ensure you have the right metrics which will be monitored daily to ensure no slowdown
• Execute activities to ensure database high availability i.e.,99.99% uptime at PR & DR sites
• Write and Convert SQL Server stored procedures to Postgres
• Write Ad hoc SQL queries whenever the need arises
• Determine, enforce, and document database policies, procedures, and standards
• Ensure that the company is adaptable to evolving compliance regulations.
Qualification:
• Must have a relevant bachelor’s degree in IT / BBIT or Computer Science
• Must have a minimum of 5 years as a Database Administrator
• Excellent background managing Postgres Database is mandatory
• Good ability to use open-source tools to identify slow-running queries & potential issues
• Setting up, maintaining, and managing a multi-node replica database
• Write efficient ad-hoc queries
• Independent worker with a great work ethic to ensure the database scale is in line with Company growth
• If required, available to work out of office hours to do severe maintenance.
Monthly Gross Salary: A monthly gross of Kshs 170,000
Career Level: Mid-Level.
Job Type: Full-Time
Education: Relevant Bachelor’s degree in IT / BBIT or Computer Science
Location: Nairobi, Kenya.
Deadline: 12th January 2022.
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