Database Administrator

• Provide sound, professional database advice,

  administration and proactive maintenance of the company data and database

  environments.

• Support the process for database architecture,

  installation, configuration, and management, while ensuring prompt and

  thorough backup, recovery, replication, and high availability.

• Perform optimization, including the writing of

  query, indexing, and optimization techniques to ensure efficient data

  retrieval and manipulation.

• Carry out database design, data modeling, and

  normalization to ensure scalable and performant database structures.

• Monitor, analyze, and optimize database

  performance, troubleshoot issues, and resolve problems related to query

  performance, indexing, and resource utilization.

• Set up procedures to monitor all

  database environments and ensure a minimum of 99.9% uptime.

• Work with the team to resolve issues and escalate

  extreme cases to the appropriate OEMs.

• Recommend new database and data architecture which

  would yield cost saving and enable increased growth of the revenue of the

  organization.

• Ensure periodic security checks on the database

  systems to prevent fraud and expose any compromise attempt noticed on the

  database.

• Ensure and test performance level on the databases

  and ensure compliance with data protection regulations and industry best

  practices.

• Plan Business Continuity operations and Disaster

  Recovery Operations to meet the required RTO and RPO as defined by the

  organization.

• Manage and maintain databases, ensuring high

  availability, performance, and security.

• Design and implement backup, recovery, and disaster

  recovery plans, and optimize server databases for efficiency and

  scalability.

• Troubleshoot database issues and implement

  long-term solutions; maintain database documentation, procedures, and

  governance policies.

• Collaborate with development teams to improve

  database architecture and optimize queries.

• Monitor disk usage, system performance, and

  capacity planning; update and maintain repositories with database-related

  code and scripts.

Requirements

• BSc in Computer Science, Information Technology or

  any related discipline.

• 3+ years’ experience in Database Administration or

  a related data role, preferably within the financial services, technology

  or fintech industry.

• Experienced in SSMS, TOAD, Jupyter, Anaconda and

  other data related tools.

• Microsoft Certified Professional or Oracle

  Certified Professional (i.e., Any RDBMS certified professional

  certification).

• Experience in leading a team of database

  administrators, with problem-solving and analytical skills, with a strong

  willingness to learn new technologies.

• Passionate about Data and Databases with strong

  data interpretation skills.

• Structured Query Language skills (SQL), Procedural

  SQL, TSQL Programming; Python Programming, Excel Skills, and Bash

  Scripting.

• Familiarity with cloud database technologies (Azure

  SQL, AWS RDS, or Google Cloud SQL) is a plus.

• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (Word,

  Excel, PowerPoint).

• Strong knowledge of Postgres database architecture,

  installation, configuration, and management, including backup and

  recovery, replication, and high availability.

• Proficiency in SQL, including query writing,

  indexing, and optimization techniques to ensure efficient data retrieval

  and manipulation.

• Knowledge of database design principles, data

  modeling, and normalization techniques to ensure scalable and performant

  database structures.

• Ability to monitor, analyze, and optimize database

  performance, troubleshoot issues, and resolve problems related to query

  performance, indexing, and resource utilization.

• Knowledge of Postgres security features, including

  user authentication, authorization, and access control, to ensure data

  privacy and protection.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities, troubleshoot

  complex data issues, and provide solutions.

• Excellent communication, documentation, and high

  attention to detail.

Benefits

Qore provides the rare opportunity

to make history in the financial space for Africa by Africans, while working

with the smartest, brightest & coolest minds in Africa. Our people &

culture team continuously thinks of innovative ways to improve employee

experience and some of the other benefits of working with Qore includes:

• Very competitive and rewarding pay
• Flexible work option (i.e., Remote work)
• Paid Lunch for onsite work
• Lifelong Learnings