Database Administrator at Kenya Airways

Brief Description        

The role has the responsibility to:  Design, configure, implement, support, and maintain enterprise databases, and implement and monitor database controls to ensure information integrity.

Detailed Description
Principal Accountabilities (KEY Performance areas):

• Installing database management systems using best practice.
• Ensure compliance with license agreements and maintain upgrades and critical patches.
• Remediate audit findings.
• Control access permissions and privileges on databases.
• Monitoring and managing the high availability components and the underlying infrastructure for mission-critical databases.
• Performs database optimization and performance monitoring.
• Define and ensure integrity of the backups and restore processes in accordance with the disaster recovery policy.
• Carryout capacity planning for the enterprise databases.
• Manage the external (S/W & H/W) suppliers to ensure they meet their SLA ‘s.
• Ensure standardization and documentation of databases, standard operating procedures, support techniques, and adherence to defined IT service management processes to ensure availability and reliability.
• Implement, document, and maintain database security configurations to ensure database security and integrity.
• Recommend& Implement value adding improvement, monitoring, and automation tools to improve productivity and lower costs.
• Provide technical expertise and direct support for the planning, coordination, and implementation of software projects to get the projects delivered in time and within budget.

Job Requirements        

• Bachelor’s Degree in IT or related field.
• Good Database administration knowledge and skills
• Good Unix/Linux administration knowledge and skills and/or Microsoft Certified System Engineer
• Certification in database administration
• Networking skills
• Basic hardware knowledge
• Four (4) years of experience in database administration.

Additional Details        

• Analytical Skills
• Drive and resilience.
• Excellent knowledge of industry standards, concepts and regulations.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting and conceptual skills.
• Knowledge in working with Oracle Enterprise Manager is