• Application Deadline:
• Position: Junior Database Administrator


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 2 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field ICT / Computer 
  

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