Oracle Database Administrator at Aga Khan University (AKU)

Job description

Position Summary:

The Database Administrator will create databases, apply security tuning, backups and recovery, upgrades, trouble shooting, capacity planning, consulting and working closely with ICT infrastructure and Applications development teams, external suppliers and vendors.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure ongoing maintenance of the database including database performance, tuning and capacity management.
• Database monitoring and management via third party tools and other associated tools configuration.
• Developing, managing and testing backup, recovery plans and security procedures.
• Keep IT Applications and infrastructure staff and management up to date on all matters relating to database creation, performance tuning and capacity planning with issues of significance being flagged.
• Communicating regularly with technical, application and operational staff to ensure database integrity and security.
• Working closely with it project managers, database programmers and web developers.
• Any other relevant responsibility as may be assigned by the manager/ supervisor.

Skills, knowledge & experience

• Bachelor degree/Diploma in computer science with good experience in supporting Oracle databases.
• Three (3) years minimum of working experience in a similar role.
• Certified Oracle Database Administrator.
• Good problems solving skills, ability to work both independently and in a team environment and innovative database design and management.