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Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced persons to fill the above vacancy that has arisen within Group ICT.

Job Specification

Reporting to the Infrastructure and Networks Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for the following:

Developing and designing database strategies for backup management
Providing the central control needed to ensure adherence to common data and database standards
Establishing the database needs of users and performing database audit
Ensuring that storage, archiving, backup, and recovery procedures are functioning correctly
Planning, coordinating and implementing security measures to safeguard information in computer files against accidental or unauthorized damage, modification, or disclosure
Defining database architecture and infrastructure.
Defining data models for the data warehouse and all data marts, evaluating and selecting infrastructure components such as hardware, DBMS, networking facilities, and ETL (extract, transform and load) tasks.
Monitoring and optimizing server performance through analyzing statistics
Designing and implementing secure robust datacenter server architecture
Automating server and database deployment using ansible, chef, puppet, or bash scripts
Backing up and recovering VMs, databases, and critical systems from disaster

Person Specification
Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Database Administration or related
At least 3 years of experience in server and database management.
Knowledge of database management systems such as Oracle 11g/12c, Microsoft SQL Server, Azure, 18M DB2, Sybase, and MySQL
Knowledge of data backup and recovery
Knowledge of cloud infrastructure administration – Azure
Server Hardware and Software Administration Skills.
Knowledge of different backup software such as DPM and Veaam
One or more of the following skills:
MCSA: SQL 2016 Database Development or new role-based certification
Oracle Database 12c Administrator Certified Professional
Oracle Certified Foundations Associate Database
Linux certified
Basic Networking and hardware administration skills
Knowledge of virtualization technologies – VMWare and Hyper-V
Knowledge of puppet, ansible, and python for automation
Knowledge of programming languages API for accessing different types of databases.

Job Application Details With you, for you. First Mutual Holdings Limited Group does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, s_x, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, age, disability, or marital status. The Group encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, and all other qualified applicants. Candidates meeting the above criteria should forward their Curriculum Vitaes (CVs), copies of certificates, and application letters to Group Human Resources via the following email address:[email protected]. Applications should be sent by not later than 7 October 2022