Database Administration at Leadway Assurance Company

Job Description

• To manage and maintain the smooth operation of the global Database team to deliver excellent.
• Database Administration services in support of critical Applications platforms.
• Manage the organization’s database technology and associated schemas to allow secure,efficient and effective access to the organisation’s structured data.
• Testing new database and data systems.
• Database Administration: Ensuring Database Availability, Ensuring Database Integrity and security, Backup and Restore/Recovery - Optimization of Maintenance plans (Backup and restore), Performance tuning and Index optimization, Monitoring and Troubleshooting, Database user management, Storage/Resource planning, Plan and implement regular system upgrades to enhance service continuity and user experience.
• Reporting - Building Query templates for faster access to reports by end users.
• DB related IT Application issues Review and Resolutions.
• Supporting the team in minimizing user/system down time through Change Management .
• Adherence to authorization chain before creation or modification of database objects.
• Scoping and managing Business Intelligence solution.
• Escalate unresolved system issues to appropriate vendors and manage these in accordance with agreed service level agreements to minimise user/system downtime.

Qualifications

• A university degree, preferably in computer science, engineering, or other numerate disciplines.
• Certifications in the leading database management systems, i.e., Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, IBM DB2, Sybase and MySQL.
• Certifications in Project Management is an added advantage
• 3+ years of experience with Oracle, Microsoft SQL and MySQL database administration.

Additional Information

Competencies

• Experience with Business Intelligence product administration.
• Conceptual knowledge of all and in-depth knowledge of some of the following: Technical Architectures, Configuration Management, Software Development Life Cycle, Operating systems, Database systems

Knowledge

• Familiarity with the main data manipulation languages and the principles of database design.
• Business awareness and understanding of business requirements of IT