Jobs at Afripoint Group Limited

About the role

• We seek a skilled database administrator to join our team at Afripoint Group
• As a database administrator, you will be responsible for building and maintaining database systems and ensuring data security in our firm. Your role will also entail troubleshooting issues in our database management software and providing quick resolution.
• You’ll be required to work individually as well as collaborate with developers, system admins and end-users to maintain databases. Thus, your ability to communicate fluently in one or more database management languages will be vital for project-related analyses.
• If you have a passion for data and technology, a strong analytical mindset and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment, we encourage you to apply.
• Join us at Afripoint Group if you want to reshape the technological environment with your ideas. We offer competitive remuneration, a friendly and encouraging atmosphere and support hybrid work. As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome candidates of all backgrounds to apply.

Objectives of this role

• Design, install, configure and maintain database systems, including monitoring, tuning and troubleshooting issues.
• Provide a seamless flow of information by keeping the database running smoothly.
• Ensure data security and integrity, including implementation of access controls, backups and recovery plans.
• Execute disaster recovery plans and procedures to ensure database availability during system outages or dysfunction.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain database documentation, including data standards, procedures and definitions for data elements and tables in the company.
• Identify and implement database requirements for new or existing applications by working collaboratively with other teams.
• Optimise database performance and efficiency by evaluating and recommending new database technologies.
• Support users and developers by resolving data-related technical issues and troubleshooting queries by guiding them with best practices.
• Execute regular database maintenance tasks, including database defragmentation, backups, and database replication.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field.
• 3 - 5 years of experience in database administration or in a similar role.
• Experience in database backup, disaster recovery planning, performance optimisation and data security.
• Knowledge of database management systems such as MySQL and Oracle.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to provide quick solutions to issues.
• Outstanding communication and collaboration skills to work in a team environment.

Preferred skills and qualifications:

• Ability to use a scripting language (like Python or Peri) to automate database administration tasks.
• Relevant database administration certificates, such as Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) or Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA).
• Experience in cloud database technologies, like Amazon RDS or Microsoft Azure.
• Knowledge of database automation tools such as Ansible, Puppet, Chef, etc.

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About the role.

• We are searching for an experienced data analyst to join our team. 
• The ideal candidate will be highly skilled in all aspects of data analytics, including mining, generation, and visualization.
• Additionally, this person should be committed to transforming data into readable, goal-oriented reports that drive innovation and growth.

Objectives of this role

• Develop, implement, and maintain leading-edge analytics systems, taking complicated problems and building simple frameworks
• Identify trends and opportunities for growth through analysis of complex datasets
• Evaluate organizational methods and provide source-to-target mappings and information-model specification documents for datasets
• Create best-practice reports based on data mining, analysis, and visualization
• Evaluate internal systems for efficiency, problems, and inaccuracies, and develop and maintain protocols for handling, processing, and cleaning data
• Work directly with managers and users to gather requirements, provide status updates, and build relationships

Responsibilities

• Work closely with project managers to understand and maintain focus on their analytics needs, including critical metrics and KPIs, and deliver actionable insights to relevant decision-makers
• Proactively analyze data to answer key questions for stakeholders or yourself, with an eye on what drives business performance, and investigate and communicate which areas need improvement in efficiency and productivity
• Create and maintain rich interactive visualizations through data interpretation and analysis, with reporting components from multiple data sources
• Define and implement data acquisition and integration logic, selecting an appropriate combination of methods and tools within the defined technology stack to ensure optimal scalability and performance of the solution
• Develop and maintain databases by acquiring data from primary and secondary sources, and build scripts that will make our data evaluation process more flexible or scalable across datasets

Required skills and qualifications

• Three or more years of experience mining data as a data analyst
• Proven analytics skills, including mining, evaluation, and visualization
• Technical writing experience in relevant areas, including queries, reports, and presentations
• Strong SQL or Excel skills, with an aptitude for learning other analytics tools
• Experience with NoSQL databases, such as MongoDB and Cassandra.
• Experience with popular statistical and machine learning techniques, such as clustering, linear regression, KNN, decision trees, etc.
• Good scripting skills and knowledgeable in python, and R language
• Proficiency in at least one data visualization tool, such as Matplotlib, Plotly, D3.js, ggplot, etc.
• Experience with BI tools such as Tableau and Power BI.
• Great communication skills.

Preferred skills and qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in mathematics, computer science, economics, or statistics
• Experience with database and model design and segmentation techniques
• Strong programming experience with frameworks, including XML, JavaScript, and ETL
• Practical experience in statistical analysis through the use of statistical packages, including Excel, SPSS, and SAS
• Proven success in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.

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Job Summary

• As a software tester, you will oversee quality assurance activities associated with software analysis. 
• This includes developing test plans, performing exploratory testing and executing functional and regression testing.
• You will work closely with engineering, product management and support teams to ensure the product is ready for release.
• This could be your dream job if you are zealous about UX design, system analysis and debugging software problems. We offer competitive pay and abundant growth opportunities in a fast-paced, inclusive environment within the company.

Objectives Of The Role

• Conduct thorough software testing, analyse data, write test cases and communicate with developers.
• Checking software functionality on different operating systems, browsers and devices to ensure that the software is up to the standard and meets the users’ needs.
• Testing software for security vulnerabilities and providing input on improving the company’s product solutions.
• Communicate the results of software testing efforts to stakeholders and suggest areas of improvement.

Your Tasks

• Work with project developers, product managers and customer support teams to ensure software solutions meet our user expectations.
• Develop software test cases, based on consumer specifications and requirements.
• Perform root cause analysis on defects found to identify and mitigate product risks.
• Conduct exploratory and usability testing to locate bugs before the software is introduced into production.
• Execute comprehensive testing against the software, ensuring all features function as designed and intended.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of software testing methodologies and develop standard operating procedures (SOPs), if necessary.

Qualifications
Required Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer programming, software development or related fields.
• 3+ years of experience as a software tester or software quality assurance specialist.
• Proven aptitude for testing quality software on multiple platforms and knowledge of industry-standard operating procedures and tools.
• Understanding of various programming languages like Java, C++ and Python.
• Proficiency in writing unit tests and integration tests for programming languages.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications

• Knowledge of computer architecture and tools for manual & auto testing, unit testing, integration testing, functional testing and bug-tracking systems.
• Demonstrated success in software development lifecycle management (SDLC).
• Experience in working with test automation tools like Selenium, Appium, or Robot Framework.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, analytical soundness, data analysis acumen and troubleshooting & programming capabilities.
• Willingness to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.