Database Administrator

Responsibilities:

Database Design and
Implementation:

• Design and implement database
  systems that meet the organization’s requirements.
• Develop database schemas,
  tables, and indexes to support application performance.
• Install and configure database
  software, ensuring proper integration with other IT systems.
• Effective
  monitoring of database services

Database Maintenance:

• Perform routine maintenance
  tasks such as backups, indexing, and optimizing database performance.
• Monitor and maintain database
  performance, tuning, and optimizing queries as needed.
• Apply patches, updates, and
  upgrades to database systems to ensure they are secure and up-to-date.
• Provide 2nd
  level support for core banking AX and other applications
• Provide effective
  support for E-channel databases

Data Security and Integrity:

• Implement and maintain
  database security measures, including access controls, encryption, and
  auditing.
• Ensure the integrity and
  consistency of data by implementing and maintaining data validation and
  integrity checks.
• Develop and maintain disaster
  recovery plans, including regular testing of backups and recovery
  procedures.

Database Troubleshooting:

• Diagnose and resolve database-related
  issues, including performance bottlenecks, security vulnerabilities, and
  data integrity problems.
• Diagnoses and
  troubleshoots database errors.
• Provide support to application
  developers and users, assisting with database-related issues and
  performance tuning.
• Effective
  monitoring of database services

Collaboration and Documentation:

• Work closely with application
  developers, system administrators, and other IT staff to ensure that
  database systems meet the needs of the business.
• Document database
  architectures, configurations, procedures, and policies.
• Provide training and support to
  other IT staff and users on database-related topics.

Compliance and Reporting:

• Ensure that all database
  systems comply with regulatory and industry standards, including data
  protection and privacy laws.
• Generate reports and analytics
  to support business decision-making and regulatory compliance.

Continuous Improvement:

• Stay up-to-date with emerging
  database technologies and best practices.
• Evaluate and recommend new
  database technologies, tools, and practices to improve the efficiency and
  effectiveness of the Bank’s database systems.

Others:

• Effective incident
  management and logging including root cause analysis
• Effective change and
  release management documentation
• Writing reports,
  documentation, and operating manuals including IT policies,  procedures, and IT steering committee documentation
• Testing and modifying
  databases to ensure that they operate reliably
• Providing user
  training, support, and feedback on applications
• Writing disaster
  recovery plans
• Management and administration of customer relationship
  management (CRM) platform.
• Writing script to
  generate customized reports from the database.
• Provide
  support and coordinate EOD, EOM, and EOY activities.
• Provide second-level support for other databases in the bank.

Requirements:

• 5 years of cognate experience
• Degree in a related field