Vacancy title:
Data Base Administrator (MySQL)

Jobs at:
Sportpesa

Deadline of this Job:
17th August, 2018

Duty Station:
Nairobi, Kenya

Summary
Date Posted: 5th August 2018 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time

SportPesa is a sports betting platform with operations in Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, the Isle of Man and the UK, where it operates in conjunction with TGP

JOB DETAILS:

Data Base Administrator (MySQL) Job at Sportpesa

PEVANS EA Ltd, is seeking a passionate and highly motivated data base administrator. The successful candidate will carry out the following key responsibilities:

Data Base Administrator Job Responsibilities

• Establish user needs, monitor user access and security
• Monitor performance and manage parameters to provide fast responses to front-end users
• Map out the conceptual design for planned database, putting into consideration both back-end organization of data and front-end accessibility for end-users
• Refine the logical design in order to translate into specific data model
• Install and test new versions of the DBMS
• Maintain data standards, and ensure adherence to the Data Protection Act
• Write database documentation, including data standards, procedures and definitions for the data dictionary
• Control access permissions and privileges
• Develop, manage and test back-up and recovery plans
• Ensure that storage and archiving procedures are functionally correct
• Work closely with IT projects, database programmers and web developers to provide 24/7 production support
• Communicate regularly with technical, applications and operational staff to ensure database integrity and security
• Commission and install new applications and customize existing applications in order to make them fit for purpose.

• Bachelor’s degree or Advanced Diploma in Computer Science, Information technology, any related field from a recognized institution
• Thorough knowledge on SQL, PLSQL, RDBMS, object oriented and XML DBMS fundamentals
• Certification as an oracle/MySQL DBA professional is an added advantage
• At least 2-4 years’ experience in a multi-disciplined and busy IT environment in a medium to large scale organization with strong background in service delivery and operational support
• Experience with integration and support of backup software
• Understanding of data management tools and techniques
• A good understanding of data base architecture, software and database management systems
• Ability to work under pressure and to meet strict deadlines as an appreciation of wider business demands