Geminia Insurance Company Limited is a fully local-owned insurance company providing innovative products and services in general insurance. The company has a strong heritage dating back to 1981 when it started its operations.

PRIMARY PURPOSE:

• To drive operational efficiency through the unified management and optimization of the organization’s data.
• To strengthen system reliability, resilience, and disaster recovery capabilities.
• To minimize system downtime and data loss through proactive monitoring, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• To ensure routine database patching and maintenance are conducted in line with best practices and security requirements.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Install, configure, and maintain database management systems
• Monitor database performance, optimize queries, and ensure high availability.
• Perform regular backups, restores, and disaster recovery drills.
• Implement and enforce database security policies to protect sensitive data
• Design and implement database schemas, tables, indexes, and stored procedures.
• Optimize database performance through indexing, partitioning, and query tuning.
• Manage database replication and high-availability configurations
• Ensure data integrity through validation, constraints, and regular data cleansing.
• Monitor and resolve data inconsistencies or corruption issues.
• Implement data archiving and purging strategies.
• Provide technical support to developers and end-users for database-related issues.
• Conduct training sessions for staff on database best practices
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation of database configurations, processes, and policies.
• Generate regular reports on database performance.
• Work closely with application developers, system administrators, and business analysts to support database needs.
• Stay updated with emerging database technologies and propose innovative solutions.

PERSON SPECIFICATIONS

Academic Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or equivalent

Professional Qualification

Certified database administrator with in-depth understanding of Oracle (OCP preferred), MS SQL, MySQL, and PostgreSQL databases.

Experience

At least 5 years’ experience in database administration with strong technical knowledge of databases, WebLogic, networks, and operating systems.

• Install, configure, and maintain database management systems
• Monitor database performance, optimize queries, and ensure high availability.
• Perform regular backups, restores, and disaster recovery drills.
• Implement and enforce database security policies to protect sensitive data
• Design and implement database schemas, tables, indexes, and stored procedures.
• Optimize database performance through indexing, partitioning, and query tuning.
• Manage database replication and high-availability configurations
• Ensure data integrity through validation, constraints, and regular data cleansing.
• Monitor and resolve data inconsistencies or corruption issues.
• Implement data archiving and purging strategies.
• Provide technical support to developers and end-users for database-related issues.
• Conduct training sessions for staff on database best practices
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation of database configurations, processes, and policies.
• Generate regular reports on database performance.
• Work closely with application developers, system administrators, and business analysts to support database needs.
• Stay updated with emerging database technologies and propose innovative solutions.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or equivalent
• Certified database administrator with in-depth understanding of Oracle (OCP preferred), MS SQL, MySQL, and PostgreSQL databases.