Job Title: Senior Database Administrator
Hiring Organization: KEMRI
Location – Locality: Mombasa
Location – Region: Kenya
Industry: NGO
Job Type: Full Time
Salary: KES
Date Posted: 05/16/2024
Job
Purpose:
This role
is responsible for development of databases in the environment in accordance
with the set standards to meet business objectives. Work includes a broad range
of complex technical or professional activities, in a variety of contexts.
Investigates, defines, and resolves complex issues.
Key Responsibilities:
Advise
and provide technical expertise on database development framework and
processes.
Analyses
data requirements, to establish, modify or maintain a data model and interpret
model into a database schema.
Evaluate
potential solutions, demonstrate, install and commission selected products.
Interact
with data models, object relational database mapping and producing reports.
Develop
and enable enterprise reporting and business intelligence services.
Collaborate
with IT project management office, software developers and infrastructure
specialists in IT project delivery.
Responsible
for the delivery of software-based enterprise-wide projects.
Advise
and support data managers and statisticians in execution of dynamic data tasks.
Performance
tune all database environments to all systems are available and ensure the use
of latest technology.
Conduct
research on development of improved frameworks and technologies for database
efficiencies.
Advice on
department resources regarding recruitment and staffing.
Ensure
that the appropriate disaster recovery measures are in place; and
Advice
and review backups and recovery policies and SOP’s
Qualifications:
Bachelor
of Science Degree in Information Technology/Computer Science or in related
specialization of study
Relevant
DBA Certification e.g. OCA, OCP, MCSD, MCSE, MYSQL for DBA, AGILE, IBM
analytics.
5 years
overall experience and out of which at least two (2) years should be at
supervisory level
Experience
in Data management for scientific studies
Advanced
knowledge of computer languages.
Expert
knowledge of writing program documentation.
Strong
understanding of the software development cycle.
Ability
to identify tasks which require automation and automate.
Experience
in containerization and visualization
Desirable
Criteria:
Experience
in Data management for scientific studies
Advanced
knowledge of computer languages.
Expert
knowledge of writing program documentation.
Strong
understanding of the software development cycle.
Ability
to identify tasks which require automation and automate.
Competencies:
Demonstrate
high levels of integrity
Interpersonal
and communication skills
Analytical
and problem-solving skills
Ability
to multi-task and stay organized in a dynamic work environment
Logical
diagnostic skills and ability to exercise good judgement in the resolution of
problem
