Manager, Database Administration

- Lead the Database Administration team
and provide sound, professional database advice, administration and proactive
maintenance of the company data and database environments.
- Set up procedures to proactively
always monitor all database environments and ensure a minimum of 99.9% uptime.
- Direct all team members on the
most effective steps to resolve issues and escalate extreme cases to the appropriate
OEMs.
- Conduct training for team members
and recommend or nominate team members for relevant training in line with the
objectives of the Database Administration team’s needs.
- Conduct weekly stand-ups and ensure
optimum performance of team members.
- Periodically recommend new
database and data architecture which would yield cost saving and enable increased
growth of the revenue of the organization.
- Ensure periodic security checks on
the database systems to prevent fraud and expose any compromise attempt noticed
on the database.
- Ensure and test performance level
on the databases, and ensure compliance with data protection regulations and industry best practices.
- Plan Business Continuity
operations and Disaster Recovery Operations to meet the required RTO and RPO as
defined by the organization.
- Manage
and maintain databases, ensuring high availability, performance, and
security.
- Design
and implement backup, recovery, and disaster recovery plans, and o ptimize server databases for efficiency and scalability.
- Troubleshoot
database issues and implement long-term solutions; m aintain
database documentation, procedures, and governance policies. .
- Collaborate
with development teams to improve database architecture and optimize
queries.
- Monitor
disk usage, system performance, and capacity planning; update
and maintain repositories with database-related code and scripts.

Requirements

- BSc
in Computer Science, Information Technology or any related discipline.
- 7+
years’ experience in Database Administration or a related data role, preferably
within the financial services, technology or fintech industry.
- Experienced
in SSMS, TOAD, Jupyter, Anaconda and other data related tools.
- Microsoft
Certified Professional or Oracle Certified Professional (i.e., Any RDBMS
certified professional certification).
- Experience
in leading a team of database administrators, with problem-solving and analytical
skills, with a strong willingness to learn new technologies.
- Passionate
about Data and Databases with strong data interpretation skills.
- Structured
Query Language skills (SQL), Procedural SQL, TSQL Programming; Python
Programming, Excel Skills, and Bash Scripting.
- Strong
knowledge of database performance tuning, indexing, and optimization
techniques.
- Experience
with backup and recovery strategies, including high-availability solutions.
- Familiarity
with cloud database technologies (Azure SQL, AWS RDS, or Google Cloud SQL) is a
plus.
- Strong
proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Ability
to manage multiple priorities, troubleshoot complex data issues, and provide
solutions.
- Excellent
communication, documentation, and leadership skills.
- Strong
problem-solving mindset with the ability to mentor junior database
administrators.

### Benefits
Qore provides the rare
opportunity to make history in the financial space for Africa by Africans,
while working with the smartest, brightest & coolest minds in Africa. Our
people & culture team continuously thinks of innovative ways to improve employee
experience and some of the other benefits of working with Qore includes:

- Very competitive and rewarding pay
- Flexible work option (i.e., Remote work)
- Paid Lunch for onsite work
- Lifelong Learnings