Oracle Database Administrator I at Kenya Power
Kenya Power
- Kenya
- Permanent
- Full-time
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- Location: Kenya
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- Job type: Full-Time
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- Implement policies, procedures, and technologies to ensure database security through secure access, monitoring, control, and routine security evaluations.
- Perform standard configuration, management, and maintenance tasks for database systems and underlying server infrastructure.
- Perform and test database configuration backups and restores to ensure system recovery from error or outage.
- Perform and test data backups and restores to ensure disaster recovery.
- Review and deploy database patch releases according to best practices.
- Anticipate, mitigate, identify, troubleshoot, and resolve hardware and software problems on all systems.
- Monitor, test, and tune database performance; preserve and provide database log files as needed.
- Develop and implement contingency plans to guarantee systems operations during emergencies.
- Develop and implement efficient preventative maintenance schedules for servers, consoles and peripherals.
- Participate in and support capacity planning and the development of long-term strategic goals for systems and software in conjunction with end-users and department managers.
- Coordinate with network engineers and system administration functions to implement systems that utilize industry best practices to meet corporate objectives.
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electrical & Electronics Engineering or related field from a recognized Institution.
- Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) for Database Administration certification
- Certification in Unix/Linux or Microsoft operating system(s) will be an added advantage.
- Five (5) years relevant working experience in oracle database administration in a busy environment.
- Strong understanding of database structures, theories, principles, and practices.
- Working technical experience with designing, building, installing, configuring and maintaining Oracle Databases on an engineered system environment.
- Hands-on hardware and software troubleshooting experience on engineered systems.
- Good technical knowledge of current server, storage and network hardware and standards, including clustering.
- Understanding of best practice in database administration and trends
- Excellent planning, presentation, evaluation skills
- Creativity and innovation
- Drive for results and achievement
- Insightful, proactive and future focused
- Demonstrates high level of integrity
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