Vacancies at KCB Bank Kenya

About KCB Bank Kenya
Kenya Commercial Bank Limited is a non-operating holding company that started operations as a licensed banking institution effective January 1, 2016. The holding company holds KCB Kenya that was incorporated on the same day and also regional units of KCB in Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia, and South Sudan. It also owns KCB Insurance Agency, KCB Capital, KCB Foundation, and other subsidiaries. The establishment of the holding company is expected to better position the Group to access unrestricted capital, invest in non-banking ventures, grant its subsidiaries operational and strategic independence, and enhance its corporate governance and oversight.

Database Administrator
Job Type Remote Job
Qualification BA/BSc/HND , Diploma
Experience 5 years
Location Nairobi,Kenya
Job Field ICT/COMPUTER

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Manage SQL Server and MySQL instances, both in clustered and non-clustered configurations
  • Set up and manage PostgreSQL, Oracle and MongoDB databases.
  • Ensure high levels of performance, availability, sustainability and security
  • Refine and automate regular processes, track issues, and document changes
  • Assist developers with query tuning and schema refinement
  • Provide 24×7 support for critical production systems
  • Prepare documentations and specifications
  • Handle common database procedures, such as upgrade, backup, recovery, migration
  • Profile server resource usage, optimize and tweak as necessary
  • Configure and maintain database servers and processes

DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

  • Routine production database support functions including and not limited to checking for tablespace free space, fragmentation, checking for nightly / weekly back-up status, checking production databases for critical errors and creating SRs with tech support and follow-up.
  • Resolving all database-related issues and working closely with the Development, Project Management and staff
  • Ensuring for security, performance monitoring and tuning, capacity planning, and backup and recovery are performed.
  • Overseeing backups, replication and failover and running optimally.
  • Monitoring Database systems and platforms for availability

MINIMUM POSITION QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

  • Bachelor’s Degree – IT or other IT/Engineering related Degree
  • Professional Qualifications – MS SQL, MySQL, Postgres, MongoDB or Oracle certifications
  • At-least 2 years’ experience in IT

Job Type: Contract
Compensation: 300,000 KES monthly. The pay will be per task completed; hence, actual earnings will vary based on the performance of staff at KCB. The amount listed is an estimate of the expected deliverables and workload for each task and responsibility within the role.
Language: English

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