Jobs - Database Administrator at Finance Trust Bank

Job Title: Database Administrator

Finance Trust Bank was licensed as a Tier 1 commercial Bank on 11th November, 2013, taking over the financial services business of Uganda Finance Trust Limited (MDI). Today Finance Trust Bank is a fully ‑edged commercial bank serving a clientele of over 240,000 depositors and over 26,000 borrowers, through a network of 33 branches country wide.

The bank offers a wide variety of Products and services including; Savings, Current accounts, Loans, Money transfer services and Bills payments to its target market which comprises of micro, small and medium entrepreneurs, salary earners and youth.

Job Summary: The Database Administrator will primarily develop, support, maintenance and performance of all Corporate Databases; work with the developers and users of the Databases and Database applications to support, manage and tailor the Databases to meet corporate needs and requirements.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Develop policies and procedures for Database operations, maintenance, security, archiving and recovery.
Actively monitor and tune database performance as well as control user access and security.
Responsible for Corporate Database performance monitoring and recommending appropriate action in case of performance Bottlenecks.
Checks on all Database scripts performance before uploading them to the
Production/Live system.
Responsible for Uploading of recommended Database patches as provided by solution vendors.
Plan for all database systems, storage/capacity requirements.
Responsible for the installation and testing of new versions of database management Systems (DBMS).
Responsible for the creation and maintenance of reporting systems using products such as crystal reports, etc.…
Communicate regularly with technical, applications and operational staff to ensure database integrity and security plus issues escalation to external support groups where necessary.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

The ideal candidate for the aforementioned opportunity should hold a good University degree in computer science, information systems or information technology from a reputable institution.
A minimum of three years’ experience preferably with a financial institution in the area of database administration and data center management.
Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Server Operating Systems, AS400 and UNIX.
Working knowledge of SQL, ORACLE and Database Management Systems is a must.
Professional IT Database Certifications i.e. OCP, MCDBA, and Oracle PL/SQL and UNIX preferably on HP-UX and LINUX will be desirable.
Possess the ability to work independently at any Group location in an ICT support capacity.
Ability to quickly assess organizational needs relative to databases and datacenter problems.
Good working knowledge of banking systems, operations, and processes.

How to Apply for the job:

All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their applications plus photocopies of academic documents and testimonials, a CV with at least three reference professional referees i.e. from current or most recent employer) to the Head of Human Resources, Finance Trust Bank, Plot 115 & 121, Katwe, P. O. Box 6972, Kampala, Uganda.

Deadline: 28th May 2014

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