Database Administrator

Email: recruiting.mozambique@gmail.com

Local: Maputo

We are looking for an experienced Database Administrator to support our high end enterprise level IT database systems.

Your Responsibilities

• Managing, administration and maintenance of large enterprise databases such as Oracle and SQL;
• Development and implementation of procedures for ensuring integrity of databases;
• Maintenance the physical DB, application server, and load balancer architectural design;
• Installation, configuration, operation, and maintenance the clustering of the databases, application servers
  and load balancers;
• Resolving database performance issues, replication and other distributed data issues;
• Installing and testing new versions of the DBMS;
• Maintaining data standards, including adherence to the Data Protection Act;
• Perform quality assurance and stress testing during non-business hours on systems in order to benchmark
  system/application or database performance;
• Perform database maintenance and recovery, including backups, exports, image copies, reorganizations,
  database tool evaluation, documentation;
• Ensuring that storage and archiving procedures are functioning correctly;
• Capacity planning;
• Communicating regularly with technical staff, application support staff and operational staff to ensure
  database integrity and security.

Your Profile

• Experience in managing databases (Oracle, MSSQL, MySQL), particularly must be highly experienced in database backup and recovery, performance tuning, and high availability configuration;
• Deep knowledge of main data manipulation languages and principles of database design, high availability technologies such as clustering, DBMS scripting;
• Problem-solving and good analytical skills;
• Work to tight deadlines under pressure;
• Willingness to keep up to date with developments in new technology;
• Understanding of information legislation, such as the Data Protection Act;
• Very good knowledge of English (written and verbal);
• Driving license is preferable.