Database Administrator at AppZone Limited

AppZone Limited is Africa’s leading provider of home-grown financial technology solutions. We expand the scope and competitiveness of financial institutions by delivering disruptive innovation on agile technology using best practices.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Database Administrator

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Profile

• We are looking for an innovative, self-driven and ambitious Database Administrator to join our technology team
• As a Database Administrator, you will be responsible for maintaining the health, performance, and integrity of our database systems

Responsibilities

• Participate in database server architecture and design as well as server environment recommendations for the overall infrastructure solution including storage capacity planning
• Responsible for database alerts, maintenance plans and scripts to acquire, store, and transform data for the company’s data warehouse and its various users
• Manage database security and control access permissions and privileges
• Maintain the health, performance, and integrity of the database systems
• Responsible for availability, reliability and integrity of business data stored in production databases
• Perform SQL server administration and maintenance functions
• Communicate regularly with the development team, business, and operations team to ensure the security and confidentiality of data
• Resolve production database issues and implement improvements to prevent a recurrence of the issue
• Backup and restore databases when necessary
• ​Design and develop architecture for data warehouse including source data ETL (Extract Transform and Load) strategy, data movement and aggregation as well as data quality strategy

Requirements

• B.Sc in Computer Science, Engineering, or any other related field
• At least 3 years DBA work experience in a Fintech company, Telecommunication company, IT Infrastructure company, software company, etc
• Candidate should have a good knowledge of software, IT Infrastructure, Payment, and banking
• Strong capabilities in Database Management
• Candidate must be highly proficient in problem solving, time management, analytical thinking, ambitious and have a great drive to succeed
• Candidate must have strong attention to detail, great communication skills and works well in a team

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note: This role functions within the group and reports to the Database Manager