Team Lead, Database Administration at Fidelity Bank Plc

Fidelity Bank Plc began operations in 1988 as Fidelity Union Merchant Bank Limited. By 1990, it had distinguished itself as the fastest growing merchant bank in the country. However, to leverage the emerging opportunities in the commercial and consumer end of financial services in Nigeria, in 1999, it converted to commercial banking and changed its name to Fidelity Bank Plc. It became a universal bank in February 2001, with a license to offer the entire spectrum of commercial, consumer, corporate and investment banking services.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Team Lead, Database Administration

Locations: Victoria Island, Lagos
Department: Information Technology

Job Objective(s)

• Perform technical and administrative oversight of all the database management systems as acquired by the bank in a cost-effective manner.
• The Database Administrator’s role is to design, install, monitor, maintain, and carry out performance tuning of production and test databases while ensuring high levels of data availability.
• This individual is also responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing database policies and procedures to ensure the confidentiality, Integrity and availability of databases.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Monitors databases for availability.
• Performs maintenance and housekeeping operations on Oracle and or MSSQL databases.
• Performs database backup and restore.
• Performs performance tuning of Oracle and or MSSQL databases.
• Installation, configuration and upgrading of (DBMS) Database Management System, e.g. Oracle, MSSQL and MYSQL server software and related products.
• Evaluate DBMS features and related products as used by the Bank.
• Establish and maintain sound backup and recovery policies and procedures.
• Take care of the Database design and implementation.
• Implement and maintain database security (create and maintain users and roles, assign privileges).
• Make exception reports to management on database related issues.
• Interface with relevant OEMs – Oracle Corporation, Microsoft for technical support on database related issues.
• Respond to and resolve database access and performance issues.
• Monitor database system details within the database, including stored procedures and execution time, and implement efficiency improvements.
• Plan and coordinate data migrations between systems.

Qualifications and Experience

• First Degree (Second Class minimum) or HND (Upper Credit) in Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, or any related course
• 4 years of hands-on experience with Database Administration

Experience / Skills:

• Strong understanding of database structures, theories, principles.
• Working technical experience with designing, building, installing, configuring and supporting databases
• Working technical experience with database administration tasks such as database implementations, backups, and account maintenance.
• Working technical experience with administering database platform specific advanced features – clustering, RAC, logical/physical standby, replication.
• Hands-on database tuning and troubleshooting experience.
• Good understanding of the organization’s goals and objectives

Certifications:

• Below certifications will be an advantage:
  • MCSE DBA
  • Oracle Associate or its equivalent.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.