Database Engineer at Fosad Consulting Limited

Fosad Consulting Limited - Our client, is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Database Engineer

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• The suitable candidate will have the opportunity to work as a L1 / L2 database administrator across different database technologies including but not limited to Oracle, MS SQL, MySQL, MongoDB.
• The candidate will have the opportunity to work across multiple private / public cloud platforms hosting NI’s database infrastructure.
• Candidate will be responsible for managing and maintaining the database patch process end to end across all databases running on different cloud platforms.
• In addition to that, Candidate shall be attending to L1 / L2 database issues which includes user management, capacity management, non-production issues, developer requests, database cloning, proactive alerts management etc.

Job Responsibilities

• Maintain an inventory of all databases along with current patches applied across all platforms used by NI.
• Create and maintain patch plans for all databases spanning multiple database products across Private / Public cloud infrastructure. (On-premise, AWS, OCI, Azure).
• Manage end to end patch process from rolling out patches to non-production till the patches are tested and rolled out to production databases.
• Manage end to end coordination with different stakeholders including application owners and Change control board members with regards to patch management.
• Create and maintain end to end documentation of database patching procedures individually for each database product running on each On-prem / cloud platform.
• Analyze and understand vulnerability assessment reports shared by Information security and create customized patch plans depending on the VAPT reports.
• Work with Information security team, Internal audit and Infrastructure patch management team to maintain the overall patch score at above 90%.
• Assess patching needs and suggest improvement / bring automation to the patch processes wherever possible.
• Attend to L1 / L2 requests / issues pertaining to database area. This includes attending to proactive alerts, adding space to the database, managing database users, attending to developer queries / requests, cloning database from one server to another, performing ad hoc backups etc.,
• Support patching downtime during out of office hours / weekends to accommodate business needs.
• Be on-call on a rotational basis to support any operational issues arise out of database area.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the line manager.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or computer Science.
• 2+ years of experience as an Oracle and SQL Server database administrator.
• Experienced in Installation and patching of Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL databases.
• Experienced in managing databases across Linux and Solaris platforms.
• Excellent knowledge of Oracle Grid Infrastructure in RAC / Single instance setup.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server Always-on / Windows clustering technology.
• In-depth understanding of database concepts and core database architecture of any one database products mentioned above.
• Excellent understanding of different patch types and release schedules maintained by major database vendors.
• Knowledge of any one public cloud platforms (AWS / Azure / OCI).
• Basic experience in Shell / Python scripting.

Skills:

• Oracle 19c on Solaris and Linux platforms, MS SQL Server 2019, Basic skills on AWS or OCI, Oracle Enterprise manager user experience, Knowledge on RAC / ASM / Dataguard.
• Excellent analytical and problem management skills.
• Dedicated approach to service management
• Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Should be team player.
• Ability to successfully anticipate issues or challenges without being specifically directed.
• Strong ability to meet target deadlines and manage time effectively.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• OEM Cloud control administration, Other RDBMS such as PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MySQL. NoSQL technologies such as MongoDB. Bamboo, GIT, Jira. Understanding of agile methodologies and Devops Ecosystem.

Certification: 

• Oracle (OCP) or Microsoft certified database administrator.

Application Closing Date
25th April, 2024.