Database Administrator at a Leading Fintech Company - The Purple Scripts

The Purple Scripts - Our client is a leading fintech company in Lagos, Nigeria, dedicated to revolutionizing the financial services industry through cutting-edge technology, secure transactions, and data-driven solutions.

They are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Database Administrator

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• Our client is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Database Administrator (DBA) to manage and optimize our fintech database systems.
• The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring the security, availability, and efficiency of our data infrastructure to support seamless financial transactions and business operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain secure and scalable database systems to support fintech applications.
• Ensure high availability, performance tuning, and optimization of database systems.
• Perform regular database backups, recovery, and disaster recovery planning to prevent data loss.
• Monitor database performance, security vulnerabilities, and system health, implementing necessary improvements.
• Implement data encryption, authentication protocols, and access control to ensure data security and compliance with regulatory requirements (CBN, NDPR, PCI-DSS, GDPR).
• Develop and maintain database schemas, tables, indexes, and stored procedures to enhance efficiency.
• Work closely with software engineers and DevOps teams to support API integrations and cloud-based database solutions.
• Troubleshoot database issues, resolve bottlenecks, and optimize queries to enhance system performance.
• Ensure real-time replication and failover mechanisms for mission-critical applications.
• Maintain detailed documentation of database structures, policies, and security measures.
• Research and implement new database technologies, AI-driven automation, and best practices in fintech database management.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience as a Database Administrator in a fintech, banking, or financial services environment.
• Strong knowledge of SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, or Microsoft SQL Server.
• Experience with NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis) is a plus.
• Familiarity with cloud-based databases (AWS RDS, Azure SQL, Google Cloud SQL).
• Proficiency in database performance tuning, indexing, and query optimization.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity, encryption, and access control best practices.
• Knowledge of data warehousing, ETL processes, and reporting tools (Power BI, Tableau, or Apache Kafka).
• Experience with automation, scripting, and DevOps tools (Python, Bash, Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, Docker) is an advantage.
• Strong problem-solving skills, ability to work under pressure, and attention to detail.

Application Closing Date
25th March, 2025.