Database Engineer & Administrator at Zedcrest Group

Zedcrest Group is a new age, goal-driven financial services Group, with 3 subsidiaries (consumer lending, fund management and securities trading) regulated by the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Securities and Exchange Commission. We are also a Venture Capital Firm with investments in about 50 tech start-ups.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Database Engineer & Administrator

Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Job Type: Full-time

Job Role

• We are looking for a highly skilled Database Engineer & Administrator to join our team. This role combines database engineering with database administration, ensuring our data infrastructure is reliable, optimized, and scalable. 
• You will be responsible for designing, managing, and optimizing relational databases, architecting data warehouses, and ensuring data security and performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Database Design & Architecture: Design and maintain scalable relational databases and data warehouses to support business needs.
• Database Administration: Manage database systems, ensuring availability, security, and performance tuning.
• Optimization & Performance Tuning: Monitor and optimize database performance, including query tuning and indexing strategies.
• Backup & Recovery: Implement robust backup, disaster recovery, and failover strategies.
• Security & Compliance: Ensure data integrity, security, and compliance with industry standards.
• Data Management: Oversee data migrations, ETL processes, and maintain data consistency across environments.
• Automation & Scripting: Develop scripts and automation for database maintenance, monitoring, and deployment.
• Collaboration: Work closely with engineering teams to support application database needs and troubleshoot performance issues.

Requirements

• Candidates should possess a First Degree in a relevant field. 
• Minimum of five (5) years in database engineering and administration.
• Expertise in relational databases (SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL etc.).
• Strong knowledge of database indexing, replication, partitioning, and sharding.
• Experience with database monitoring and optimization tools.
• Proficiency in SQL scripting, stored procedures, and query optimization.
• Hands-on experience with data warehousing and ETL pipelines.
• Understanding of database security best practices.
• Experience with cloud-based databases (AWS RDS, Azure SQL, Google Cloud SQL) is a plus.
• Knowledge of NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Redis) is a bonus.
• Strong problem-solving abilities.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.

Must have skills:

• SQL Server  
• PostgreSQL  
• MySQL  
• Data warehousing and ETL pipelines.

Good to have skills:

• Attention to detail  
• Problem-solving abilities.  
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online