DBA and Middleware Engineer at Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC)

Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) is the pioneer and leader of the petroleum industry in Nigeria. We invest heavily in our employees, which is reflected in our industry-leading development programme and our commitment to see our employees’ ideas travel and come to fruition.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: DBA and Middleware Engineer

Job Requisition ID: R116707
Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers
Job Type: Full time
Experience Level: Experienced Professionals

What’s The Role?

• The Database Administrator (DBA) & and Middleware Engineer is the last port of call for all things database related.  Your primary role is to ensure that the organization’s databases are operated in a secure, reliable, efficient & cost-effective manner.

Responsibilities
More specifically, your role will include:

• Monitor the performance, integrity & security of existing databases in the organization
• Involved in the planning, modeling, design, development, and deployment of new databases
• Troubleshoot & Fix database issues in line with ITIL Service Management principles (using Service Now)
• Ensure databases are regularly patched & upgraded to approved TOE (Target Operating Environment)
• Ensure database access permissions and privileges are controlled (in line with least privilege principles)
• Support delivery of projects while ensuring supportability is addressed before Go-Live
• Assist application developers in designing normalized & optimized databases
• Ensure compliance of all databases to all audit controls and change policies
• Carry out periodic capacity planning to ensure optimal performance

What We Need From You?

• At least a Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Computer Science or any of the Physical Sciences.
• At least 10 years DBA experience administering ORACLE and Microsoft
• Analytical thinking and the ability to work in a team are great assets in this role. Furthermore, you will need:
• SQL*Server databases and data warehouses.
• Knowledge of administering the latest versions of ORACLE and Microsoft SQL*Server databases.
• Knowledge of using Management Studio (or equivalent IDE)
• Knowledge on the principles of good database design (for Transactional and Analytical systems)
• Skilled at Database High Availability & Disaster Recovery configurations
• General knowledge of System Troubleshooting and Performance Tuning
• Working knowledge of Linux/Windows scripting
• Awareness of ITIL v3/v4 Foundation as a minimum
• Awareness of information legislation, such as Data Privacy, etc.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.