Database Administrator at Qore - Appzone Limited

Posted on Thu 02nd Apr, 2026 - www.hotnigerianjobs.com --- (0 comments)

Appzone Limited is Africa's leading provider of Integrated Banking and Payment software platforms and incidentally creator of BankOne; the world's leading cloud infrastructure for Banking and Payment processing targeted at Small and Medium financial Institutions.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Database Administrator

Job Opening ID: 255
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time 

Job Description

  • Provide sound, professional database advice, administration and proactive maintenance of the company data and database environments.
  • Support the process for database architecture, installation, configuration, and management, while ensuring prompt and thorough backup, recovery, replication, and high availability.
  • Perform optimization, including the writing of query, indexing, and optimization techniques to ensure efficient data retrieval and manipulation.
  • Carry out database design, data modeling, and normalization to ensure scalable and performant database structures.
  • Monitor, analyze, and optimize database performance, troubleshoot issues, and resolve problems related to query performance, indexing, and resource utilization.
  • Set up procedures to monitor all database environments and ensure a minimum of 99.9% uptime.
  • Work with the team to resolve issues and escalate extreme cases to the appropriate OEMs.
  • Recommend new database and data architecture which would yield cost saving and enable increased growth of the revenue of the organization.
  • Ensure periodic security checks on the database systems to prevent fraud and expose any compromise attempt noticed on the database.
  • Ensure and test performance level on the databases and ensure compliance with data protection regulations and industry best practices.
  • Plan Business Continuity operations and Disaster Recovery Operations to meet the required RTO and RPO as defined by the organization.
  • Manage and maintain databases, ensuring high availability, performance, and security.
  • Design and implement backup, recovery, and disaster recovery plans, and optimize server databases for efficiency and scalability.
  • Troubleshoot database issues and implement long-term solutions; maintain database documentation, procedures, and governance policies.
  • Collaborate with development teams to improve database architecture and optimize queries.
  • Monitor disk usage, system performance, and capacity planning; update and maintain repositories with database-related code and scripts.

Requirements

  • B.Sc in Computer Science, Information Technology or any related discipline.
  • 3+ years’ experience in Database Administration or a related data role, preferably within the financial services, technology or fintech industry.
  • Experienced in SSMS, TOAD, Jupyter, Anaconda and other data related tools.
  • Microsoft Certified Professional or Oracle Certified Professional (i.e., Any RDBMS certified professional certification).
  • Experience in leading a team of database administrators, with problem-solving and analytical skills, with a strong willingness to learn new technologies.
  • Passionate about Data and Databases with strong data interpretation skills.
  • Structured Query Language skills (SQL), Procedural SQL, TSQL Programming; Python Programming, Excel Skills, and Bash Scripting.
  • Familiarity with cloud database technologies (Azure SQL, AWS RDS, or Google Cloud SQL) is a plus.
  • Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
  • Strong knowledge of Postgres database architecture, installation, configuration, and management, including backup and recovery, replication, and high availability.
  • Proficiency in SQL, including query writing, indexing, and optimization techniques to ensure efficient data retrieval and manipulation.
  • Knowledge of database design principles, data modeling, and normalization techniques to ensure scalable and performant database structures.
  • Ability to monitor, analyze, and optimize database performance, troubleshoot issues, and resolve problems related to query performance, indexing, and resource utilization.
  • Knowledge of Postgres security features, including user authentication, authorization, and access control, to ensure data privacy and protection.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities, troubleshoot complex data issues, and provide solutions.
  • Excellent communication, documentation, and high attention to detail.

Application Closing Date
30th April, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online