Vacancy title:
Database Administrators

Jobs at:
FINCA Uganda

Deadline of this Job:
3rd April 2017

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

Job details:
FINCA Uganda is a subsidiary of FINCA Microfinance Holding Company LLC(FMl-l) and part ofa network of2l microfinance institutions and banks that provide socially responsible financial services that enable low - income individuals and communities to invest in the future. FINCA Uganda currently offers loans, savings and money transfer services in Uganda. lt is one of the most competitive and dynamic microfinance markets in the world. FINCA is looking for a dynamic person to join their team of professionals as the Database Administrator. Network Administrator and Branch Manager. Details are highlighted as follows:

Job title: Database Adiministrators
Reports to: information systems manager

SUMMARY
The Database Administrator (DBA) is responsible for providing dte planning, coordination. utilization and administration of Oracle relational databases, MS - SQL relational databases. Sybase databases, Management information Syste (MIS) databases and other file organization and access methods.

Key duties and responsibilities:

• Recommends database management systems, hardware platforms and data distributions to be used in system implementations. including those operating on a 24 hour basis.
  
• Assigns and controls names used for the various portions of data base to include, transaction codes. elements, tables, records, schema and sub schema.
  
• Ensures adequate security safeguards are in place to control access to all databases.
  
• Ensures the integrity of database files through the daily monitoring of database backups, logs. journals and transaction statistics.
  
• Oversees the proper distribution and controlled replication of data across Disaster Recovery (DR) sites and databases.
  
• Plans and executes performance tests of physical data base designs.
  
• Allocates disk space for new data tables and monitors space utilization for eXisting data tables.
  
• Makes adiustments to table sizes and locations to ensure efficient use of resources and to optimize performance.
  
• Manages schema and sub-schema libraries, and responds to requests for data views.
  
• implements database backup and recovery plans. and performs database recoveries and coordination with other areas of the IT department.
  
• Monitors and reviews operating statistics for conformance to performance standards and overall system performance goals.
  
• Maintains documentation about test and production database environments to help resolve potential production problems.
  
• Prepares periodic reports on the status of all database systems to including performance data. economics data and database usage.
  
• Supporting Core banking database systems.
  
• Train the subordinates.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Bachelors of Science degree in a technical field or equivalent experience.
  
• Oracle I MS SQL I Sybase DBA certfication is preferred.
  
• Master‘: Degree with a bias in IS Management an added advantage Experience of source control systems and team collaborative software! database development and knowledge management
  
• Experience of server and data storage hardware concepts with ability to conduct basic hardware and software siling.
  
• Experience with database support and development tasks in both a transactional and DSS environments.

Job application procedure
All candidates who so wish to join the banking sector in the aforementioned capacity are encouraged to send their applications with detailed CVs including present position and copies of relevant professional/academic certificates to: ug_jobs@fincaug.org