Senior Database Administrator – Ms SQL (Banking)

About Company

A financial institution that offers online/internet banking, retail banking, corporate banking, investment banking, and asset management services.

Job Description

A top-tier bank is in need of a senior Ms SQL Database Administrator to keep their databases running.

Location: Lagos, Nigeria (Onsite)

Experience: Senior level

Contract Duration: 11 Months (full-time)

Salary: N400,000 – N550,000

Contact: Ossy Ekwueme (sales@cousant.com)

Responsibilities

  • Build database systems of high availability and quality depending on each end user’s specialized role
  • Design and implement database in accordance to end users information needs and views
  • Define users and enable data distribution to the right user, in the appropriate format, and in a timely manner
  • Use high-speed transaction recovery techniques and backup data
  • Minimize database downtime and manage parameters to provide fast query responses
  • Provide proactive and reactive data management support and training to users
  • Determine, enforce and document database policies, procedures, and standards
  • Perform tests and evaluations regularly to ensure data security, privacy, and integrity
  • Monitor database performance, implement changes, and apply new patches and versions when required

Requirements for Senior Database Administrator

  • Has at least 5 years experience in Microsoft SQL Server Database Administration.
  • Knowledge of other popular databases will be added advantage
  •  Experience in troubleshooting and resolving database integrity issues,
  • performance issues, blocking and deadlocking issues, replication issues
  •  Knowledge of query optimization
  •  Expert knowledge of Database Clustering, High Availability (Always ON) and
  • Disaster Recovery (DR) options for MS SQL databases
  •  Knowledge of indexes, index management, and database statistics
  •  Good communication and documentation skills
  •  Strong knowledge of indexes, index management, integrity checks, configuration
  • and database patching
  •  Candidate must be able to build database systems of high availability
  •  The candidate must be able to provide proactive and reactive data management
  • support
  •  The candidate must be able to implement the release of database changes
  •  Experience in the implementation of database replication solutions
  •  Knowledge of users access permissions and privileges
  •  Proficient in MS SQL Server 2016 and above
  •  Proficient with Linux and Windows Operating System
  •  Good knowledge of database backup and recovery
  •  Knowledge of Oracle Golden gate will be added advantage

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Abidemi Ogunyemi-Aderibigbe
A committed and dedicated Muslimah, tech enthusiast, articulator, cloud enthusiast. I am a hardworking person with a high level of integrity.

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