Metropol Corporation Database Administrator Jobs in Kenya

Metropol Corporation Database Administrator Jobs in Kenya

Job Responsibilities:

Database Performance:

  • Monitor performance and manage parameters in order to provide fast response to queries.
  • Use automated tools effectively to interpret the state of databases and extract areas of improvement.
  • Take charge of writing and optimizing in-application database statements.
  • Write and optimize queries to retrieve data from MongoDB.
  • Implement a strategy for speedy data retrieval that combines relational and NoSQL datastores.

    Planning:

  • Map out the conceptual design for a planned database, considering both backend organization of data and front-end accessibility for clients.
  • Refine the physical design to meet storage system requirements.
  • Carry out capacity planning for the database.

    Reporting:

  • Implement a data warehousing strategy
  • Write database documentation, including data standards, procedures and definitions for the data dictionary (metadata)
  • Generate daily, weekly and monthly reports as discussed with your supervisor.
  • Communicate regularly with technical and operational staff to ensure database integrity and security.

    Data Security:

  • Control access permissions and privileges on production databases.
  • Maintain the data recovery aspects of a database.
  • Refine the logical design of the databases so that it can be translated into a specific data model.
  • Maintain data standards, including adherence to any data protection legislation.

    Job Skills:
  • Capable of configuring popular relational database
    systems and orchestrating clusters as necessary.
  • Ability to plan resource requirements from high level specifications
  • Familiar with tools that aid with profiling server resource usage and optimizing it.
  • Proficient in using Git.
  • Provable two years of experience working with NoSQL datastores (MongoDB preferred)
  • Provable four years of experience working with PostgreSQL.
  • Skilled at optimizing large complicated SQL statements.
  • Knowledge of best practices when dealing with relational and NoSQL databases.

    Job Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
  • Certification in any relational database system.
  • Training in Mongo DB is an added advantage.
  • Ability to write code in any contemporary language is an added advantage.

    How to Apply
  • Applications should be sent their CVs to hr@metropol.co.ke
  • Email subject as the position they are applying for.
  • Deadline of this Job: 30th July 2019

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