Senior ICT Officer, Database Administrator at Mount Kenya University

Job Description

Duties and responsibilities:

• Creating and maintaining database standards and policies
• Supporting database design, creation, and testing activities
• Managing the database availability and performance, including incident and problem management
• Administering database objects to achieve optimum utilization
• Defining and implementing event triggers that will alert on potential database performance or integrity issues
• Performing database housekeeping, such as tuning, indexing, etc.
• Monitoring usage, transaction volumes, response times, concurrency levels, etc.
• Identifying reporting, and managing database security issues, audit trails, and forensics
• Designing database backup, archiving, and storage strategy

Desired Qualities and Skills        

• Good technical knowledge of databases and query languages.
• strong verbal and written communication skills, to explain to users how the database works, and to keep clear records of changes you have made.
• analytical skills.
• a logical approach to problem-solving.
• to pay attention to detail