IT Database Administrator

This role responsible for administering, maintaining, and securing Oracle database environments to ensure high availability, optimal performance, and reliability. Key responsibilities include database administration, PL/SQL development, performance tuning, backup and recovery, security management, and implementing HA/DR solutions using RMAN, RAC, ASM, and Data Guard, while ensuring efficient operations and 24/7 technical support.

• Install, configure, patch, upgrade, and maintain Oracle Database software and related components.

• Manage, administer, and monitor Oracle databases to ensure high availability, security, reliability, and optimal performance.

• Build and maintain new databases and development, testing, UAT, and production environments.

• Develop and maintain PL/SQL procedures, functions, packages, and triggers, and perform SQL and database performance tuning.

• Design, implement, and maintain database architecture, structures, and schemas.

• Design and manage database backup and recovery solutions using Oracle RMAN.

• Implement and maintain Oracle High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) solutions, including RAC, ASM, and Data Guard.

• Perform database space management, partitioning, capacity planning, replication, and recovery operations.

• Implement, maintain database security, access controls, auditing, and compliance requirements.

• Automate database administration and maintenance tasks using shell scripting and Oracle tools.

• Perform database migrations, patch management, version control, upgrades, and production schema changes.

• Diagnose, resolve database performance, connectivity, availability, infrastructure-related issues.

• Monitor database capacity, resource utilization, performance to ensure optimal efficiency and scalability.

• Maintain database documentation, technical standards, operational procedures, and performance reports.

• Evaluate Oracle technology, product to improve database infrastructure and operational efficiency.

• Work closely with the Head of Section, infrastructure teams, database programmers, and application developers.

• Coordinate with Oracle Corporation, relevant vendors for technical support and issue resolution.

• Provide technical guidance and training to team members and participate in on-call duties to ensure 24/7 database support when required.

• Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor.

• Familiarity with Linux and Oracle Solaris operating systems, including system administration, command-line operations, shell scripting, and troubleshooting.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or a related field.

• Minimum of five (5) years of professional experience in database administration, preferably with enterprise-level Oracle Database environments.

• Oracle Certified Associate (OCA) certification and Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) certification would be a plus point.

• Strong knowledge and practical experience with Oracle Grid Infrastructure, Automatic Storage Management (ASM), and Real Application Clusters (RAC).

• Strong knowledge of Oracle Data Guard, RMAN, backup and recovery, and high availability technologies.

• Solid understanding of Oracle database architecture, internals, and performance tuning.

• Experience with Oracle database installation, patching, upgrades, and migrations.

• SQL and PL/SQL Development, Database Design, and Performance Tuning.

• Database Security, Auditing, Capacity Planning, and Space Management.

• Database Automation and Shell Scripting (Bash/Korn Shell).

• Database Replication, Migration, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting.

If you meet the above requirements, we are encouraging you to apply for this position. Please send us your CV along with a cover letter via email (vacancies@fmfb.com.af).

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