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Database Administrator at Access Bank

Access BankLagos, Nigeria Networking and Tech Support
Full Time

Access Bank Plc is a full service commercial Bank operating through a network of about 366 branches and service outlets located in major centres across Nigeria, Sub Saharan Africa and the United Kingdom. Listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange in 1998, the Bank serves its various markets through 4 business segments: Personal, Business, Commercial and Corporate & Investment banking. The Bank has over 830,000 shareholders including several Nigerian and International Institutional Investors and has enjoyed what is arguably Africa's most successful banking growth trajectory in the last ten years ranking amongst Africa's top 20 banks by total assets and capital in 2011. As part of its continued growth strategy, Access Bank is focused on mainstreaming sustainable business practices into its operations. The Bank strives to deliver sustainable economic growth that is profitable, environmentally responsible and socially relevant.

  • Maintaining maximum availability performance, integrity, and security of the Bank's Databases.
  • Provides technical expertise in the design, implementation, and maintenance of database management systems.

Key Responsibilities

  • Installing and configuring database software for new applications.
  • Monitor performance of the Bank's database in order to provide fast responses to front-end users.
  • Backup, restore and recovery of databases.
  • Tuning database performance to enhance query processing.
  • Identifying and resolving performance issues on the database.
  • Ensure database security is implemented to safeguard the data.
  • Providing assistance to users with database-related issues.
  • Work closely with application developers and system administrators to ensure all database needs are being met.
  • Creation of schema/users and granting them required privileges to the database.
  • Daily support for the Bank's End of Day activities.
  • Maintenance of the Bank's Disaster Recovery Databases to ensure real time replication and maximum performance.
  • Preparation and distribution of database performance reports.

Requirements

Key Skills & Competencies

  • Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Good interpersonal and customer care skills.
  • Working knowledge of relational databases.
  • Sound knowledge of backup and restore procedures.

Educational & Professional Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, related numerate science or engineering discipline.
  • Database related certifications are desirable.
  • 0 - 3 years of experience with relational databases.

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