Database Administrator Jobs – Preg-Tech Communications Ltd (PTC)
Job Title: Database Administrator
Organisation: Preg-Tech Communications Ltd (PTC)
Duty Station: Plot 15, Lugogo Bypass (Head Office), Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Chief Technical Officer (CTO)
About US:
Preg-Tech Communications Ltd (PTC) was founded as a technology provider in May 2006. Over the years the company has strived for excellence growing to provide services for the entire East African region. Originally a systems support company, PTC ventured into IT systems Consultancy and Digital Forensics to resolve problem of technology uptake in Africa.
To date, the company boosts of a diverse portfolio of Integrated ICT solutions that are relevant to organizations today.
Job Summary: The Database Administrator will be part of the Technical Department/Unit, and your purpose is to manage Database systems under PTC portfolio. Under the direction of the CTO, you will also be responsible for ensuring PTC systems are functioning optimally. You are expected to work closely with the Product marketing department to prepare admissible technical documentation for the company’s profile and products.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Database Admin
- Installing and upgrading the database server and application tool
- Allocating system storage and planning storage requirements for the database system
- Modifying the database structure, as necessary, from information given by application developers
- Enrolling users and maintaining system security
- Ensuring compliance with database vendor license agreement
- Controlling and monitoring user access to the database
- Monitoring and optimizing the performance of the database
- Planning for backup and recovery of database information
- Maintaining archived data
- Generating various reports by querying from database as per need
- Managing and monitoring data replication
- Acting as liaison with users and the vendors
- Progress monthly reports
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate must hold a Bsc degree in Computer science,
- Certification in Databases is an added advantage
- Two years of working experience with MSQL / an accomplished MSQL project.
- Demonstrate good interpersonal skills to facilitate understanding and responding to staff and client IT needs.
- An ability to engage in the process of creating, acquiring and transferring knowledge to inform the organizational processes.
- An ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, open to giving and receiving feedback about performance in the role.
How to Apply:
All candidates should send a cover letter, updated CV and copies of certificates in one pdf document to info@preg-tech.co.ug
Deadline: 26th August 2019.
NB: Only Successful/ Potential candidates for this position will be shortlisted. If you don’t receive feedback one week from the deadline, your application will not have been considered.
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