Job Purpose:
This role is responsible for development of databases in the environment in accordance to the set standards to meet business objectives. Work includes a broad range of complex technical or professional activities, in a variety of contexts. Investigates, defines and resolves complex issues.
Responsibilities:**
- Administer database management system support activities for operational database systems.
- Gather requirements, design build, and implement study databases and data collection tools
- Evaluate potential solutions, demonstrate, install and commission selected products.
- Translate object and data models into appropriate database schemas within design constraints.
- Integrate data across applications and DBMSs.
- Set data constraints and perform data cleanup to ensure data quality.
- Facilitate database development and implementation processes.
- Liaise with developers on development project requirements and implement physical database structures.
- Develop basic knowledge of database concepts, object and data modelling techniques and design principles.
- Assesses proposed changes to objects and data structures and implement changes in physical databases.
- Interpret installation standards to meet project needs and produces database components as required.
- Ensure data security by controlling data access through user authentication and connecting applications.
- Develop, manage and test back-up and recovery plans.
- Capacity planning by projecting resource utilization.
- Monitor performance and manage parameters to provide fast responses to front-end users.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree computer science or in related specialization of study
- Minimum 4 years’ experience in database management in environments with Opensource SQL database (MySQL/Maria DB, PostgreSQL). 1 Year supervisory experience added advantage
- Experience in with different database environments and integrating them with web and mobile applications
- Familiarity with architecture styles/APIs (REST, RPC)
- Experience in maintaining and debugging live software applications and databases
- Knowledge and experience working with agile methodologies.
DESIRABLE:
- At least one DBA certification e.g., OCA, MYSQL, MCSA
- Experience in Electronic Data Collection systems such e.g., Redcap, Open Clinica
- Experience in working in a research institution
- Experience with Azure
More Information
- Job City Kilifi
