The Role
The Engineering Lead will provide database advice, oversee database architectures, ensure high availability and performance, and lead troubleshooting efforts.
Summary Generated by Built In
- Provide sound, professional database advice,
administration and proactive maintenance of the company data and database
environments.
- Support the process for database architecture,
installation, configuration, and management, while ensuring prompt and
thorough backup, recovery, replication, and high availability.
- Perform optimization, including the writing of
query, indexing, and optimization techniques to ensure efficient data
retrieval and manipulation.
- Carry out database design, data modeling, and
normalization to ensure scalable and performant database structures.
- Monitor, analyze, and optimize database
performance, troubleshoot issues, and resolve problems related to query
performance, indexing, and resource utilization.
- Set up procedures to monitor all
database environments and ensure a minimum of 99.9% uptime.
- Work with the team to resolve issues and escalate
extreme cases to the appropriate OEMs.
- Recommend new database and data architecture which
would yield cost saving and enable increased growth of the revenue of the
organization.
- Ensure periodic security checks on the database
systems to prevent fraud and expose any compromise attempt noticed on the
database.
- Ensure and test performance level on the databases
and ensure compliance with data protection regulations and industry best
practices.
- Plan Business Continuity operations and Disaster
Recovery Operations to meet the required RTO and RPO as defined by the
organization.
- Manage and maintain databases, ensuring high
availability, performance, and security.
- Design and implement backup, recovery, and disaster
recovery plans, and optimize server databases for efficiency and
scalability.
- Troubleshoot database issues and implement
long-term solutions; maintain database documentation, procedures, and
governance policies.
- Collaborate with development teams to improve
database architecture and optimize queries.
- Monitor disk usage, system performance, and
capacity planning; update and maintain repositories with database-related
code and scripts.
Requirements
- BSc in Computer Science, Information Technology or
any related discipline.
- 3+ years’ experience in Database Administration or
a related data role, preferably within the financial services, technology
or fintech industry.
- Experienced in SSMS, TOAD, Jupyter, Anaconda and
other data related tools.
- Microsoft Certified Professional or Oracle
Certified Professional (i.e., Any RDBMS certified professional
certification).
- Experience in leading a team of database
administrators, with problem-solving and analytical skills, with a strong
willingness to learn new technologies.
- Passionate about Data and Databases with strong
data interpretation skills.
- Structured Query Language skills (SQL), Procedural
SQL, TSQL Programming; Python Programming, Excel Skills, and Bash
Scripting.
- Familiarity with cloud database technologies (Azure
SQL, AWS RDS, or Google Cloud SQL) is a plus.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (Word,
Excel, PowerPoint).
- Strong knowledge of Postgres database architecture,
installation, configuration, and management, including backup and
recovery, replication, and high availability.
- Proficiency in SQL, including query writing,
indexing, and optimization techniques to ensure efficient data retrieval
and manipulation.
- Knowledge of database design principles, data
modeling, and normalization techniques to ensure scalable and performant
database structures.
- Ability to monitor, analyze, and optimize database
performance, troubleshoot issues, and resolve problems related to query
performance, indexing, and resource utilization.
- Knowledge of Postgres security features, including
user authentication, authorization, and access control, to ensure data
privacy and protection.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, troubleshoot
complex data issues, and provide solutions.
- Excellent communication, documentation, and high
attention to detail.
Benefits
Qore provides the rare opportunity
to make history in the financial space for Africa by Africans, while working
with the smartest, brightest & coolest minds in Africa. Our people &
culture team continuously thinks of innovative ways to improve employee
experience and some of the other benefits of working with Qore includes:
- Very competitive and rewarding pay
- Flexible work option (i.e., Remote work)
- Paid Lunch for onsite work
- Lifelong Learnings
Skills Required
- BSc in Computer Science, Information Technology or related discipline
- 3+ years' experience in Database Administration or related data role
- Experienced in SSMS, TOAD, Jupyter, Anaconda and other data related tools
- Microsoft Certified Professional or Oracle Certified Professional certification
- Experience in leading a team of database administrators
- Strong SQL skills, including query writing and optimization techniques
- Knowledge of Postgres database architecture and security features
- Proficiency in SQL, TSQL Programming, Python, and Bash Scripting
- Familiarity with cloud database technologies (Azure SQL, AWS RDS, Google Cloud SQL)
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office tools
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The Company
What We Do
Appzone Group has evolved into Zone, a payment infrastructure company and Africa's leading FinTech disruptor. It provides home-grown software solutions for the financial services industry, focusing on blockchain-enabled payments and digital currencies.
