Oracle Database Administrator I at Kenya Power

Job Description

Oracle Database Administrator I at Kenya Power

Our client, The Kenya Power and Lighting Company Plc is a well-established and recognized leader in electricity distribution and retail in the region. KPLC is established as a limited liability Company under the Companies Act, Cap 486, Laws of Kenya. The Company’s key mandate is to purchase bulk electricity supply, transmit, distribute and retail electricity to end-user customers throughout Kenya. The Company is seeking to recruit qualified, results driven and agile persons to fill the following vacant position;

Applicants MUST upload the following documents during application:

• A Signed application letter;
• A detailed Curriculum Vitae indicating their current and previous employers, positions held,
• current and expected salary, level of education, and names of at least three professional
• referees, two of which must be working in the current organization; and Copies of transcripts, academic, and professional certificates.

Youth, female candidates, Persons with Disability (PWD), and marginalized community

candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Canvassing is discouraged and will lead to disqualification.

Applications are to be received not later than 5.00 P.M. on 22nd April 2024.

Reporting to the Principal Systems Administrator, the successful candidate will ensure effective provisioning and maintenance of core database platform to ensure availability, reliability and data integrity of the mission critical business systems.

The specific tasks will entail:-

• Implement policies, procedures, and technologies to ensure database security through secure access, monitoring, control, and routine security evaluations.
• Perform standard configuration, management, and maintenance tasks for database systems and underlying server infrastructure.
• Perform and test database configuration backups and restores to ensure system recovery from error or outage.
• Perform and test data backups and restores to ensure disaster recovery.
• Review and deploy database patch releases according to best practices.
• Anticipate, mitigate, identify, troubleshoot, and resolve hardware and software problems on all systems.
• Monitor, test, and tune database performance; preserve and provide database log files as needed.
• Develop and implement contingency plans to guarantee systems operations during emergencies.
• Develop and implement efficient preventative maintenance schedules for servers, consoles and peripherals.
• Participate in and support capacity planning and the development of long-term strategic goals for systems and software in conjunction with end-users and department managers.
• Coordinate with network engineers and system administration functions to implement systems that utilize industry best practices to meet corporate objectives.

Interested applicants must possess the following;-

Job Specifications

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electrical & Electronics Engineering or related field from a recognized Institution.
• Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) for Database Administration certification
• Certification in Unix/Linux or Microsoft operating system(s) will be an added advantage.
• Five (5) years relevant working experience in oracle database administration in a busy environment.

Technical Capabilities & Key Competencies

• Strong understanding of database structures, theories, principles, and practices.
• Working technical experience with designing, building, installing, configuring and maintaining Oracle Databases on an engineered system environment.
• Hands-on hardware and software troubleshooting experience on engineered systems.
• Good technical knowledge of current server, storage and network hardware and standards, including clustering.
• Understanding of best practice in database administration and trends
• Excellent planning, presentation, evaluation skills
• Creativity and innovation
• Drive for results and achievement
• Insightful, proactive and future focused
• Demonstrates high level of integrity

Oracle Database Administrator I at Kenya Power