Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, February 25, 2020 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Equity Bank Limited (The "Bank”) is incorporated, registered under the Kenyan Companies Act Cap 486 and domiciled in Kenya. The address of the Bank’s registered office is 9th Floor, Equity Centre, P.O. Box 75104 - 00200 Nairobi. The Bank is licensed under the Kenya Banking Act (Chapter 488), and continues to offer retail banking, microfinance and related services. The Bank has subsidiaries in Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Rwanda and Tanzania. Its shares are listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange and Uganda Securities Exchange. Equity Bank was founded as Equity Building Society (EBS) in October 1984 and was originally a provider of mortgage financing for the majority of customers who fell into the low income population.
In line with enhancing career progression of staff and to support business growth, we seek to recruit a well-qualified, experienced, self-driven, highly motivated and passionate candidate to fill the following position in Information Technology Department. .

Responsibilities;
The Database Administrator(DBA) is responsible for the performance, integrity, and security of the Bank’s information systems’ databases. The DBA provides technical expertise in the design, implementation, and maintenance of database management systems that support Bank’s business and operations. Additional responsibilities include reporting, data input and output, technology management, and end-user training and support. Is responsible for configuring, monitoring, performance tuning, cloning, troubleshooting, and patching the Oracle EBS system.
• Performs Oracle E-Business Suite EBS Applications database administration (DBA) tasks including patching, creating backup and recovery strategies, upgrading, performance tuning/optimization of Oracle EBS systems for recoverability, security, confidentiality, and integrity to ensure that: (a) EBS applications and database configurations meet Oracle ERP goals, Oracle EBS requirements, and Banks standards; (b) patches are applied on a timely basis; (c) data integrity and security are maintained; (d) backups are performed as scheduled or deemed necessary; and (e) upgrades are made.
• Utilizes (a) Oracle EBS R12 Applications DBA (AD) utilities to perform maintenance of the multi-node e-Business Suite environment with Shared File System, managing and administering Concurrent Managers, Concurrent Programs, Request Sets, Request Groups, Workflows, and troubleshooting Workflow Mailer/Notification issues; (b) Oracle Real Applications Clusters (RAC) to maintain a clustered database to provide performance, scalability, and resilience with Oracle Automatic Storage Management (ASM) and Oracle Cluster Ready Services (CRS) in a Linux operating system (O/S); (d) Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN) and Data Guard for backup and disaster recovery; (e) Oracle Application Manager (OAM) and Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) Grid Control for proactive monitoring and notification of system status; and (f) Procedural Language/Structured Query Language (PL/SQL) packages, shell, and Perl scripts for task automation.
• Performs administration and maintenance of the Oracle Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Suite, Oracle Hyperion, Oracle Business Intelligence (OBIEE), and Oracle WebLogic Server to support Oracle ERP system integration with legacy systems.
• Reviews, develops, recommends, enforces, and adheres to database policies and standards for the Bank; these policies and standards include policies and procedures on high availability, replication, archiving, access, and security. Develops new standard operating procedures (SOPs) for Oracle EBS application software installation and configuration including high availability and disaster recovery solutions.
• Proactively monitors, tests, and reports on Oracle EBS system integrity, security, and compliance measures. Identifies opportunities to upgrade or replace software to meet the current and future requirements of business areas and end-users, researching and evaluating potential solutions by coordinating with functional analysts, developers, and other technology personnel within and outside the Bank.
• Recommends changes and participates in the implementation and follow-on management of upgrades or replacements.

Job Skills: Not Specified

Qualifications
• A Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or a field that provides a strong foundation for successful performance of the DUTIES in this job description.
• Five years of progressively responsible experience in Oracle EBS R12 Applications Database administration including experience working with: (a) AD utilities for maintenance of multi-node e-Business Suite environment with Shared File System, managing Concurrent Managers, Concurrent Programs, Request Sets, Request Groups, and Workflows; (b) maintenance, upgrade and patching of RAC enabled databases, performance tuning, sizing and capacity planning, backup and recovery using RMAN and Data Guard; and (c) administration and maintenance of the Oracle SOA Suite, Oracle Hyperion, and Oracle OBIEE, including Oracle WebLogic Server. Software Implementation and Integration experience that includes Architecture, Analysis, Design and Development.
• Experience with UNIX systems (Solaris and Linux), Shell scripting.
• Good knowledge in configuration, Parameter Tuning, Performance monitoring and troubleshooting of Oracle SOA Suite and OSB 12c.
• Experience in configuring WebLogic admin console and Enterprise management console.
• Experience as WebLogic Administrator with knowledge in clustering, JMS, Connection Pools, J2EE Deployments, Thread Dump Analysis.

Job Education Requirements: Not Specified

Job Experience Requirements: Not Specified

Work Hours: 8

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