Job Title / Designation: Senior Oracle Database Administrator
 
Number of Vacancies: 1
Functional Area: Enterprise
Industry: IT
Location of Job: Nairobi, Kenya.
Salary Offered: Negotiable
Industry: IT Software
Qualification:Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, IT or a related field.
Contact Person: HR Manager: careerkenya@sybyl.com
 
Job Profile:
  • Lead monitoring and management of database health, availability, and performance
    across Production, DR, and UAT environments
    Proactively identify, troubleshoot, and resolve performance bottlenecks.

  • Manage database alerts, logs, and system events using enterprise monitoring tools.

  • Ensure high availability and adherence to SLA/uptime targets for mission-critical systems.

  • Design, implement, and manage backup strategies using RMAN (Oracle) and native SQL
    Server tools.

  • Validate backup integrity and conduct periodic restore and recovery testing.

  • Develop and maintain disaster recovery (DR) strategies aligned with business
    requirements.

  • Lead recovery operations during incidents, ensuring minimal downtime and data loss.

  • Architect, implement, and manage high availability solutions including Oracle Data
    Guard and SQL Server Availability Groups.

  • Execute and oversee switchover and failover operations
    Ensure continuous synchronization between primary and standby systems.

  • Lead and participate in BCP/DR drills and resilience testing.

  • Install, configure, patch, and upgrade Oracle and SQL Server database platforms.

  • Manage database security, including users, roles, and access controls
    Perform database cloning, refreshes, and environment provisioning.

  • Ensure systems are compliant with vendor best practices and internal standards

  • Analyze AWR/ASH reports, execution plans, and system metrics to diagnose
    performance issues

  • Optimize SQL queries, indexing strategies, and database configurations.

  • Manage system resources including memory, storage, and I/O performance.

  • Drive continuous improvements in database performance and scalability.

  • Support and review database changes, deployments, and release activities.

  • Execute data migrations, upgrades, and schema modifications.

  • Collaborate with development, infrastructure, and application teams.

  • Ensure proper change control, documentation, and rollback planning.

  • Implement and enforce database security best practices and policies.

  • Manage encryption technologies such as Transparent Data Encryption (TDE).

  • Support regulatory and compliance requirements (e.g., banking, government standards).

  • Conduct periodic audits and access reviews.

  • Support and manage databases in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and hybrid
    environments.

  • Contribute to cloud migration and database modernization initiatives.

  • Manage cloud resources including compute, storage, and database services.

  • Optimize cost, performance, and scalability in cloud deployments.

  • Develop and maintain operational documentation, runbooks, and SOPs.

  • Produce regular reports on database health, performance, and backup status.

  • Document incidents, root cause analyses, and resolution steps.

  • Support knowledge sharing and continuous improvement initiation.

  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior DBAs
    Participate in architecture design and technology decision-making
    Drive automation, standardization, and best practices across database environments.

  • Align database strategies with business continuity and digital transformation goals.

Work Experience:
  • 5+ years of experience in database administration (Oracle and/or SQL Server)
  • Strong expertise in HA/DR solutions (Data Guard, Availability Groups).
  • Experience with performance tuning and troubleshooting tools (AWR, ASH, execution plans)
  • Hands-on experience with backup and recovery strategies (RMAN, native tools).
  • Exposure to cloud platforms, preferably Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
  • Strong knowledge of Linux/Unix environments.

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