FINCA Microfinance Bank Limited Tanzania empowers customers by providing the products, services and education they need most to improve their standard of living, build financial health and resilience, and keep their children in school. FINCA formed its first Village Bank in Mwanza in 1998, bringing its model of group lending to Tanzania. In the years since, more than a million customers have gained access to responsible financial products including credit, savings and money transfers. As a leader in financial inclusion, we were the first microfinance institution to be licensed by the Bank of Tanzania, allowing us to offer banking services and take deposits from the public. Innovations like agent and mobile banking make it easier and more affordable to conduct transactions. In as little as five minutes, a customer can open a savings account using special tablets and our Digital Field Automation.
JOB TITLE: Database Administrator
Summary
Database Administrator provides technical leadership to maintain day-to-day support for bank databases across multiple platforms (Oracle, MSSQL, Core banking database, Other Application Database, Cloud Database platform such as AWS, and Big Data / SQL Database platform). Database administrator will ensure that organization’s databases are managed efficiently and securely.
Essential Duties
• Designing and implementing database systems i.e Oracle, MS SQL and others
environments as needed.
• Perform database tuning, monitoring, optimizing database performance and
upgrade of databases and its patches as per policy and procedures in place.
• Perform software installs and Linux shell scripting, and physical and logical
database design.
• Ensure database full backup is conducted and data are stored in secured storage
and location.
• Ensure Core application databases replication working as per business continuity
standard.
• Managing database security and access controls.
• Analyze and plan for anticipated changes in data capacity requirements, develop
and administer data standards, policies, and procedures
• Performs the capacity planning required to create and maintain the database
• Provide direction for database design, development, and administration in
support of production operations
• Develop, implement and lead projects and project plans relating to database
Supporting data migration and integration projects.
• Provide Oracle database programming and administration (DBA) of multiple
Oracle applications environments
• Ensure Core Banking System and all applications databases are running and
performing at optimal level
• Adheres to and supports IS systems, enforce standards, policies, and procedures
to end users
• Daily system monitoring to ensure 24X7 availability of databases and applications
• Parameterize Core Banking System database and other applications database
according to analyzed requirements.
• Works closely with members of the application and infrastructure teams on
timely resolution of reported incidents/issues.
• Ensure all reported and logged issues are well analyzed, defined and resolved
with recorded resolutions.
• Monitor databases uptime and performance and provide periodic reviews for
such databases.
• Work closely with Project Manager on Change requests analysis and change
process management.
• Analyze and document problems and resolutions in defined standards and
Knowledge Base systems.
Education and Experience
• Bachelor degree in computer science or related field.
• Certification for Database Administration will be added advantage.
• 2 years’ experience in similar position
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
• Understands applications hosting platforms, such as WebLogic, Apache, IIS,
Tomcat etc
• Fundamental knowledge in programming languages, such as Php, C# and Java
• Understands basic principles of any Core Banking System
• Knowledge with Database management systems (Oracle, MS SQL etc)
• Knowledge with Linux and Window opening systems Administration
• Knowledge with reports development platforms.
• Knowledgeable in ITIL, DBA, Oracle, MS SQL
• Knowledge in Orbit-Rubicon Core Banking Application will be added advantage.
Department: Information Services and Operations
Location: Head Office
Validity period: 01/12/2025 – 10/12/2025
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