Database Administrator

While we appreciate all applicants, only applications received via Sagicor's career portal https://career4.successfactors.com/career?company=sagicorfinP2 will be considered.

"Looking for a diverse and rewarding career? If you're looking to grow your career within a stable and growing financial services company, then Sagicor may be right for you!"

Sagicor Group Jamaica Limited is seeking a suitable candidate to join our Infrastructure & Technical Services team in the capacity of:

Database Administrator

Coordinate and execute database administration (DBA) functions for all database platforms for the production environment,

the offsite high availability (Disaster Recovery) environment as well as for a significant array of replica development and test environments.

Provide specialized database administration support for mission critical systems.

Conduct assessments, proactive monitoring and participate in the implementation of all database environments and upgrades.

Location: Kingston

As a Database Administrator, you will:

• Perform routine system checks as per standards prescribed by the Database Administrator and or the Network Administrator to ensure proper functioning of all Business Systems.
• Proactively monitor the database systems to ensure secure services with minimum downtime exposure.
• Periodically review/ update database auditing logs/ log configuration to ensure the security and integrity of the data.
• Participate in ongoing planning, designing, installing and implementation of all database production, user acceptance testing and development environments.
• Responsible for improvement and maintenance of all databases to include rollout, upgrades and migrations.
• Perform backups and restoration of production, User Acceptance Testing and Development database environments.
• Provide trend analysis to the management team to enable them to make informed decisions regarding resource management.
• Work with the infrastructure team to ensure that the associated hardware resources are allocated to the databases, in order to ensure high resilience and performance tuning.
• Be responsible for the troubleshooting and problem solving of all development environments.
• Respond to technical user needs related to database issues daily.
• Be responsible for ensuring proper source control and patch management maintenance for all production databases.
• Be responsible for implementation and release of database changes according to agreed timescales and costs.
• Assist with various project implementation and User Acceptance Testing processes.
• Provide first tier support for all 24/7 systems during the week.
• Perform other job-related duties assigned from time to time.

What do you need?

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent qualification from an recognized tertiary institution.
• At least two (2) years’ working experience in a similar capacity.
• Certified in at least one of the following: Microsoft SQL or PostgreSQL Database Administration.
• Training in at least one of the following: Microsoft SQL, MySQL and Postgres Database Administration.
• Training in Windows or AIX/Linux Red Hat Administration.
• Proficiency in MS-SQL 2012 to MS-SQL 2022 database architecture.
• Proficiency in MySQL V5 to V9 and PostgreSQL V13 to V17.
• Experience in deploying, configuring, and maintaining databases on Azure, AWS or any other Cloud provider.
• Experience in PowerShell, Bash shell and PL/SQL scripting.
• Experience in structured reviews, software testing and testing tools.
• Exposure to Agile System Development Life Cycle methodologies.
• Experience in application systems integration of average complexity.
• Demonstrated ability for balancing project assignments together with ongoing problem resolution/ change requests.
• Exposure to networks, databases, operating systems, hardware and other IT environmental components for mainframe, midrange and PC based systems.
• Strong analytical/ critical thinking skills.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
• Results oriented.
• A team player.

If this role is of interest to you, kindly submit an application via Sagicor's career portal no later than November 8, 2024.

While we appreciate all applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.