Job Title: DBA
Location: Sana’a
Deadline: 1 month from the post date

Job Purpose

YCB core banking systems heavily depend on Oracle databases enterprise edition, such business critical system are required to have 99.999 uptime and involves highly sensitive account holders’ records. This critical position is required to ensure a reliable, secure and optimized banking system. 

Requirements

• Bachelor degree in computer science, information technology or relevant fields.
• 3 years of professional experience administering Oracle databases
• Experience using RMAN / Oracle Data Guard and Complex queries design
• Knowledge in reporting tools such as Jasper is a plus.

Responsibilities 

• Maintain core Oracle and Microsoft SQL Servers databases.
• Maintain SQL / PLSQL / T-SQL processes.
• Ensure DB availability.
• Proactively manage and maintain security standards and controls.
• Actively seek to optimize and simplify our architecture.
• Take ownership of performance and capacity monitoring aspects of the DB.
• Execution of data migration jobs and scripts as required.
• Assist the infrastructure team in sizing hardware used for the DB.
• RDBMS designs and optimization in coordination with products develoeprs.
• Support and collaborate with product developers.
• Contribute to the creation, maintenance and triggering of disaster recovery plans.
• Create a reliable backup strategy. Ensure database backups are appropriately executed and periodic restorations are exercised to ensure backup quality.
• Determine and document DB policies, procedures and standards.
• Performance testing and evaluation to ensure data security, privacy and integrity.
• Identification of bottle necks and deadlock issues and continuously optimizing databases performance.
• Ensure SLA's & operational KPI’s are met, working as necessary with internal and external support functions when major incidents occur.

Additional Skills

• Recognition as a problem solver.
• Knowledge of latest databases technologies.
• Team work
• Strictly following policies and procedures.