JOB DETAILS:
Job Purpose Statement
The Databases Administrator role is to design, plan, implement and support the databases in the organisation, and the related infrastructure. The Database administrator should be expert in operating databases in different platforms especially different operating systems, Cloud implementations, Storage platforms, core database platforms. The role should design databases for the required performance, capacity management considerations, and should be capable to align the performance database requirements with the costs in implementing and supporting the platforms.

Key Accountabilities (Duties and Responsibilities)
Key Accountabilities (Duties and Responsibilities)
Perspective
%
Weighting
(to add up to
100%)
Output
Database Planning 40% Design, and implement organizational database systems to
achieve performance and availability targets.
Develop and implement Capacity management
procedures to keep databases within capacity
management thresholds
Database
Management
30% Manage Databases availability, Service Recovery, to
ensure projects, incidents; problems are addressed
according to defined set of policies, processes, procedures
and SLA's.
Database
Integration
10% Effectiveness of integration of database strategy / blueprint
with the bank's business direction

Job Description
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Database Security 10% Effectiveness of the databases security (policy, controls and
infrastructure) with regard to protection against exposure to
and impact of risks associated with data loss, corruption
and/or unauthorized access
Database Setup 10% Plans, Designs and implements Database projects in
accordance with Bank’s requirements and Monitor
Capacity/Performance of the group databases to ensure
optimum efficiency

Job Specifications
Ideal Job Specifications
Academic:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field.

Professional:
• ITIL, OCA, OCP, OCM, other relevant professional qualifications in IT field would be an
added advantage
• Project Management certification and experience is preferred e.g. PRINCE2, PMP
Desired work experience:
• Three years’ experience in databases and storage support on medium to large

organizations.
• Working experience in a bank or other financial services organization would be added
advantage

Job Dimensions
Reporting Relationships: jobs that report to this position directly and indirectly
Direct Reports None
Indirect
Reports None
Stakeholder Management: key stakeholders that the position holder will need to liaise/work
with to be successful in this role.
Internal
IT Department
External
Decision Making Authority /Mandates/Constraints: the decisions the position holder is
empowered to make (Indicate if it is Operational, Managerial or Strategic). Please also
highlight any budgetary control responsibility if applicable for the role.

• Structure of the databases and database infrastructure within approved guidelines
• Databases design, reviews and improvement proposals
Work cycle and impact: time horizon and nature of impact (Planning)
(e.g. Less than 1 week, 2 weeks, 2 weeks – 1 month, 1month – 3 months, 3-6 months, 6-12
months, above 1 year)
3-6 months
NCBA Bank Core Value Behaviours
Technical Competencies
Behavioral Competenies