Database Administrator (ONSITE)

Project/Service Name: Core Banking Project

Short Description: Installs and administers major, very-complex, enterprise-level infrastructure components and facilities

Job Description:

• Maintains infrastructure up time, performance and security at agreed service levels.
• Researches industry developments regarding his assigned infrastructure components, to learn and implement better infrastructure administration practices, understand cost-effective alternatives, and to guard against unplanned obsolescence. Where needed, recommends better and/or more cost-effective replacement infrastructure.
• Provides technical support and consultancy services to personnel in operations, applications management, and risk management.
• Advises applications managers on infrastructure considerations so they can design applications optimally.
• Communicates, and coordinates with infrastructure vendors regarding product updates, fixes, and support requirements.
• Monitors periodically the condition and performance of his assigned infrastructure components, and regularly reports the status of such to his leads
• Performs regular housekeeping on his assigned infrastructure components, e.g. cleanup of unnecessary components, system-level backup, vendor preventive maintenance, etc.
• Documents the configuration of his assigned infrastructure components, and keeps such documentation updated and secure.
• Complies with policies on configuration management, e.g. maker-checker controls for ITCRF forms.
• Complies with policies on the handling and safe-keeping of super-user IDs for his assigned infrastructure components.