Database Administrator

Job Description

Acts as the first line of support for all DB2 Database Admins * Puts standards
in place to ensure that all application design and code is produced with
proper integrity, security and performance. The DBA will perform reviews on
the design and code frequently to ensure the site standards are being adhered
to. * Provides technical support to application development teams. The Senior
DBA is usually the point of contact for IBM Corporation. * Supervises &
coordinates with the Technical Manager to ensure that the necessary operating
system and server has been installed, prepared the customer environment and
made all the necessary communications for the installation and set-up of the
databases and the development tools and oracle required products. * Supervises
& coordinates with the Project Managers to understand all the installation and
set-up requirements as per the client contract, as well as the assigned time
frame (as per the project plan), necessary for their installation of
applications or implementation of oracle technology products. * Assists all
Database Administrators if necessary, in all the technical installation,
database set-ups, and installation of development tools to support the
installation of the DB2 applications, in-house developed, and ready-made
packages (as needed). * Undertakes all the database tuning and maintenance
aspects, including the necessary database and development tool upgrades at the
client site as well as internally, within the LoB. * Solves all problems at
the customer site if necessary, communicated by the Project Managers of the
LoB, during the warranty period or maintenance contract with the customer and
prepares and submitsthe required customer call reports highlighting the status
of the problem, to the Database Technical Manager.
Provides a development plan to be compatible with the expected future of his
department

Personal Skills

• Excellent team player.


• Excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills.


• Excellent analytical & problem-solving skills.


• Excellent command of English.

Technical Skills

• Bachelors of Engineering or Computer Science.


• Knowledge of DB2 v9 and above.


• Experienced in backups & disaster recovery.


• Capable of performing intermediate to advanced tasks related to DB2 database operation and recovery, performance and high availability.


• Experienced in managing Database availability and data integrity.


• Experience with SQL coding and tuning


• Ability to diagnose problems and triage/resolve issues across various tiers (application, network, database, server, or storage tiers).


• Ability to implement automation to reduce manual administrative tasks through use of jobs, shell scripts, Cron, or other techniques.


• 24x7 production support experience.


• IBM Certified Database Administrator (Preferred but not required)

Job Details

Job Location
Cairo, Egypt
Company Industry
System Integrator
Company Type
Employer (Private Sector)
Job Role
Engineering
Job Division
Business Continuity
Technical

Preferred Candidate

Career Level
Entry Level
Years of Experience
Min: ‎1 Max: ‎3
Degree
Bachelor's degree