Database Administrator

Internal/ External Vacancy AnnouncementORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), re-established by proclamation No. 1133/2011, is the constitutionally mandated body to conduct elections, organize referendum and regulate political parties in Ethiopia. NEBE is working to boost its’ institutional strength with a special focus on enhancement of human resource capacity. Accordingly, NEBE would like to invite applicants for Database Administrator (SDBA) position who meet the following requirements. Required number:         OneReports to:                    ICT Project ManagerDuty station:                 NEBE Head Quarter, Addis AbabaDuration:                       Contract (Six months with the possibility of extension)Salary:                             As per the organization salary scale (Competitive)Job SummaryDatabase Administrator (DBA) is responsive for the maintenance of the BVR database and other election related databases including user management and access control, performance tuning and backup and recovery.Duties and responsibilities

• Designing, implementation, maintenance and support of a NEBE BVR Voters Databases and other Database Systems.
• Installation of new versions of DBMS software, application software, and other software related to DBMS administration.
• Participate and Support in the developing and testing of new software before it is moved into a production environment.
• Installing and configuring hardware and software with the system administrators so that it functions optimally with the DBMS.
• User Management and Administration - Adding and removing users, administering Storage quotas, auditing, and checking for security problems.
• Planning and implementing backup and recovery of the database.
• Performing daily and weekly backup of databases.
• Analyzing data stored in the database and make recommendations relating to performance and efficiency of that data storage including the effective use of indexes, enabling "Parallel Query" execution, or other DBMS specific features.
• Developing, maintaining and implementing the policies and procedures necessary to ensure the security and integrity of the corporate database.
• Data modeling and optimization in order to take the most advantage of the I/O subsystem.
• Administration of existing databases and the analysis, design, and creation of new databases.
• Proactively monitoring systems for optimum performance and capacity constraints.
• Work closely with development teams in regard to database updates and design