
Posted
about 2 months ago
Deadline
9th Jan, 2026
Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Job Type
full time
You will be responsible for the administration, performance tuning, and third-line support of all enterprise database systems, including both open-source and proprietary platforms. You will manage the full database lifecycle, ensure high availability and security compliance, and automate administrative tasks to improve efficiency.
Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field
More than four years of hands-on administration of large-scale database environments across open-source and enterprise platforms
Proficiency in at least three major RDBMS and two NoSQL technologies (e.g., PostgreSQL, GaussDB, MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, Cassandra, Redis, MongoDB)
Strong capabilities in performance tuning, troubleshooting, migrations, ILM, replication, clustering, sharding, and high-availability
Extensive experience managing databases on Linux/Unix and Windows
Experience administering PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, and MongoDB across development, test, staging, and production environments
Experience with cloud deployments (AWS RDS) and on-premises setups
Skilled in designing conceptual, logical, and physical data models
Experience optimizing data movement and integrity
Experience automating administrative tasks using Bash, Python, or Ansible
Hands-on expertise with AWS-hosted PostgreSQL, high-availability architectures, replication, encryption, disaster recovery solutions, and scalable, secure cloud database operations
Holds or can hold certifications across major database platforms (PostgreSQL, GaussDB, MySQL, Oracle, MongoDB, Cassandra, SQL Server), cloud certification (AWS), and OS certifications (LPIC, RHCE)
Exposure to big data technologies (Hadoop, Spark), event-driven systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and data analysis or machine learning methods
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