Duties and Responsibilities

The incumbent will be reporting to the Business Applications Manager and will be responsible for the following, among other duties:
Accountable for the database management systems at Zimpost.
Plan and coordinate database security measures alongside network administrators.
Design and enhance database for the organisation’s MIS/ICT systems.
Conduct periodical database optimisation, monitoring, administration, maintenance and fine tuning.
Record and maintain periodical database performance metrics.
Conduct database user management emphasizing on segregation of duties through assignment of appropriate roles/privileges/permissions.
Manage security and disaster recovery aspects of a database.
Establish, plan, configure and perform database backup/ restorations and DRP procedures.
Advise on new database technologies with a view of implementing them.
Assist in the development and maintenance of the business continuity and recovery system for the organization.

Qualifications and Experience

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Business Studies and Computer Science, Information Systems Technology or an equivalent bachelor’s degree.
Experience in database management systems.
Experience in coding and scripting
Thorough knowledge of business processes
Hands-on experience in windows and Linux based environments, ERPs, fronted systems, database management systems such as SQL, Oracle, Progress, Informix.