Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates to fill the following position within the INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY DIVISION, at the National Land Agency.

RELATIONAL DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR (VACANT)

This position reports to the Senior Database Administrator.

 

Job Purpose

• To maintain database to support information systems activities
• To provide operational support for database solutions
• To perform system database performance tuning.

Key Outputs

• Policies, procedures and objectives implemented
• Reports developed

• Agency’s databases maintained
• Schemas and data models reviewed
• Scheduled backup monitored
• Database Restoration validated
• End-users of data supported
• Data extracts provided per specifications

Key Responsibilities:

Management/Administrative Responsibilities

• Assists with the design and delivery of technical training programmes
• Makes recommendations on matters relating to data management and conversion

 

Technical/Professional Responsibilities

• Maintains and supports the Agency’s databases
• Ensures quality control of data and database structure
• Develops and implements database systems and solutions.
• Designs and implements database solutions
• Contributes to the review of existing procedures and updates as is necessary to improve effectiveness of the operations
• Develops and maintains database schemas and data models and implementation plans
• Ensures database efficiency and tuning
• Assures security of the Agency data internally and externally
• Monitors scheduled backup of the Agency’s databases 
• Conducts and validates scheduled database restoration intervention.
•  Provides support to end-users to ensure proper operation of database
• Tests configurations to ensure proper implementation and quality are met

Other Responsibilities

• Keeps abreast with trends and developments in the field and recommends incorporation where appropriate
• Performs other related duties assigned from time to time by the Database Administrator.

 

Performance Indicators

• Procedures developed or reviewed are documented and they are in keeping with current trends in database management.
• Databases designed and developed are flexible and in keeping with established standards
• Implementation of database systems, work plan and solutions are carried out within establish guidelines and timeframes
• End-users have confidence when using database
• Reports and general data extracts  are complete, accurate and submitted in time agreed

 

Required Competences/Skills:

The job-holder should be able to demonstrate:

• Good interpersonal skills
• Good oral and written communication and presentation skills
• Sound judgment, analytical, decision making, problem solving skills
• Excellent data modeling skills including but not limited to ER diagrams and UML
• Excellent knowledge of RDMS software
• A knowledge of programming environment and web-based application development
• Competence in data analysis and interpretation with a good grasp of data-warehousing and data-mining principles

 

Minimum Required Qualifications and Experience

• Undergraduate degree in Computer Studies or equivalent qualification from a recognized tertiary institution
• Two (2) years’ experience in administering a commercial database system;
• Experience in RDBMS, preferably INFORMIX, ORACLE or MS-SQL

 

Remuneration Package:  - Salary Range: $1,823,121.00 - $1,968,434.00 p.a.

A letter of Application accompanied by a Résumé should be submitted no later than November 2, 2022 to jobapplications@nla.gov.jm for the attention of:

The Director, Human Resource Management & Development

National Land Agency

35 Hope Road

Kingston 10

 

We appreciate all responses but only short-listed applicants will be contacted.