Job Description

Aga Khan Hospital, Kisumu

Career Opportunity: Database Administrator 

The Aga Khan Hospital, Kisumu is an Institution of the Aga Khan Health Service, Kenya, which is an Agency of the Aga Khan Development Network.

The Hospital is part of a network of health facilities, which includes Hospitals and Outreach Health Facilities across East Africa.

The Aga Khan Hospital is in an exciting growth phase and has attained acknowledgment of its quality by achieving ISO 9001:2015 certification, ISO 15189:2012 accreditation for laboratory services, SafeCare level 5 accreditation and is at advanced stage of attaining Joint Commission International Accreditation.

The Aga Khan Hospital, Kisumu has Outreach Health Services at Kisii, Kakamega, Kitale, Bungoma, Kericho, Kibuye-Kisumu, West End- Kisumu, Busia, Homa – Bay, Kapsabet, Migori, Bomet and Narok.

The Hospital is seeking to attract interested and qualified applicants to fill the following positions:

Database Administrator

Ref. No: AKHK/ICT/DA/11/21

Overall Responsibility: Reporting to the Assistant Manager- ICT, the successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining the integrity and performance of Hospital systems IT databases and ensure that data is stored securely and optimally.

Other Responsibilities

• Maintain oracle database to support applications


• Ensure database security and performance


• Recommend and document ways of integrating application systems to achieve optimal results.


• Implement relevant database upgrades and new installations.


• Ensure availability of databases backups as per set policies


• Perform regular database maintenance to ensure optimum performance and data integrity.


• Understand the business requirements and be part of a team to implement in house /Third party software.


• Ensure smooth running of the in-house developed/3rd party software


• Write simple and complex SQL queries


• Develop reports in crystal.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related
  discipline,


• Certified Oracle Database Administrator.


• Minimum 2 years in database management with experience deploying database and data warehousing technologies (e.g., High Availability, Real Application Clusters, Backups, Partitioning, Oracle DataGuard) in production environments.


• Skills in Data Integration, Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence, OLAP, and Data mining Familiarity with ICT standards as well such as ITIL, COBIT.


• Proficiency in various operating systems like Windows, Linux & Solaris,


• Thorough knowledge on data profiling, data modeling and data validation and associated tools; Skills in Database Sizing.

Application Instructions:

Interested candidates are requested to CLICK HERE to complete the job application form and email back to us together with the application letter and a detailed curriculum vitae to ksm.recruitment@akhskenya.org. on or before 13th December 2021.

The email subject line MUST include Position title and Ref. number being applied for i.e., “AKHK/ICT/DA/11/21”

Canvassing of any nature will lead to automatic disqualification.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Please note that Aga Khan Hospital Kisumu does not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting or medical examination)

“Aga Khan Hospital Kisumu is an equal opportunity employer”

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