Senior Database Administrator
Company: AzamPay Tanzania Ltd
Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Industry: Financial Technology (Fintech) / Mobile Money
Application Deadline: November 11, 2026
Job ID: 150092
Job Overview
AzamPay is seeking a hands-on Senior Database Administrator reporting directly to the Director of IT to manage the availability, performance, security, and disaster recovery of its high-volume payment platforms. This role oversees a multi-engine database estate—including Oracle (19c), MySQL (8.0), MongoDB, and PostgreSQL—across production, DR, and testing environments hosted on-premise and in the cloud (AWS/VMware).
Key Responsibilities
Database Operations & High Availability: Administer, configure, and manage multi-engine databases across production and DR environments; manage clustering, replication, failover, and Virtual IP setups.
Backup, Recovery & DR Drills: Design, maintain, and test automated backup/recovery procedures (RMAN, Percona XtraBackup); lead database-side Disaster Recovery drills and data consistency checks.
Performance Tuning & Capacity Planning: Optimize complex SQL/PL-SQL queries, indexes, memory, and storage for high-volume financial transactions; forecast hardware and licensing needs.
Upgrades, Patching & Migrations: Lead major version upgrades, apply security patches across all database engines, and maintain tested rollback plans.
Security & Compliance: Enforce least-privilege access controls, conduct user access audits, and collaborate with security teams to address vulnerability findings.
AdvertisementVendor Management & Automation: Oversee third-party database vendors, build automated scripts (Bash, Python/Perl) for routine tasks, and maintain up-to-date runbooks and architecture documentation.
Requirements & Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Telecommunications, or a related field.
5 to 8 years of total hands-on DBA experience, with at least 2 years in Fintech, Banking, Telecom, or high-availability transaction processing environments.
Expert Technical Proficiency: Deep expertise in Oracle 19c (RMAN, Data Pump, AWR/ASH, Data Guard) and MySQL 8.0 (InnoDB Cluster, Percona XtraBackup, replication).
Solid Technical Proficiency: Hands-on experience with MongoDB (Replica sets), PostgreSQL (Streaming replication), Linux systems (RHEL, Oracle Linux, Ubuntu), and cloud/virtualization infrastructure (AWS EC2/RDS, VMware).
Proven track record of leading at least one major production database migration/upgrade and active participation in DR failover drills.
How to Apply
Applications should be submitted online via the official AzamPay Careers Portal before November 11, 2026.
Application Requirement: Candidates must submit their CV along with a short cover letter describing one production database migration or recovery project they led (specifying the database engine, data size, and final outcome).
