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Database Administrator at Tana

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Job Detail

  • Job ID 1017870
  • Experience  4 Years
  • Qualifications  Degree Bachelor

Job Description

Position Overview

  • The role will be placed with a global leader in international mobile top-up, operating high-volume, always-on systems across multiple cloud environments. This Database Administrator position focuses on supporting and optimizing production database environments to ensure the performance, reliability, and availability of core systems.

Responsibilities

  • Manage and maintain SQL Server and MongoDB production databases
  • Ensure high availability, performance, and reliability of database systems
  • Monitor systems and resolve performance or operational issues
  • Support incident response and root cause analysis
  • Participate in an on-call rotation for out-of-hours production support
  • Optimize queries, indexing, and database configurations
  • Support and maintain Kafka environments in production
  • Collaborate with engineering teams on data infrastructure decisions
  • Automate routine tasks using scripting (e.g., PowerShell, T-SQL, Bash) and improve monitoring and observability
  • Manage database security and governance, including RBAC, encryption, auditing, patching, upgrades, and vulnerability remediation.
  • Lead capacity planning and forecasting initiatives to support scalability, performance, and long-term operational reliability.

Requirements

  • 4+ years of experience in a DBA, Database Engineer, or Data Engineering role
  • Hands-on experience with Microsoft SQL Server (HA/DR, Always On, indexing, performance tuning)
  • Experience working with at least one cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
  • Hands-on experience with either MongoDB or Apache Kafka in a production environment.
  • Strong scripting skills (PowerShell, T-SQL, Bash, or similar)
  • Solid understanding of database performance tuning and optimization
  • Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools
  • Ability to work independently while collaborating with a broader engineering team
  • Strong problem-solving, communication skills and a willingness to learn and grow within the role.

Nice to have

  • Experience managing or administering the Microsoft BI stack (SSAS/SSRS/SSIS)

Location:

  • This is a full-time, remote role based in Kenya. Working Hours are 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM EAT. In addition, there will be on-call responsibilities several times per month.

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