Team Lead, Database Management Lagos

Access Bank Plc is a financial institution with presence in 9 countries in Africa and the United Kingdom and in all major cities in Nigeria. Also referred to as the Africa's Bank of Best Practice, Access Bank operates on a platform of strong ethics, governance and professionalism. We are  recruiting to fill the position below:

 Job Title: Team Lead, Database Management

Location: Lagos

Job Grade: AM - MGR

Reports to: Unit Head Database Management

Group: Database Management Job Overview

 The key objective of the team is to ensure the availability, performance, and integrity of critical databases supporting the Bank's wholesale banking and other enterprise platforms, providing technical support for complex issue resolution. The role maintains disaster recovery readiness, enabling failover or restoration from backup in the event of production disruption, and ensures compliance with the Bank's security and access policies.

Carry out database capacity planning for subsidiary and project database environments, review complex SQL codes, and provide technical guidance during the deployment of new applications. Interface effectively with Infrastructure, Application, and other IT teams to provide appropriate L3 support and maintenance for database deployments. Put measures in place to ensure the integrity of subsidiary and project databases is not compromised. Design and implement database backup policies and procedures, including disaster recovery measures to enable failover to an alternative site or restoration from backup in the event of production disruption. Monitor database sizes against capacity plans, ensure regular health checks of database infrastructure, and perform performance tuning to guarantee continuous availability and optimal performance. Ensure all subsidiary and project databases operate in compliance with the bank's security and access policies. Respond to internal and external audit queries and ensure remediation of observed vulnerabilities and non-conformities. Facilitate root cause analysis on database issues and drive timely resolution of complex, escalated problems. Perform benchmarking analysis to properly size hardware platforms and maintain technical documentation relating to database management functions. Provide leadership, technical guidance, and capacity development to team members supporting subsidiary and project database operations.

Qualification & Experience

Bachelor’s Degree in STEM, Computer Science, data base management or related discipline Minimum of 7 years of experience in core database management, preferably in a financial institution  Sound proficiency in database management. ITIL, COBIT, TOGAF certifications Oracle OCP/OCE, Database, Java SE, Certified Master or other relevant Oracle certifications.

Experience in the financial services industry is highly desirable.  Master's degree in IT or a relevant discipline  Other relevant professional certifications and qualifications

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Good knowledge and proficiency of Oracle Database Good knowledge and proficiency in Microsoft SQL Server database Ability to use Oracle data dictionary Ability to review and interpret log files, AWR and other diagnostic reports to resolve performance challenges Good knowledge of UNIX/Linus and other relevant operating systems Good security knowledge Ability to research, resolve and document unknown problems. Regulatory knowledge.

Creative and taking initiative Good communication skill (Oral & Written) Analytical / Problem solving Self-management Interpersonal skills.

General managerial / administrative Team building / conflict management Leadership / Coaching / Supervisory/ Influencing Organization and coordination.

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