Database Administrator Job at Pride Microfinance


Pride Microfinance

Database Administrator Job Post

Location:  Jobs in Uganda 2023 - 2024


Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day

Salary: UGX

No. of vacancies: 01

Deadline: June 14 2024

Hiring Organization: Pride Microfinance

Job Details:

Pride Microfinance Limited (MDI) is a Microfinance Deposit- taking Institution regulated and supervised by Bank of Uganda (BoU) under the MDI Act, 2003 and MDI Regulations, 2004 with a capital base of Ugx. 168.6 billion. Pride’s purpose is transforming lives responsibly.



Pride offers innovative financial solutions to largely people at the base of the economic pyramid and serves its customers through 40 networked branches and 6 contact offices. Pride is an equal opportunity employer looking for competent and experienced individuals to fill the vacancies of Database Administrator



The Database Administrator will report to the CBS Specialist and will be based at Head office. He/ she will be responsible for providing database administration expertise and support for the Pride’s ICT database infrastructure by creating and maintaining database environments in a proactive manner, identification of sources of golden data and resolving incidents/responding to service requests

Specific responsibilities include: –
• To execute procedures for database operations, maintenance, security, archiving and recovery.
• Provide substantive input to systems Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity plan and ensuring proper fail over setup plans.


• Effective database license management. All database licenses must be optimally used and decommission
• unused database servers to avoid costs above budget.


• Analyse business application requirements and develop specifications for databases construction and maintenance.


• Maintains up-to-date documentation of all enterprise databases operations manuals and procedures.
• Monitors the status of end-of-cycle activities including
• backups ensuring compliance with schedules Critical server Uptime.


• Investigate problems with databases and end-of-cycle runs, ensure appropriate corrective action, or escalate problems as appropriate.
• Act as liaison for vendors as they support complex database-related issues, systems, and implementation projects.


• Address a variety of database integration issues including synchronization between disparate databases, integration, maintenance/conversion, capacity planning issues, and new applications.

Minimum academic qualifications, Experience & competences
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or any related field.
• 3 years’ experience in a similar role.
• Should have knowledge of Microsoft Server Operating Systems and UNIX i.e., SOLARIS & Linux, SQL and database management Systems.
• Excellent experience in system scripting, such as PERL, PYTHON, Shell and working with open-source RDBMS e.g., MySQL.


• ICT Security Knowledge will be of added advantage.
• He/she should not be more than 40 years of age

Application procedure

If you believe you have the necessary skills and experience and desire to make a difference, then apply immediately and send a detailed CV, Interested candidates should forward their applications to the HEAD PEOPLE & CULTURE, at the address below, or on email: recruitment@pridemicrofinance.co.ug or using the link, https://www.pridemicrofinance.co.ug/career.html not later than Friday June 14, 2024

Date Posted: 2024-06-10

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