Job Type :
Full-time
Essential Duties and Responsibilities :
1. DESIGNS and develops databases to meet the needs of the Office of the Auditor General; writes codes, edits, and installs stored procedures and functions for accessing, maintaining, and populating databases.
2. MAINTAINS database ownership and access privileges in order to maintain the security and integrity of the data stored; monitors and maintains equipment, database security in cooperation with system users.
3. INSTALLS, configures and tests database applications on all computers and server stations for use by end users; may develop, modify and maintain the contents of a website as required
4. DEVELOPS, tests and maintains various security and control procedures for databases including backups, recoveries/restart, logs and journals and updates user passwords in order to ensure the security and safety of the data management system.
5. PLANS and organizes database activities regarding reliability, performance monitoring and security, backup and disaster recovery and logs activities in journal.
6. CONDUCTS research in order to make informed recommendation on database products, services and protocols in support of data and information management standards in order to ensure hardware meets database needs.
7. PROVIDES technical support to management pertaining to the purchases of computer hardware and software and makes recommendations to enhance performance, including upgrading existing and/or acquiring new systems.
8. ADDRESSES requests for restoration of lost or corrupted data and database integration issues advising on exception processing needs, troubleshooting, and other data management issues.
9. MONITORS databases to optimize performance, resource use and physical implementations of databases and modifies database programs as needed to achieve desired processing performance.
10. ENSURES that required hardware meets database needs modifying database programmes to increase processing performance.
11. PROVIDES support to network users and liaises with Central Information Technology Office (CITO) on issues or matters pertaining to the wide area network systems to ensure maximum efficiency and effectiveness in the use of resources.
12. CREATES and maintains various standardized reports and database-related technical specification documents, such as manuals and handbooks in accordance with establish management information systems Standards.
13. UNDERTAKES courses to keep up to date with new technology, trends, and computer solutions.
14. SETS major job objectives for subordinates and appraises performance against same in the timely completion of mid-year and End-of-Year performance appraisal based on each officer’s incremental date; develops and implements performance improvement plan for each subordinate.
15. ADHERES to International Standards for Supreme Audit Institutions (ISSAIs) and internal policies of the OAGB.