Job Description:

About the Job

The Co-operative University of Kenya (CUK) invites applications from suitably qualified and experienced internal staff to fill the vacant position of ICT Officer I (Database Administrator) within the ICT Department.

Requirements

Must possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field from an accredited or recognized institution.
Must possess three (3) years’ experience in grade 9 or comparable position with exemplary track record experience in database administration or applications development, including system customizations, Integrations, & Report designs for/in a University setting.
Must have demonstrable experience with Oracle, MSSQL, MySQL/MariaDB, SQLite and PostgreSQL databases and database abstraction tools e.g. ADO.NET, ORM, LINQ to SQL etc.
Must have demonstrable knowledge in database performance housekeeping such as tuning, indexing etc.
Must have demonstrable knowledge in Systems Integrations using both RESTful and SOAP-based APIs.
Advanced knowledge of relevant ERP Systems.
Must demonstrate Systems development experience with any modern programming tools/platforms e.g. PHP, NET, JavaScript, Java etc. is an added advantage.