Job Title: Application & Database Administrator
Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
About Berger Paints Nigeria Plc:
Berger Paints Nigeria Plc has a reputation for being the first in setting standards in the paint industry in Nigeria, evidenced by its scorecard as presented. It has pioneered a wide range of speciality products that are much sought after in this dynamic and ever-changing market. Berger Paints Nigeria PLC is also the first company to unveil an ultramodern fully automated factory with a daily capacity of 10,000,000 litres of paint production.
Operating in 5 business segments Decorative/Architectural finishes, Industrial coatings, Marine & Protection coatings, Automotive/Vehicle refinishes, Wood Finishing and Preservers, with a manufacturing plant and main distribution centre in Lagos, over 25 depots/business partners’ outlets, Colour World centres and a countrywide distribution network of dealers in strategic locations spread throughout the country, the most notable contribution to our success has been the Company’s on-going commitment to the development and manufacture of paints and allied coatings which are technologically correct, environmentally friendly and formulated to withstand harsh tropical conditions.
Responsibilities:
- Administer and maintain applications & database systems, including monitoring, tuning performance and troubleshooting issues.
- Installing and configuring applications, ensuring that data is synchronized correctly between databases, and troubleshooting application-related issues.
- Monitor database performance, implement changes and apply new patches and versions when required given optimizing database performance and efficiency.
- Ensure data security and integrity, including implementation of access controls, backups and recovery.
- Collaborate with third-party developers and other team members to design and implement new features as well as troubleshoot any data-related issues in the Organization.
- Support users and developers by resolving data-related technical issues and troubleshooting queries by guiding them with best practices.
- Work with other team members to execute disaster recovery plans and procedures to ensure database availability during system outages or dysfunction.
- Execute regular database maintenance tasks, including database defragmentation, backups, and database replication.
- Minimize database downtime and manage parameters to provide fast query responses.
- Write queries for report generation from the database where applicable when such reports are not available from the front-end applications.
- Provide proactive and reactive data management support.
Requirements:
- Candidates should possess Bachelor’s Degrees with 3 – 5 years relevant work experience.
Knowledge Requirements:
- Experience with Microsoft NAV or Dynamics 365 BC Application.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft NAV / Dynamics 365 BC Development Environment.
- Knowledge of database management systems such as Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL and ability to write SQL queries.
- Experience in database backup, disaster recovery plan execution, database performance optimisation and data security.
Skills:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to provide quick solutions to issues.
- Outstanding communication and collaboration skills to work in a team environment.
Application Closing Date
28th February, 2025.
