GVA Partners
Job Details
Install, configure, and administer Oracle, MongoDB, MySQL, and Cassandra environments across
dev/test/prod.
Support solution implementation activities including database provisioning, schema setup, user
creation, and role-based access control.
Design and maintain backup and recovery strategies (full/incremental, snapshots, PITR), and
execute recovery tests to meet RPO/RTO targets.
Implement and manage high availability and disaster recovery configurations (e.g., clustering/replication, standby/replica sets, multi-node Cassandra).
Perform database performance tuning: query optimization, indexing strategies, memory/IO
tuning, and capacity planning.
Monitor databases using enterprise or native tools; define and tune alerts, thresholds, and
health checks.
Manage patching and upgrades for database engines and supporting components with minimal
downtime.
Execute data migration and transformation tasks (export/import, replication-based migration,
cutover planning and rollback).
Enforce security controls: encryption (at rest/in transit), key management integration, auditing,
least privilege access, and credential rotation.
Create and maintain database standards and documentation: runbooks, build guides,
operational procedures, architecture diagrams.
Collaborate with application teams to ensure best practices for connection management,
pooling, transaction handling, and resilience.
Support integration with CI/CD pipelines for database changes (e.g., version-controlled schema
changes, controlled deployments).
Troubleshoot complex incidents including corruption, replication lag, locking/contention, disk/IO
bottlenecks, and configuration drift.
Participate in implementation workshops, readiness reviews, cutover execution, and
hypercare/stabilization support.
Ensure compliance with enterprise requirements for logging, retention, auditing, and change
management.
Provide knowledge transfer to operations/support teams and contribute to post-implementation
lessons learned.
Requirements
Minimum of 5+ years post-NYSC professional experience
Experience working on MSAP DB & VAS programs
Hands-on experience providing DBA support for MSAP database migration
Strong experience with database optimization programs
In-depth knowledge of database performance tuning and optimization
Experience supporting efforts to consolidate and stabilize test restore environments
To apply for this job email your details to tisea@gvapartners.com