Database Administrator at Safaricom Kenya

Confidential • Kenya, Kenya, Kenya • Posted June 11, 2026

Location Kenya, Kenya

Job Type Full-Time

Category Other-General

Posted June 11, 2026

Job Description
Reporting to the Database Administration Planning lead, the position holder will be responsible for Administration, Performance tuning and 3rd line support of ALL Safaricom Enterprise Database (DB) Systems. The role focuses on both open-source and proprietary databases, including PostgreSQL, GaussDB, MySQL, MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis, Microsoft SQL Server, and cloud-based database platforms.

Key Responsibilities:
Manage the full database lifecycle, including installation, configuration, backup/recovery, updates and/or upgrades, automation, and maintenance.

Ensure 99.99% availability maintained for all critical databases.

Ensure tickets raised are responded to within the agreed SLA.

Test Business Continuity (BCP) and High Availability (HA) solutions for critical systems to minimize downtime during maintenance and failures.

Optimize database performance through tuning, query opt...

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