The Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) is a statutory body established under Section 9 of the Petroleum (Exploration, Development and Production) Act 2013, and in line with the National Oil and Gas Policy for Uganda which was approved in 2008. The mandate of the PAU is to monitor and regulate the exploration, development and production, together with the refining, gas conversion, transportation and storage of petroleum in Uganda. This includes ensuring that petroleum operations in Uganda are carried out in accordance with the relevant laws, regulations, guidelines, statutes and in line with international best practice for the petroleum industry.
The Petroleum Authority of Uganda now invites applications from qualified Ugandans who fully meet the required job specifications and with the right personal attributes to occupy the following positions in the Authority’s established structure.
PAU/ICTD/082/601: Database Administrator (01 VACANCY)
JOB SUMMARY
The Database Administrator will be responsible to and report to the Senior Database Administrator and will be responsible for supporting and maintaining the performance of the PAU database systems and applications to ensure business continuity. .

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
a) Ensure availability and good performance of databases and application serve instances
b) Support system resource utilization, table space and automated database routines and provide backup of the all the major enterprise databases
c) Participate in routine security check to ensure confidentiality, consistency and access to data by the authorized persons
d) Implement data quality processes to effectively implement data security requirements
e) Provide technical support to application development teams
f) Support disaster recovery and the data warehouse to enhance business continuity, planning and decision making
g) Identify system anomalies and provide technical support to permanently resolve reported queries to deter them from re-occurring
h) Train different stakeholders on usage of the database system
i) monitor the documentation, follow-up and feedback on queries raised by the users of various PAU systems
j) Participate in the development of business process to enhance automation of business processes and system integrations
k) Implement standards to ensure that all application design and code is produced with proper integrity, security and performance
l) Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Job Skills: Not Specified

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Qualifications
An honors bachelor’s degree in either, Computer Science, Information Technology, Statistics with computing, Computer or Software Engineering from an internationally recognized University or institution.
Experience
a) At least three (3) years’ experience working with big database management from a reputable organization.
b) Experience and knowledge in migrating code, database changes, data and menus through the various stages of the development life cycle.
c) A good knowledge of physical database design.
d) Excellent knowledge of Oracle backup and recovery scenarios.
e) A good knowledge of Oracle security management.
Added advantage
Masters’ Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Statistics (Computing option), Software or Computer Engineering or related field from an internationally recognized University or Institution.
Character and Competencies
a) Possess excellent project management skills.
b) Good communication and interpersonal skills.
c) Ability to conduct research into enterprise networking issues and products as required.
d) Highly self-motivated and directed, with keen attention to detail.
e) Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.
f) Ability to effectively prioritize tasks in a high-pressure environment.
g) Strong customer service orientation.

Job Education: bachelor’s degree in either, Computer Science, Information Technology, Statistics with computing