Summary: Senior Database Administrator Job Vacancy at AzamPay Tanzania Ltd

Job Details

  • Deadline: November 11, 2026
  • Company: AzamPay Tanzania LTD
  • Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Job Description

Senior Database Administrator Job Vacancy at AzamPay Tanzania Ltd

Senior Database Administrator

Company

AzamPay Tanzania Ltd

Location

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Industry

Financial Technology (Fintech) / Mobile Money

Application Deadline

November 11, 2026

Job ID

150092

Job Overview

AzamPay is seeking a hands-on Senior Database Administrator reporting directly to the Director of IT to manage the availability, performance, security, and disaster recovery of its high-volume payment platforms. This role oversees a multi-engine database estate—including

Oracle (19c), MySQL (8.0), MongoDB, and PostgreSQL

—across production, DR, and testing environments hosted on-premise and in the cloud (AWS/VMware).

Key Responsibilities

Database Operations & High Availability

Administer, configure, and manage multi-engine databases across production and DR environments; manage clustering, replication, failover, and Virtual IP setups.

Backup, Recovery & DR Drills

Design, maintain, and test automated backup/recovery procedures (RMAN, Percona XtraBackup); lead database-side Disaster Recovery drills and data consistency checks.

Performance Tuning & Capacity Planning

Optimize complex SQL/PL-SQL queries, indexes, memory, and storage for high-volume financial transactions; forecast hardware and licensing needs.

Upgrades, Patching & Migrations

Lead major version upgrades, apply security patches across all database engines, and maintain tested rollback plans.

Security & Compliance

Enforce least-privilege access controls, conduct user access audits, and collaborate with security teams to address vulnerability findings.

Vendor Management & Automation

Oversee third-party database vendors, build automated scripts (Bash, Python/Perl) for routine tasks, and maintain up-to-date runbooks and architecture documentation.

Requirements & Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Telecommunications, or a related field.

5 to 8 years of total hands-on DBA experience, with at least 2 years in Fintech, Banking, Telecom, or high-availability transaction processing environments.

Expert Technical Proficiency

Deep expertise in Oracle 19c (RMAN, Data Pump, AWR/ASH, Data Guard) and MySQL 8.0 (InnoDB Cluster, Percona XtraBackup, replication).

Solid Technical Proficiency

Hands-on experience with MongoDB (Replica sets), PostgreSQL (Streaming replication), Linux systems (RHEL, Oracle Linux, Ubuntu), and cloud/virtualization infrastructure (AWS EC2/RDS, VMware).

Proven track record of leading at least one major production database migration/upgrade and active participation in DR failover drills.

How to Apply

Applications should be submitted online via the official

AzamPay Careers Portal

before

.

CLICK HERE TO APPLY

Application Requirement: Candidates must submit their CV along with a short cover letter describing one production database migration or recovery project they led (specifying the database engine, data size, and final outcome).

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