Database Developer

Telecomz Mobile Stores (TMS) is a start up mobile commerce and mobile payments firm focused on , easing phone users' access to banking, digital and telecom immediate focus and project at hand is a mobile payment application.
At TMS we believe in offering pioneer solutions and in pushing mobile technologies to its limits. We believe strongly in the word "Possible" and it is the only language we speak and understand!
We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Database Developer
Location: Enugu 
Job Description

• We are looking for a database developer who shares our beliefs and who will be responsible for designing stable, reliable databases that perform according to specifications
• You will be responsible for developing, testing, improving and maintaining new and existing databases to help users retrieve data effectively while establishing best practices.
• You will help solve all database usage issues and come up with ideas and advice that can help avoid such problems in the future.

Responsibilities

• Prepare documentations and specifications.
• Advice on best suited database platform for projects based on requested specifications.
• Design and code stable, effective and reliable databases.
• Ensure performance, security, and availability of databases.
• Handle common database procedures such as upgrade, backup, recovery, migration, etc.
• Profile server resource usage, and optimize and tweak as necessary.
• Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders.

Skills and Qualifications

• Strong proficiency with SQL and its variation among popular databases.
• Experience with some of the modern relational databases particularly MySQL.
• Skilled at optimizing large complicated SQL statements.
• Knowledge of best practices when dealing with relational databases.
• Capable of configuring popular database engines and orchestrating clusters as necessary.
• Ability to plan resource requirements from high level specifications.
• Capable of troubleshooting common database issues.
• Familiar with tools that can aid with profiling server resource usage and optimizing it.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as {{Git / Mercurial / SVN}}.
• Demonstrated knowledge of building databases that produce high level analytics reports.
• Proven ability to coordinate efficiently and effectively with a team of savvy and professional developers and stakeholders.

Other Information:

• The offer is a renewable 3 years contract with great perks.
• Candidate must be resident in Enugu or its neighboring states.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resume with email title/ subject as "Position".