BARAKA MAATU
Database Administrator
Dar Es Salaam,Tanzania
Summary
To find a challenging position to meet my competencies, capabilities, skills, education, and experience so I can learn, develop new skills and grow professionally.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Specialist, Database Administration
NMB Tanzania Plc
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
2023.07 - Current
- Supporting database design, creation, and testing activities.
- Managing the database availability and performance, including incident and problem management.
- Performing database housekeeping, such as tuning, indexing, etc. Implementing security measures and frameworks, while ensuring compliance.
- Defining and implementing event triggers that will alert on potential database performance or integrity issues.
- Identifying, reporting, and managing database security issues, audit trails
- Designing database backup, archiving, and storage strategy.
- Installing upgrades and patches
- Creating and maintaining database standards and policies.
MFS PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST
YAS TANZANIA(previous TIGO TANZANIA)
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
2020.10 - 2023.06
• Creating a detailed business analysis, outlining problems, opportunities, and solutions for a business, and preparing documentations of the products
• Defining business requirements and reporting them back to stakeholders.
• Managing and creating all testing procedures for
the products.
• Planning and monitoring of the products on development and live products.
SENIOR DBA AND MFS SUPPORT
ZANZIBAR TELECOM COMPANY LIMITED (ZANTEL TANZANIA
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
2018.12 - 2020.10
• Operational Tasks on Database, Mobile Financial Services (MFS) and Biometric Registration (BKYC).
Oracle database administrator
4C GROUP OF COMPANIES
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
2016.08 - 2018.12
- Maintaining Vodacom Tanzania Databases and all activities related to database.
IT SUPPORT ENGINEER
TIGO TANZANIA (now YAS TANZANIA)
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
2015.07 - 2016.08
- L1 & L2 support for Tigo Applications.
Education
Bachelor of Science -
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, WARANGAL
INDIA 2011.07 - 2015.05
Skills
ORACLE, Oracle Solaris, Microsoft
SQL Server, LINUX, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL & MariaDB, Dell’s PowerProtect Data Manager
Certification
• Oracle Certified Database 11g Administrator Certified Associate (OCA) –(1Z0-052)
• Oracle Certified Associate, Oracle Solaris 10 Operating System(1Z0-876)
• Oracle Database Associate 11g: SQL
Fundamentals 1(1Z0-051)
Other Trainings:
• Oracle Database Multitenant Architecture
• Dell’s PowerProtect Data Manager(PPDM)
• PostgreSQL Database Administration
• Oracle Database Exadata Administration
• Oracle Backups & Recovery
• Oracle Enterprise Manager(OEM)
• Certified Ethical Hacking(CEH)
REFERENCES:
Mr. GILBERT ENGEBERT RURONONA
SENIOR SPECIALIST, ENTERPRISE ARCHITECT - NMB PLC,
Email Address: gilbertbyr@gmail.com
Phone: +255 713 123 940
Mr. JOSHUA MSIGWA,
ORACLE DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR - CRDB BANK PLC,
Email Address: jem0712@gmail.com
Phone no: +255 712 503 106
Mr. MWITA KISUKA,
SPECIALIST, DC SERVERS INFRASTRUCTURE- NMB PLC,
Email Address: mwitaibrahim@gmail.com
Phone no: +255 754 710 664
Timeline
Specialist, Database Administration
NMB Tanzania Plc
2023.07 - Current
MFS PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST
YAS TANZANIA(previous TIGO TANZANIA)
2020.10 - 2023.06
SENIOR DBA AND MFS SUPPORT
ZANZIBAR TELECOM COMPANY LIMITED (ZANTEL TANZANIA
2018.12 - 2020.10
Oracle database administrator
4C GROUP OF COMPANIES
2016.08 - 2018.12
IT SUPPORT ENGINEER
TIGO TANZANIA (now YAS TANZANIA)
2015.07 - 2016.08
Bachelor of Science -
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, WARANGAL
2011.07 - 2015.05