NESTON MARICA
Dar es salaam
Summary
I am a DBA, solution engineer, and software developer who is fully committed to helping a company reach its goals. Being a DBA, developer, or engineer enables me to fully understand end-to-end development stages, from the end user's perspective to the development, data architecture, and deployment. I am also a dedicated, motivated, and responsible person who seeks to acquire knowledge in any field in the computing world.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Manager: Database Management Administrator
EXIM Bank Tanzania
Dar es salaam
02.2025 - Current
- Design and implement bank database systems to achieve performance and availability targets.
- Develop and implement capacity management procedures to keep databases within capacity management threshold.
- Manage Database availability, service recovery, to ensure projects, incidents problems are addressed according to defined set of policies, processes, procedures and SLAs
- Effectiveness of integration of database strategy/blueprint with bank’s business direction.
- Effectiveness of the database security (policy, control and infrastructure) regarding protection against exposure to and impact of risks associated with data loss, corruption and/or unauthorized access.
- Plans, designs and implements database projects in accordance with Bank’s requirements and monitor capacity/performance of the database to ensure optimum efficiency.
- Create reports using complex SQL procedures to facilitate data driven improvements to business and educational processes.
- Develop SQL queries and associated scripts or processes to facilitate integration between the bank’s systems or other critical systems and other internal or external systems.
- Perform and seek to continuously improve the monitoring of the database environment and supporting infrastructure.
Solution Engineer II (Application Analyst II)
4C Group of Companies
Dar es salaam
08.2023 - 01.2025
- Making sure the Payment Gateway, Charging Gateway application plus its dependencies are running always.
- Designing and developing of API’s (via iNSight application) and Minor Bug Fixes.
- Reviewing and Contributing to Solution Design and Scope of Work Documents.
- Reviewing, Contributing as well as Creation of project FAT and UAT Documentation based off Solution Design.
- Drawing and designing of use case diagrams using X-Mind or draw.io.
- Continual updating Project Coordinator on the status of the project based on release from the development team after installing in UAT/OAT/PROD.
- Suggesting product improvements to the development team so to minimize time in each transactional flow.
- Creating Deployment plans and OSI documents whenever there is a change and logging to our service desk for CAB approval.
- Project UAT Assistance to Client.
- Carry out quality tests to discover errors and optimize usability.
- Application integration with third parties via API’s.
- Also perform Level 1 support task plus after hour stand-by.
Solution Engineer I (Application Analyst I)
4C Group of Companies
Dar es salaam
07.2021 - 08.2023
- Making sure the Payment Gateway, Charging Gateway application plus its dependencies are running always.
- Designing and developing of API’s (via iNSight application) and Minor Bug Fixes.
- Reviewing and Contributing to Solution Design and Scope of Work Documents.
- Reviewing, Contributing as well as Creation of project FAT and UAT Documentation based off Solution Design.
- Drawing and designing of use case diagrams using X-Mind or draw.io.
- Continual updating Project Coordinator on the status of the project based on release from the development team after installing in UAT/OAT/PROD.
- Suggesting product improvements to the development team so to minimize time in each transactional flow.
- Creating Deployment plans and OSI documents whenever there is a change and logging to our service desk for CAB approval.
- Project UAT Assistance to Client.
- Carry out quality tests to discover errors and optimize usability.
- Application integration with third parties via API’s.
- Also perform Level 1 support task plus after hour stand-by.
Software Developer
CITS
Dar es salaam
06.2020 - 07.2021
- Cooperate with the development team to design and create the required database.
- System deployment to server for use and support.
- Work in a team to develop applications from the given requirement.
- Carry out quality tests to discover errors and optimize usability.
- Application integration with third parties via API’s.
Software Developer
Softlink Limited
Dar es salaam
08.2019 - 06.2020
- Cooperate with the development team to design and create the required database.
- System deployment to server for use and support.
- Work in a team to develop websites from the given requirement.
Computer Technician
MatheosTechs
Dar es salaam
01.2019 - 02.2019
- Computer repairs and maintenance.
- Software installation, maintenance and support.
- Network cabling tasks under supervision.
- Part-time
Web and Android Developer
SmartCodes Limited Company
Dar es salaam
07.2017 - 09.2017
- Cooperate with the development team to design and create the required database.
- I work with senior developers to develop websites and android application.
- System deployment to server for use and support.
- Carry out quality tests to discover errors and optimize usability.
- Training
Education
BSc - Computer Science
University of Dar es Salaam
01.2019
Skills
- Programming languages: Java, PHP, Python, Bash
- Database management: SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle
- Cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, Oracle Cloud
- Containerization tools: Docker, Kubernetes
- Development tools: Git, Bitbucket, Jenkins,HAProxy
- Monitoring tools: Grafana
- Automation tools: Ansible
- Backup technology: Veeam
- Operating system: Linux, Windows
Certification
- Oracle Certified Associate - OCA
- Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator Associate
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Foundations 2020 Associate.
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2019 Cloud Operations Associate
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2019 Architect Associate
- Lean Six Sigma White Belt Certified
- Elements of AI Certification of Completion.
- Generation Unlimited Bootcamp Organizing member.
- Certification of Participation in the 5th University of Dar es Salaam Research week.
Languages
Kiswahili, English
References
- Eliakim, Mwakapiso, Senior Manager Agency Banking - NMB, kimpiso@gmail.com, 0756995213
- James, Sweke, CEO CITS, James.sweke@cits.co.tz, 0754210953
Projects
iNSight Payment Gateway – Vodacom Tanzania - (4C Group of Companies)
- Solution Engineer as Level II
iNSight Payment Gateway – Airtel Tanzania - (4C Group of Companies)
- Solution Engineer as Level II
Vodafone HUB applications (4C Group of Companies)
- Solution Engineer as Level 1, site South Africa
- Application supported in HUB are LMP involving CDS, OL, MFT
Elam (NBC) – (under CITS)
- A website application, tools used; Codeigniter framework(php), MySQL database, java-script, ajax, html5 and css. Also server technologies used windows server.
- Integrated with Active Directory
CRM (TAMISEMI) – (under CITS)
- A website application, tools used; Codeigniter framework(php), MySQL database, java-script, ajax, html5 and css. Also server technologies used windows server.
- Integrated with Aheeva manager.
ENotification (NBC) – (under CITS)
- A website application, tools used; Codeigniter framework(php), MySQL database, java-script, ajax, html5 and css. Also server technologies used windows server.
- Integrated with Active Directory.
MSDQI Dashboard (Ministry of Health Zanzibar) – (under CITS)
- A website application, tools used; Angular framework (Typescript -JS).
- Integrated with District Health Information System 2 (DHIS2).
Loss Report API (NBC) – (under CITS)
- A website application, tools used; Codeigniter framework(php), MySQL database, java-script, ajax, html5 and css. Also server technologies used windows server.
- Integrated with Active Directory,
Tanzania Police Force, Flex FX (NBC) – (under CITS)
- A website application, tools used; Codeigniter framework(php), MySQL database, java-script, ajax, html5 and css. Also server technologies used windows server.,
Hospital Management Information System - (under soflink).
- A website, tools used; Laravel framework(php), MySQL database, java-script, ajax, html5 and css. Also server technologies used aws.
Timeline
Assistant Manager: Database Management Administrator
EXIM Bank Tanzania
02.2025 - Current
Solution Engineer II (Application Analyst II)
4C Group of Companies
08.2023 - 01.2025
Solution Engineer I (Application Analyst I)
4C Group of Companies
07.2021 - 08.2023
Software Developer
CITS
06.2020 - 07.2021
Software Developer
Softlink Limited
08.2019 - 06.2020
Computer Technician
MatheosTechs
01.2019 - 02.2019
Web and Android Developer
SmartCodes Limited Company
07.2017 - 09.2017
BSc - Computer Science
University of Dar es Salaam
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