MTN recruits a Specialist – Database Administration Abidjan, Ivory Coast

MTN recruits a Specialist – Database Administration Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

The position is attached to the IT Systems & Cloud Technology Manager (Level 2). Applications are open until November 13, 2026.

Mission

Database Administration Engineer designs, installs, configures, administers, secures, supervises and optimizes relational and NoSQL database management systems including Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, MongoDB and Cassandra. In accordance with MTN’s procedures, security standards and service requirements, he or she guarantees the availability, integrity, confidentiality, performance, backup, restoration and continuity of company data.

Operational responsibilities

The mission is to bring expertise to application, cloud and transformation projects, from design to production. It also installs, configures, administers, secures and maintains Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, MongoDB and Apache Cassandra databases, and automates administration tasks while standardizing operating procedures.

The position involves managing accounts, roles and privileges on a least privilege basis and security policies, and ensuring the integrity, confidentiality, availability and traceability of data. Monitoring, performance analysis, tuning, capacity management and saturation prevention are required, then defining, executing and testing backups, restores, replications, failovers and back-ups.

The specialist participates in business continuity and disaster recovery tests, in accordance with defined RPO/RTO objectives. It plans and deploys patching, upgrades, migrations and remediation of vulnerabilities, manages incidents, issues and changes, and coordinates escalations with publishers, integrators and partners. It maintains inventory, documentation, configurations and the lifecycle of database assets, conducts technology monitoring and recommends improvements in performance, resilience, security and cost.

It implements the mechanisms of high availability and replication: Oracle RAC/Data Guard/GoldenGate, SQL Server Always On, MongoDB Replica Set/Sharding and Cassandra multi-nodes. It defines and enforces security policies: access control, encryption, audit, hardening and patch management. It analyzes and resolves complex performance, availability, and integrity incidents, designs and tests backup, restore, failover, and recovery strategies, automates recurring operations, and produces technical documentation. He manages evolutions, migrations, version upgrades and obsolescences, and communicates effectively by working in a transverse and matrix organization.

Diploma and experience

The desired profile has a minimum BAC+4 in Computer Science or equivalent, good knowledge of English and at least 3 years of relevant experience in the administration of relational databases and NoSQL: Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, MongoDB and Apache Cassandra. Experience working in a critical production environment, ideally in a medium-sized company, is expected.

Knowledge

The candidate must understand the business environment, sensitive data and service requirements. He has a good knowledge of relational, distributed and NoSQL database architectures, mastering Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, MongoDB and Apache Cassandra technologies, as well as SQL languages and data modeling principles. He knows the tools for monitoring, diagnosis, tuning and capacity planning, IT and telecoms security rules, ITIL, ISO 20000, COBIT and ISO 22301, and uses Microsoft Copilote.

Required skills

The workstation requires to know how to install, configure and administer Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, MongoDB and Apache Cassandra; to implement the high availability and replication mechanisms: Oracle RAC/Data Guard/GoldenGate, SQL Server Always On, MongoDB Replica Set/Sharding and Cassandra multi-nodes; to define and apply the security policies of communicate effectively and work in a cross-functional and matrix organization.

Values and behaviours

At MTN CI, we are an organization driven by goals and values. We believe that understanding the needs and aspirations of our employees is essential to creating experiences that delight you at work, every day. We are committed to fostering an environment where every member of our Y’ello family is heard, understood and empowered to live an inspired life.

Our values allow us to keep our feet on the ground and move in the right direction. Most importantly, they keep us honest. It’s not something we pretend to be: they are written into our DNA. As an organization, we believe our mission is to create an exciting and rewarding workplace where our employees can be themselves, thrive in positivity and unleash their full potential. A workplace that stimulates creativity and innovation, improves productivity and ultimately produces meaningful results. A workplace based on relationships and the achievement of a goal that exceeds us. This is what we want you to live with us.

Our commitments go beyond an organizational promise. It is the ethics of our leaders and executives to work in partnership with our employees, customers and stakeholders to achieve our common goals. We are delighted that you see us as your professional partner to make your mark on the world. We look forward to your application.

MTN’s values are: leading with care, acting with integrity, collaborating with agility, serving with respect, acting with inclusion. Values are at the heart of MTN’s culture. Our five values, called “Live Y’ello”, are the force that unites and inspires each of us to make an impact that matters in the world. Tell us: Which of our five “Live Y’ello” values resonates most with you and why? (limit of 250 words)

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