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Iraq Erbil - Iraq Full Time National Employee iMMAP 20 November 2024 03 December 2024

Organization

iMMAP is an international non profit organisation that provides information management services to humanitarian and development organizations. Through information management, we help our partners target assistance to the world’s most vulnerable populations. Our core philosophy is that better data leads to better decisions and that better decisions lead to better outcomes. iMMAP’s critical support to information value chains helps to solve operational and strategic challenges of our partners in both emergency and development contexts by enabling evidence-based decision-making for better outcomes.

Background

Registered in Iraq since 2011 with a presence in Erbil and Baghdad, iMMAP Inc. is implementing a project partnership with UNESCO aiming at operating, maintaining, training, and further developing the Education Management Information System (EMIS) for the Ministry of Education in Federal Iraq.

Description of Duties

Part of the EMIS project team and under the management of the Senior Software Engineer, the Database Engineer will oversee the management and maintenance of the EMIS database, including the Microsoft SQL Server. He/she will monitor database performance, including query optimization and resource usage, to ensure efficient operation and perform regular database backups, restore operations, and disaster recovery planning. They will ensure data integrity and consistency across the EMIS by applying database management practices according to iMMAP Inc.’s protocols.

Requirements

Education

University degree in Information Technology, mathematics, statistics, computer Sciences or related area.

Experience

Mastery of the principles of data handling and processing.
Minimum 5 years’ experience in web development, database administration. Minimum of 5 years of experiences supporting Microsoft SQL Server RDBMS in an enterprise environment, with at least 3 years as a SQL Server Database Administrator. Has analytical skills, experience in supporting very large databases in a production environment including proficiency in table partition design and implementation including creating, switching, and merging partitions.

Guiding Principles

Personnel is expected to conduct itself in a professional manner and respect local laws, customs and iMMAP’s policies, procedures, and values at all times and in all Countries.

iMMAP has zero-tolerance for sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, human trafficking, child abuse and exploitation. Any violations of these principles and policies will be treated as serious misconduct.

iMMAP is an Equal Opportunity Employer regardless of background.