Brian Kimani

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Database Engineer Server Systems Operations Competency at IBM

  • Education

    • Institute of Software Technologies

      2008 - 2009
      Oracle Diploma, OCA,OCP Oracle Developer and Database Administration
    • Africa Nazarene University

      2002 - 2005
      Bsc Computer Science
  • Experience

    • Family Bank

      Jan 2008 - now

      Responsible for the management of all Family Bank Oracle databasesOracle RAC 11gR2 database and Grid infrastructure administration on AIX 6.1 Dataguard management- Responsible for management of 11gR2 Active dataguard DR siteService Oriented Architecture (SOA) administration Played a lead role in database wide optimization and instance and resource monitoring.Performing root cause analysis on failures. Resolve performance tuning related issues,reports and queries.Accountable for checking backup logs to ensure backups are successful, monitoring the alert log, general database housekeeping (e.g. datafile maintenance).Implementation of various security features in the bank’s core banking system to enforce several business rules.

      • Senior Database Administrator

        Feb 2011 - now
      • Database Administrator

        Jan 2008 - Jan 2011
    • IBM

      Feb 2014 - now
      Database Engineer - Global Technology Services,SSO Competency

      Airtel Africa Hub SupportDatabase performance tuning and monitoring on multiple platforms (AIX,RedHat Linux,Solaris,HP-UX)Backup monitoring and recovery processesOracle RAC and ASM administrationIBM Data Security Compliance for Airtel Data Ensuring high availability on multiple Telco systemsCapacity monitoring Data migrations

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Oracle Certified Associate

      Oracle University
    • Oracle Certified Professional

      Oracle University
    • Oracle Diploma

      Institute of Software Technologies
  • Volunteer Experience

    • IBM On Demand Community(ODC) Excellence Award

      Issued by IBM on Apr 2015
      IBMAssociated with Brian Kimani