Job Description
Job Description
Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons to fill the following posts within
the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) – an equal opportunity employer.
DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR – ICT – LEVEL 8 (1 POST)
Duties and Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
▪ Install softwares used by ASYCUDA eg oracle and Linux software
▪ Administer and monitor SQL server databases
▪ Validate and restore backups
▪ Classify and prioritise and resolve database incidents
▪ Investigate root causes of recurring or systematic database issues
▪ Design and implement permanent fixes
▪ Maintain inventories of database instances, licences and configurations
▪ Validate patch schedules
▪ Enforce secure baselines
▪ Allocate memory, hard disks and space usage on servers.
▪ Create users who would be using the system.
▪ Assign and control names used for various portions of data base including transaction
codes, elements, tables, records, etc
▪ Install softwares used by ASYCUDA eg oracle and Linux software
▪ Allocate memory, hard disks and space usage on servers.
▪ Create users who would be using the system.
▪ Assign and control names used for various portions of data base including transaction
codes, elements, tables, records, etc.
Qualifications and Experience
Job Skills and Competencies
▪ Self- starter with ability to work under pressure and beyond stipulated hours.
▪ Unquestionable integrity.
▪ Good interpersonal and communication skills.
Qualifications and Experience
▪ A Bachelor’s Degree in ICT, Computer Science, Information Systems or related
discipline.
▪ At least two (2) years’ experience in a related field.
▪ Professional certification in database administration or systems engineering
(minimum one recognised certification) examples:
▪ Oracle Certified Professional OCA or OCP-Database Administration is a must.
▪ Oracle Cloud Foundations & Oracle Autonomous databases.
▪ Training or Certification in Oracle Data guard technologies.
▪ Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) for open systems exposure.
▪ CompTIA Database+ervers
▪ ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Auditor or Lead Implementor (for compliance assurance)
▪ Knowledge or experience of working with Customs & Excise or trade systems will be
an added advantage.
▪ Clean Class 4 Driver’s license is a prerequisite
How to Apply
Interested candidates should submit applications, accompanied by a detailed Curriculum
Vitae by 17 July 2026. All applications should be emailed to:
ZimraRecruitment@zimra.co.zw clearly stating the position applied for and addressed
to:
The Director, Human Capital
Zimbabwe Revenue Authority
6th Floor ZB Centre
Corner First Street / Kwame Nkrumah Avenue
P. O. Box 4360
HARARE
Please note female candidates and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply
and only shortlisted applicants will be responded to.