Vacancy title:
Application & Database Officer

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Finance, Category: Computer & IT]

Jobs at:
National Switch Limited

Deadline of this Job:
Saturday, May 30 2026

Duty Station:
Blantyre | Blantyre

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, May 26 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Background

A leading national payment infrastructure initiative that connects banks, mobile money operators, fintechs, insurance companies, microfinance institutions, Government, and businesses is seeking to recruit dynamic and highly skilled support staff to strengthen the backbone of the country’s digital financial ecosystem.

We are looking for motivated professionals who are passionate about technology, innovation, and delivering highly available digital financial services that drive national digital transformation.

Role Overview

Responsible for day-to-day technical support and the stability, performance, availability, upgrades, integrations, enhancements and security of enterprise databases and business applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Application & payment systems administration and support
• Database administration and performance management
• Manage backup, recovery and data integrity
• System monitoring and performance tuning
• Incident management
• Support, optimization and troubleshooting
• Change and release management
• Integration management
• Reporting, reconciliation, and compliance support

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in IT related field
• Oracle database certification
• 3-5 years experience (financial sector preferred)
• Oracle Database Administration (mandatory)
• Oracle Data Guard experience
• Linux expertise
• Knowledge of payment systems and standards (ISO 8583, ISO 20022)
• Proven experience in database administration and enterprise application support

Key Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Excellent communication skills
• Team player and self-driven

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure
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Submit your CY and certifications copies to the address below not later than 30 May 2026.

The Chief Executive Officer,
National Switch Limited,
First Floor, Ulimi House,
P.O. Box 2334,
Blantyre

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