Database Administrator

2 weeks ago


Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Affirmative Portfolios Full time

Information Technology

JHB North:

Database Administrator

Permanent R670 500p/a

Sandton
Job Advert Summary

Job summary statement/purpose


The primary role of the database administrator's (DBA) is to ensure that data is available, structured, protected from loss and corruption, and easily accessible.

The DBA will be expected to manage, maintains, and secure data in one or more data systems to ensure that users can perform business-related analyses.

This role will be responsible for data storage, display, utilisation, and analysis.

Minimum Requirements

Qualifications

  • Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or IT relevant Degree
  • Microsoft certified Database Administrator (Added Advantage)
  • Cloud Certification (Added Advantage)

Experience

  • Relevant database certificates
  • Insurance background (Added advantage)
  • Minimum of 5 year's proven MS SQL Database Administration
  • MySQL experience (added advantage)
  • Knowledge and experience with database Performance Tuning and Optimization (PTO).


Business Intelligence experience
  • Power BI (added advantage)
  • Knowledge and experience with backups, restores and recovery models (Preferable)
  • Knowledge and experience of High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) options for SQL Server.

Responsibilities:

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS (DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Database Software Installation

  • Collaboration on the initial installation and configuration of a new database either SQL/ MYSQL.
  • Setting up the hardware and deploying the operating system for the database server, and installation and configuration of database software.
  • Handling of data transfer from the existing system to the new platform.

2. Database Maintenance

  • Maintenance of database servers and updating of processes/SOPs.
  • Ensure high levels of performance, 97% availability and sustainability.
  • Ensure that databases logs are tracked, issues are resolved on time.
  • Works closely with IT Project Managers, Business Analysts, Enterprise Architects, Suppliers, Infrastructure team and development teams.
  • Provide support to Application Productions team, Application Developers and Infrastructure team.
  • Participates in the configuration, tuning and troubleshooting of the databases in use in Development, QA and Production.
  • Performs backup recovery through testing and ensure database are backed up accordingly.
  • Provide support for businesscritical systems; and perform scheduled maintenance and support release deployment activities.

3. Database Security

  • Know the potential weaknesses of the database software and the company's overall system and minimise risks.
  • Implementing best practices to minimize risks.
  • Ensuring that there are audit logs should there be any security breach.
  • Recommend best security practices for Databases to achieve business objectives, advise on risk assumptions for any variances granted, and provides alternatives to achieve desired end results.

4. Monitoring and Reporting

  • Database Performance monitoring and resolution Implement and maintain storage, archiving, backup, and recovery procedures function correctly.
  • Monitor database health and its performance on a regular basis.
  • Produce reports on various database e.g., capacity, availability, job run etc.
  • Provide Business Intelligence (BI) Dashboard support.
  • Provide necessary support for business Intelligence function through access management.

5. Policy Holder Data Acquisition

  • Support business with Policy Holder Data acquisition programme by ensuring data is collected and availed for reporting purposes.
  • Provide support for Policy Holder Data to enable business for data management.

6. Research and continuous improvement

  • Research identify and recommend database improvements.


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