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• Completed BSc Computer Science or National Diploma in IT.
• Solid time management and communication skills essential.
• Experience in designing/optimising MSSQL Databases.
• 35 years' experience in a commercial environment.
• 3+ years' experience in MSSQLall aspects.
• Advanced SQL skills and query writing skills.
• Optimisation and fine tuning all aspects of MSSQL.
• Ensuring high data base availability Yes Competencies

• Ensure Database design is robust, scalable, and operating optimally.
• Actively contribute to planning meetings, documentations, and testing.

• Ensure store procedures are optimised.
• Rollback and disaster recovery management.
• Ensure high DB availability as this has a public facing web front end.
• Work towards a longterm data warehousing solution based on SQL server 2016 Enterprise.
• Support and update existing products.

• Utilise tools and scrips to monitor all aspects of database performance including the underlaying compute, storage, and networking.
• Drive the adoption of processes within the team which consider and meet the expectations of technical throughput rates and responses; processing times; effective resource utilization during operation and where the system or solution ensures maximum operational capacity requirements are met.
• Good Understanding of big data manipulation methodology.
• Use highspeed transaction recovery techniques and backup data.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot database errors. Create and manage database reports, visualizations, and dashboards.

• Recommend and implement emerging database technologies.
• Take an active involvement in problem resolution and where necessary work after hours to ensure that problems are resolved.
• Show foresight to prevent errors or delays in projects.
• Demonstrate initiative by understanding, acquiring, and implementing new knowledge and skills both within team and to the wider group.
• Incorporates the new abilities into the daytoday operational activities to improve performance of products and systems.
• Ensure techniques, technologies, tools, and processes used, are in line with industry best practices.

• Identify team members requiring a specific knowledge, skill or understanding and seek ways to impart or upskill the team members through coaching and mentorship.
• Verify the knowledge has been imparted successfully and if not, take steps to rectify gaps in transfer of the knowledge.
• Provide technical guidance to the team through collaboration sessions and knowledge sharing initiatives.

• Openness to changes and improvements in the data base systems by embracing new technologies and methodologies that will enhance the performance and security of the data base.
• Prompt responses to requests and issues relating to Database management and therefore enhancing teams' effectiveness.
• Willingness to share knowledge on the system on configurations, process, and procedures with other team members so they have a clear understanding of how the database works in a way that is easy to understand.
• Maintain a positive and cando attitude, which can inspire and motivate yourself and other team members in all situations.
• Support and coach fellow junior team members and assisting them to develop their skills and grow in the team.
• Ability to work seamlessly with colleagues and in a collaborative approach to improve database solutions and outcomes.

Our learning and development programmes, our various opportunities for growth, and our well-deserved incentives are what keep our All-Star Team the best amongst the rest.