Snr Database Administrator

4 weeks ago


Johannesburg, South Africa Positive Switch Full time

**Description**
- The senior SQL Database Administrator will support the business in achieving its strategic objectives within the Data Services Business Unit.
- As senior SQL Database Administrator in the business unit team, you will be responsible for consulting with clients on complex information technology challenges
- Microsoft SQL database administrator will be responsible for the upkeep of multiple SQL environments
- The job will require an organized self-starter that can support clients and work within the larger team to better the service delivered to the clients

**Qualifications & Experience**
- A Senior SQL Database Administrator will perform database administration, maintenance, performance tuning, security, and troubleshooting on multiple client environments.
- A Senior SQL Database Administrator performs project management tasks as needed to ensure all requirements are delivered on time and meet user requirements. They will participate in and may lead projects and ensure their timely delivery.
- The Senior SQL Database Administrator will be required to work on multiple environments within a short space of time to assist with break/fix and sourcing business requirements, estimating hours for the build and developing from those specifications.
- The Senior SQL Database Administrator will work within a team to deliver a solution. The Senior SQL Database Administrator will need to be able to deliver portions of a solution as well as an entire solution.
- Duties will include scheduled reporting, call management, and operational tasks
- All aspects of SQL need to be looked after and advised on to the other teams, internal, client-side, and 3rd party. The person will also need to be able to self-organize and manage personal capacity to deliver all requirements according to process and SLA.

**Knowledge and Skills**
- Always on, High availability (set up, config and maintain)
- SQL Cluster experience (set up, config and maintain)
- Azure Managed Instance experience
- Advanced troubleshooting SQL skills.
- Understanding of Managed Services, and the ability to manage enterprise-level environments, whilst adhering to service level agreements and levels of reporting.

**Advantageous**
- SSIS ETL development and maintaining existing packages
- Development skills in SQL, including Transact SQL (data extraction & manipulation, report writing, and SQL query troubleshooting).
- Writing and tuning stored procedures.
- Understanding of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies
- Understanding of Project Management concepts.
- Specialized presentation skills to a senior/strategic audience



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