Database Administrator Waterfall, Gauteng

**Designation**:

Database Administrator| Waterfall, Gauteng

**Category**:

Information Technology

**Job Level**:

Professionally qualified and experienced specialists and mid-management

**Posted by**:

PSG Konsult

**Posted on**:

18 Apr 2023

**Reference Number**:

PSG-SUPP-VAC0016

**Closing date**:

18 May 2023

**Position Type**:

Permanent

**Location**:

Waterfall Magwa Cres

**Overview**:
**VACANCY| DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR | WATERFALL, GAUTENG | PERMANENT**

PSGs commitment to transform and embrace diversity is what drives us to achieve a diverse workplace with employment equity as a key goal to create an inclusive workforce. In achieving our employment equity goals, we give preference to applicants from designated groups, and we encourage people with disability to apply.

**Job description**:
An opportunity exists for a Database Administrator to work within a growing financial services organisation.

**Responsibilities**:

- Implement appropriate designs for databases, data warehouses, marts, reports, and dashboards
- Specify database infrastructure requirements
- Design and implement database solutions for high performance and high availability using Microsoft SQL Always On.
- Responsible for planning and implementing database replication
- Perform query and database optimisation
- Be responsible for database maintenance
- Work with development teams to identify databases for decommissioning
- Monitoring database user access and security
- Writing database documentation, including data standards, procedures, and definitions
- Developing, managing, and testing disaster recovery processes and servers as well back-up and recovery plans
- Keep abreast of new database technologies

***Minimum requirements**:

- At least 5 years’ experience as a database administrator
- Matric plus applicable tertiary equivalent experience or preferably, an ICT relevant diploma or degree from a recognised tertiary institution
- Relevant technical certifications
- Cloud database experience
- Able to consult on data architecture and assess impact of project changes to data architecture
- Experience working with SQL Server 2016 and 2019 as a database administrator
- Design and development of MS SQL Server databases (DB design, optimization, tuning, ETL, stored procedures, triggers, and views)
- MCDBA certification advantageous
- SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) beneficial
- Must have Microsoft SQL Always On practical experience

***Competencies required**:

- Interpersonal skills
- Communication / presentation skills (verbal and written)
- Troubleshooting and strong resolution skills
- Achievement / Results orientated
- Team Player
- Analytical skills
- Motivated and positive attitude

**How to apply**: