Database Administrator Level 2

1 week ago


Durban, South Africa Derivco Full time

Job Profile Summary:
At Derivco, we work alongside our clients who are considered giants in the industry, to create and develop the platform that hosts some of the best online casino games in the industry.

We are also Platinum partners with vendors such as Microsoft and we are proud to say we employ over 2,500 of the brightest minds across our offices in the USA, South Africa, UK, Spain, Malta, Sweden and Australia.

To work for Derivco means you will work with cutting-edge technology., in our designer offices. Our people are brilliant., our ideas fresh and our technology is trailblazing.

You will be inspired, challenged, and stimulated every day and you will receive an extraordinary number of high-fives - rewarded for work well done. A place where you will feel as if you have found your intellectual and creative home.

**_
Sounds pretty awesome, right?_**

Derivco is an equal opportunities employer. We value people as individuals with diverse opinions, cultures, lifestyles and circumstances and we are committed to equality of opportunity and to providing a productive working environment free from unfair and unlawful discrimination.

**Job Description**:
We’re on the hunt for a **Database Administrator **to join our Team.

Responsible for Managing and Supporting our Database architecture, as well as optimizing databases performance across functional teams Internally and in Production.

You will be excited by the prospect of managing and optimizing or even re-designing our company’s database architecture to support our next generation of products and database initiatives.

**Responsibilities**
- Maintain the performance of Internal and Production Database servers within company SLA.
- Diagnose and troubleshoot SQL Server service outages as they occur, with an emphasis on effective communication, Route cause Identification and solution tracking.
- Routine Performance tuning of Database systems.
- Set and help maintain Database standards.
- Manage Database access and assist with developing processes for optimizing database security.
- Ensure all Database backup strategy meets the business’s Recovery Point Objectives (RPO) and Recovery Time Objectives (RTO)
- Create automation for repeatable, mundane Database tasks.
- Build, Configure, and Manage new Database Instances, including version Upgrades.
- Create and manage Database Projects, Reports and Documentation, visualizations, and dashboards when required.
- Review, recommend, and POC, with the chance of implementing emerging Database technologies.
- Scheduled Operational support (Hot-seat), including after hours on-call support as required.

**Qualifications & Experience**
- Computer Science degree (desirable)
- MCSA/MCSE (SQL) accreditation or more recent Azure accreditations (desirable)
- Experience performing root cause analysis on internal and external data and processes to answer specific business questions and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Build processes supporting SQL Server Environments, there dependencies and workload management.
- A successful track record of Supporting and Managing SQL Server, including HA.
- Experience supporting and working with cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment.
- Strong technical project management and organizational skills.
- Knowledge of Cloud computing/solutions.



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