Database Administrator

2 weeks ago


Bellville, South Africa Sanlam Full time

**Who are we?**

Sanlam Group Technology is responsible for the provision of a digitally enabled technology service as a group COE, drive business and transformation and provide group-wide digital and data architecture. We operate the various technology platforms and shared services, ensure Cyber and Information Security resilience, and act as technology governance and risk orchestrator for technology across Sanlam.

**What will you do?**
- The Database Administrator’s role is to design, support, monitor, maintain, and performance tune production databases while ensuring high levels of data availability. This individual is also responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing database policies and procedures to ensure the integrity and availability and recoverability of databases and their accompanying software.**What will make you successful in this role?**
- Strategy & Planning- Assess and develop long-term strategic goals for production databases in conjunction with data owners and department managers.
- Design and implement redundant systems, policies, and procedures for disaster recovery and data archiving to ensure effective protection and integrity of data assets.
- Acquisitions & Deployment- Conduct research and make recommendations on database products, services, protocols, and standards in support of procurement and development efforts.
- Operational Management- Create models for new database development and/or changes to existing ones.
- Install and configure relevant network components to ensure database access as well as database consistency and integrity.
- Respond to and resolve database access and performance issues.
- Assist developers with SQL optimization.
- Monitor database system details within the database, including stored procedures and execution time, and implement efficiency improvements.
- Monitor, optimize and allocate physical data storage for database systems.
- Plan and coordinate data migrations between systems.
- Develop, implement, and maintain change control and testing processes for modifications to databases.
- Create, or support creation of, required reports in response to business user needs.
- Perform database transaction and security audits.
- Establish appropriate end-user database access control levels and review reports.
- Develop routines for end users to facilitate best practices database use.
- Ensure maintenance plans are in place i.e. reorg of databases, index adviser, runstats, backups
- Responsible to identify and manage risks within your environment.
- Qualifications- Matric
- Degree or Diploma in Information Technology
- Knowledge and Experience- At least 5 years database administration experience
- Strong understanding of database structures, theories, principles, and practices
- Working technical experience with database design, maintain and support, including SQL code optimization
- Hands-on database tuning and troubleshooting experience
- Experience in DB2 LUW data base technology and tools (Data Server Manager)
- Experience in troubleshooting and resolving database integrity issues, locking and deadlocking issues,replication issues, log shipping issues, connectivity issues, security issues etc.
- Ability to detect and troubleshoot CPU, memory, I/O, disk space and other resource contention
- Knowledge of AIX and Linux environments
- Good understanding of scripting
- Good knowledge and implementation skills of applicable data privacy practices and laws**Knowledge and Skills**
- IT Data Analysis- Database Knowledge- Database Security- Project Coordination- Risk Management**Personal Attributes**
- Organisational savvy - Contributing through others- Manages complexity - Contributing through others- Plans and aligns - Contributing through others- Optimises work processes - Contributing through others**Build a successful career with us**
- We’re all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future - your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realise their worth. Through its five business clusters - Sanlam Fintech, Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Allianz, Santam, as well as MiWay and the Group Office - the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.**Core Competencies**
- Being resilient - Contributing through others- Collaborates - Contributing through others- Cultivates innovation - Contributing through others- Customer focus - Contributing through others- Drives results - Contributing through others**Turnaround time**Our commitment to transformation**

The Sanlam Group is committed to achieving transformation and embraces diversity. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace as we believe that these are key components to ensuring a thriving and sustainable business in South Africa. The Group's Employment Equity plan and tar



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