Ms SQL Database Administrator

2 weeks ago


Cape Town, South Africa Adcorp Holdings Full time

**Synopsis**

**Qualification and Experience**
- Grade 12
- MCSA: SQL Server 2012/2014 or later
- MCTS, MCITP certification (advantageous)
- Experience with backups, restores, and recovery models.
- Experience with Performance Tuning and Optimization (PTO) using native monitoring and tooling.
- Knowledge of High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery configurations and options for SQL Server
- Demonstrable understanding of relational database systems; scripting / coding languages
- Proficiency in MS SQL Server 2014 or later
- Ability to translate business requirements into functional system specifications, processes, and procedures.
- Experience working with Kerridge Commercial Systems ERP. (advantageous)
- Experience working with Windows Server, Active Directory, and Azure (advantageous)
- Experience with scripting languages such as C#, C++, Java (advantageous).

**Roles and Responsibilities**
- **SQL Servers and Database management**: Manage and maintain SQL Server/s and database/s within development and production environments.
- **Configure and optimize database servers**: Responsible for configuring and optimizing database servers and related processes to ensure high availability, performance, and on-going operations of the SQL environment.
- **Patch maintenance**: Perform scheduled maintenance and routine patching and upgrades from time-to-time.
- **Process refinement**: Automate and refine processes, track issues, and document environment configurations and changes.
- **Monitor relevant environments**: Contribute to the maturation of proactive monitoring of the relevant environments to prevent issues from occurring in future.
- **Report writing** - Responsible for reporting on SQL scripting, SSIS, SSRS.
- **Data modelling**: Ensure development and implementation efforts meeting integration and performance expectations.
- **Customer Service**: Provide support for critical production systems and end-of-day processing.

Job Reference: TCN01637



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