Database Administrator

2 days ago

Centurion, South Africa H & S Labour Brokers Full time

We are looking to recruit a Database Administrator to conduct the day-to-day database operation of the organization and its compliance with relevant regulations, and optimising it for better performance.

**YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE**:

- **User Support **- provide support to users who may encounter issues emanating from the database.
- **Database Installations, configurations and maintenance **- install database management systems and configure databases as per the design.
- **Backup and recovery **- implement defined backup and recovery plans to ensure that the databases and systems can be recovered quickly in the event of disaster or disruptions.
- **Database programming**:

- proficiency in writing T-SQL queries to support business operations.
- **Database performance optimisation **- ensure optimisation of database performance and maintain high level of availability ensuring the systems are accessible to the users when required.
- **Database security **- implement defined database security controls, security policies and procedures.
- **Data Migration **- migrate data between diffferent data sources and ensure data quality, integrity and curated data are implemented successfully.
- **Capacity planning **- provide input into planning for future growth to meet increasing demands.
- **Technical writing **- maintain existing technical documentation and related technical specifications. Provide input into the policies, procedures, etc.
- **Compliance and regulations**:

- Ensure compliance with the policies, processes, procedures and applicable standards and data laws and regulations (e.g. POPIA).
- **Data governance**:

- understanding of data governance principles and concepts.
- **Project management **- adherence to project management standards and techniques.
- **Data lake administration
- **administering the data lake platform.
- **Cloud database administration **- administering cloud-based database management system.

**Education, Skills and Experience**
- Relevant Degree in Information Technology or a relevant NQF level 7 equivalent qualification
- User Support - minimum three (3) year experience.
- Database Installations, configurations and maintenance - minimum three (3) year
- experience.
- Backup and recovery - minimum three (3) year experience.
- Database programming - minimum three (3) year experience.
- Database performance optimisation - minimum three (3) year experience.
- Database security - minimum three (3) year experience.
- Data Migration - minimum one (1) year experience.
- Capacity planning - minimum one (1) year experience.
- Technical writing - minimum one (1) year experience.
- Compliance and regulations - knowledge of applicable standards and data laws and
- regulations (e.g. POPIA).
- Data governance - knowledge of data governance principles and concepts.
- Project management - knowledge of project management concepts, techniques and principles.
- Data lake administration
- knowledge of administering the data lake platform is an advantage.
- Cloud database administration - experience in administering cloud-based database management system is an advantage.**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: R550,000.00 per year

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Centurion, Gauteng: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

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