SQL Database Administrator

3 days ago

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Boardroom Appointments Full time R900 000 - R1 200 000 per year


Minimum requirements:

  • Experience as a MS SQL Server database administrator.
  • Expertise with performance Tuning and T-SQL Optimisation.
  • Experience with busy databases handling large volumes of transactions per day.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work with a broad range of stakeholders up to C-level
  • A natural problem solver with excellent organisation and prioritisation skills
  • Experience of decision making in a pressurised environment
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • University degree or equivalent from a knowledge & experience perspective

Nice to have:

  • Experience in data engineering
  • Experience in Microsoft Azure would be considered a strong asset
  • Experience with any of the following considered an asset; Azure SQL, Azure Data Factory, MongoDB, MySQL, Terraform, Databricks, Azure Data Lake Storage

Responsibilities:

  • Working within a central DBA team whilst interfacing with an assigned dev squad
  • Traditional MS SQL Server administration tasks such as backups, availability group maintenance, version upgrades, connectivity issues, infrastructure management etc
  • Pre-emptive T-SQL optimisation, identification and tuning of high consuming queries achieved through in-depth query performance monitoring
  • Partitioning and database size management
  • T-SQL code review for an assigned dev squad as well as supporting developers with efficient database design
  • Developing and maintaining archiving strategies, data extraction and data insertion pipelines using T-SQL and/or Azure Data Factory
  • Code and infrastructure automation using tools such as PowerShell, Terraform and Azure DevOps
  • Migrating to and creating managed database services such as Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instances
  • Participating in an on-call support roster

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