DBA Consultant

1 week ago


Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa SecuritEase Full time

We're looking for an experienced Database Consultant to provide short-term, high-impact support on our products, focused on timeseries database optimisation.

This is an immediate engagement to help diagnose and improve performance, while we scope our longer-term DBA needs.

What You'll Do

  • Assess and optimise our timeseries database performance.
  • Advise, tune, and upskill our internal team.
  • Deliver a rapid health check and optimisation plan.
  • Implement and prioritise key performance fixes; document all changes.
  • Provide knowledge transfer and best-practice guidance.

What We're Looking For

  • Deep experience with PostgreSQL (must-have).
  • Timeseries database background (e.g. native PG, TimescaleDB or similar).
  • Expertise in SQL performance tuning, indexing/partitioning, query plan analysis, and capacity planning.
  • Bonus: exposure to Kafka-style data ingestion pipelines.

Details

  • Contract: Short-term consulting engagement (immediate start).
  • Location: Remote South Africa – must overlap NZ/South Africa/UK time zones.
  • Deliverables: Performance health check, optimisation plan, implementation, and knowledge transfer.

If you're a hands-on database performance specialist who thrives on solving complex technical challenges, we'd love to hear from you.



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