One of South Africa’s Banking Giants is looking for a Senior Database Administrator to deliver, maintain and support the high performing database management systems that meets the company’s vision, objectives, and quality.
Key Performance Areas:
- Operational Focus Prioritizing Stability
- Optimize Delivery, Maintenance and Support by using Automation
- Deliver, Maintain and Support Solutions
- Incident and Problem Management
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
Qualifications:
Min:
- Grade 12
- Microsoft Database Certification (MCDBA and/or MCTS (SQL Administration))
Ideal:
- A relevant 3-year degree / diploma in IT
- Multiple qualifications in various infrastructure disciplines (Networking, Operating Systems, Virtualization, etc.)
Job Knowledge:
Min:
Detailed knowledge of:
- SQL Server design and administration
- SQL Server management systems performance and capacity analysis
- SQL Server Internals
- T-SQL Programming and optimization
A sound understanding of:
- IT systems development processes (SDLC lifecycle)
- Business continuity planning
- IT Operations
- SQL Server Internals andor MySQL Server Internals
Ideal:
A sound understanding of:
- Cloud platforms for AWS/Azure
- SD-WAN
- Databases other than MS SQL
- Application Delivery Controllers
- Automation, scripting (Terraform, Ansible)
- Monitoring tools
- Capacity Planning
- BCP Concepts
- NAC
- Containers
- Data warehousing
- Big data
- Cloud platforms
Skills:
Communication:
- Communication skills (written and verbal) in English
- Interpersonal / Relationship management skills
- Negotiation and influencing
- Facilitation
- Presentation skills
- Ability to transfer skills and knowledge
Mind-set and attitude:
- Take ownership and accountability
- Sense of urgency (commitment)
- Analytical, diagnostic, and problem-solving skills
- Attention to detail
- Adaptability to change
- Business acumen
- Process and organisational thinking
Time management:
- Planning and organizing skills
- Project Management skills
- Ability to work under own initiative without guidance, cope well under sustained pressure and deliver to on deadlines
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Desired Skills:
- Database Administration
- SQL
- SDLC
- Cloud
- Microsoft Database