Database Administrator
Pretoria
Salary Package – R530 000 (TCTC, gross per annum, depending on experience and qualifications)
Deadline – 17 September 2025
About the position:
To conduct day-to-day database operation of the organization’s and its compliant with relevant regulations, and optimize it for better performance
Key Performance Areas:
- 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 optimization – ensure optimization 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 different 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:
- A 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 optimization – 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
Key Requirements
Education, Skills and Experience:
- A 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 optimization – 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
Please Note: Should you not receive feedback in 3 months’ time, please consider your application as unsuccessful.
Desired Skills:
- database administrator
- degree in information technology
- User Support
- Database Installations
- configurations and maintenance
- Backup and recovery
- Database programming
- Database performance optimization
- Database security
- Data Migration
- Capacity planning
- Technical writing
- Compliance and regulations – knowledge of applicable standards and data laws and regulations (e.g. POPIA)
- Data governance
- Project Management
- Data lake administration
- Cloud database administration
Desired Work Experience:
- 2 to 5 years Database Design / Development / Administration
Desired Qualification Level:
- Degree
About The Employer:
Financial Services
Employer & Job Benefits:
- Medical Aid
- Provident Fund