Senior Database Administrator

Duties Include, But Not Limited To - Administer Microsoft SQL Server database environments - Ensure high levels of performance, availability, sustainability, and security compliance. - T-SQL Scripting and development on both new and existing functions - Troubleshoot and resolve server, database, and data issues - Maintain security of server and database - Maintenance and monitoring of SQL environment - Provide SQL support to users and developers - Monitoring and completion of all DBA related ServiceDesk calls - Backup setup and monitoring - Participates in providing 7-day/24 hour on-call support Essential Requirements - Minimum 8-10 years SQL database administration experience - Relevant SQL certification / degree / diploma - Microsoft SQL Server 2008 / 2012 / 2014 / 2016/ 2017 / 2019/ 2022 experience with database administration, including installation and troubleshooting issues - Install and configure Reporting services, Power BI, SSIS and Cubes - T-SQL Scripting experience - Performance tuning on SQL - Database Security - Have in depth SQL internal knowledge - Backup and recovery experience - Windows Server and Windows firewall knowledge to support SQL server environment - Always on experience - Failover clustering experience - Replication experience Desirable Criteria - Microsoft Azure SQL Database knowledge and exposure - Partitioning experience - SSIS experience - Service Broker exposure will be advantageous

Location: Cape Town City Centre, ZA

Posted Date: 5/9/2024