Database Administrator

Description:

One of South Africa's largest listed sectional title developer, specializing in building and selling high-quality, eco-friendly residential apartments and lifestyle estates, is seeking a Database Administrator to join their team in Johannesburg.

Responsibilities:

• System Management: Design, install, configure, and upgrade database servers and related tools.

• Optimization: Perform tuning, query optimization, and indexing to ensure high performance.

• Security & Continuity: Implement backup, recovery, disaster recovery processes, and encryption controls.

• Monitoring: Proactively track database health and troubleshoot issues.

• Reporting: Develop and maintain reports using Power BI and other reporting tools.

• Compliance: Ensure vendor licensing and data compliance standards are met.

• Collaboration: Work with developers and IT teams to provide technical support and user training.

• Education: Diploma or Degree in IT or a related field.

• Certification: Relevant database certification (SQL or similar); Python is a plus.

• Experience: Minimum 3 years in Database Administration.

• Technical Proficiency:
  * Strong knowledge of DBMS platforms (Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MongoDB).

  • Proficient in scripting (SQL, PL/SQL, Python, PowerShell, or Bash).

  • Exposure to cloud databases (AWS RDS, Azure SQL, or Google Cloud SQL).

  • Solid understanding of database security, monitoring tools, and compliance.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary based on experience (salary can potentially be more based on experience/skills)

IF you meet the above requirements and want to make a career-changing move, apply today by emailing your CV to itcareers@hireresolve.za.com

Requirements:

• System Management: Design, install, configure, and upgrade database servers and related tools.

• Optimization: Perform tuning, query optimization, and indexing to ensure high performance.

• Security & Continuity: Implement backup, recovery, disaster recovery processes, and encryption controls.

• Monitoring: Proactively track database health and troubleshoot issues.

• Reporting: Develop and maintain reports using Power BI and other reporting tools.

• Compliance: Ensure vendor licensing and data compliance standards are met.

• Collaboration: Work with developers and IT teams to provide technical support and user training.

• Education: Diploma or Degree in IT or a related field.

• Certification: Relevant database certification (SQL or similar); Python is a plus.

• Experience: Minimum 3 years in Database Administration.

• Technical Proficiency:
  * Strong knowledge of DBMS platforms (Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MongoDB).

  • Proficient in scripting (SQL, PL/SQL, Python, PowerShell, or Bash).

  • Exposure to cloud databases (AWS RDS, Azure SQL, or Google Cloud SQL).

  • Solid understanding of database security, monitoring tools, and compliance.

• Proficient in scripting (SQL, PL/SQL, Python, PowerShell, or Bash).

• Exposure to cloud databases (AWS RDS, Azure SQL, or Google Cloud SQL).

• Solid understanding of database security, monitoring tools, and compliance.

• Competitive salary based on experience (salary can potentially be more based on experience/skills)