Database Administrator

Location:	Cape Town
Type:	Permanent
Reference:	#NG59890
Company:	E-Merge IT Recruitment

An opportunity exists for a database administrator to work within a growing financial services organisation. You must be able to consult on data architecture and assess the impact of project changes to data architecture and experience working with SQL Server 2016 and 2019 as a database administrator. Design and development of MS SQL Server databases (DB design, optimisation, tuning, ETL, stored procedures, triggers, and views)

Ready to grow your career? Apply now and be part of a forward-thinking team!

Responsibilities:

• Implement appropriate designs for databases,

data warehouses, marts, reports, and dashboards

• Specify database infrastructure requirements
• Design and implement database solutions for high performance and high availability using Microsoft SQL Always On.
• Responsible for planning and implementing database replication
• Perform query and database optimisation
• Be responsible for database maintenance
• Work with development teams to identify databases for decommissioning
• Monitoring database user access and security
• Writing database documentation, including data standards, procedures, and definitions
• Developing, managing, and testing disaster recovery processes and servers as well backup and recovery plans
• Keep abreast of new database technologies

Minimum requirements:

• At least five years’ experience as a database administrator
• Matric plus applicable tertiary equivalent experience or preferably, an ICT-relevant diploma or degree from a recognised tertiary institution
• Relevant technical certifications
• Cloud database experience
• MCDBA certification advantageous
• SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) beneficial
• Must have Microsoft SQL Always On practical experience

The Reference Number for this position is NG59890 which is a permanent onsite role based in Constantia, Cape Town offering a cost to company of R400,000 to R600,000 per annum negotiable on experience and ability. Contact Nokuthula at az.oc.egrem-e@galuhtukon or call her on 011 463 3633 to discuss this and other opportunities.

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Posted on 05 Dec 10:10, Closing date 3 Feb