Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Requirements Gathering: Collaborate with business stakeholders to collect, document, and review database requirements.
• Database Design & Development: Architect, develop, and implement scalable, reliable databases that meet business demands.
• Database Programming: Write and optimize complex T-SQL queries to support operational requirements.
• Database Maintenance & Optimization: Ensure database performance, availability, and installation of database management systems (DBMS) tailored to business data needs.
• Database Security: Implement strict security policies and controls to safeguard data.
• Compliance & Regulations: Ensure databases adhere to policies, procedures, and standards like POPIA, while mitigating risks related to data loss or downtime.
• Capacity Planning: Anticipate growth and plan to ensure databases can scale to meet future demand.
• Backup & Recovery: Develop and execute backup and recovery strategies to ensure fast recovery in case of disruptions.
• Data Migration: Perform complex migrations, ensuring data integrity and accuracy across systems.
• Data Lake Administration: Manage the data lake platform to support data operations.
• Data Architecture Design: Contribute to the development of the overall data architecture.
• User Support: Provide technical assistance to users for database-related issues.
• Technical Writing: Create and maintain technical documentation, policies, and procedures.
• Data Governance: Implement data governance principles and ensure data integrity and security.
• Service Provider Management: Manage relationships with external service providers supporting data-related services.
• Project Management: Oversee database-related projects adhering to best project management practices.
• Risk Management: Identify risks and provide timely mitigations.
• Technical Leadership & Mentoring: Lead and mentor junior team members, ensuring efficiency and knowledge sharing.
• Cloud Database Administration: Administer cloud-based database systems, optimizing for performance and security.

Qualifications & Experience:

• National Diploma in ICT.
• MSSQL Database Administration Certification.
• 5+ years of experience in:

• Database design, development, and implementation of complex and scalable databases.
• Database programming using T-SQL.
• Database maintenance, performance optimization, and security in MSSQL.
• Backup and recovery planning.
• Capacity planning and user support.
• Data migration and technical writing.
• 3+ years of experience in ensuring compliance with data laws and regulations (e.g., POPIA).
• 2+ years of experience in:

• Data governance implementation.
• Requirements gathering and project management.
• Risk management and mentoring junior staff.
• Knowledge of data architecture design and managing service providers.
• Experience in cloud-based database administration and data lake platform administration is an advantage.

Why Join Us?
Be at the forefront of securing and optimizing critical data infrastructure. This is a role of responsibility, trust, and the highest standards of security.

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