Job Description
A company based in Johannesburg, who provides a range of services focused on safety and efficiency, including vehicle tracking and recovery, fleet management for businesses, and personal safety solutions, is seeking MS SQL Engineer Team Lead who will manage a dynamic, diverse, and experienced team of professionals, integrating expertise across Server Software, MS SQL, and Cloud Infrastructure Management.
Responsibilities:
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Lead and Mentor an enterprise SQL engineering team, guiding their technical development and career growth.
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Provide management for both SQL and Cloud Engineering/Operations staff, fostering a culture of positivity and collaboration.
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Act as the primary liaison with development, operations, project, and vendor teams to ensure service level agreements (SLAs) are met.
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Provide technical oversight with a focus on reliability, architecture, and automation.
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Drive the strategic vision for SQL infrastructure (Cloud and on-premise), championing initiatives for high availability (HA), monitoring, failover, and resiliency.
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Architect and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performing relational databases (SQL Server, PostgreSQL, etc.).
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Manage the SQL Infrastructure, integrating closely with development teams and third parties.
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Oversee database performance tuning, indexing, and query optimization.
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Execute controlled incident/problem resolution, including prioritization, escalation, and comprehensive Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
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Manage all server aspects (on-premise and cloud), ensuring licensing, patching, monitoring, and compliance.
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Confirm critical business databases are replicated at Disaster Recovery (DR).
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Accountable for operational results that directly impact development teams’ servers.
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Manage and limit user access to SQL, updating and enforcing related security policies.
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Oversee data backup processes and manage third-party access, data encryption, and information exchange procedures.
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Perform and address regular risk assessments.
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Develop and maintain the capacity management process, ensuring timely action is taken on monitoring results.
Minimum Requirements:
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5 years minimum working experience in IT.
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5 years minimum experience as a System and Cloud Administrator (including Microsoft license management).
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2 years minimum experience managing people in a technical environment.
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2 years minimum experience participating in 24/7 on-call rotations and providing after-hours support.
- Bachelor’s degree or Equivalent IT Qualification/Diploma.
- Certifications in SQL Server, Azure Data Engineer, or equivalent.
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Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate
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Microsoft Certified: Data Analyst Associate
- Working knowledge of ITIL and CobIT.
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 *****@*****.co.za
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