• Relevant Degree in Information Technology or an equivalent NQF Level 7 qualification.
• Minimum three (3) years’ experience in:
  • User support
  • Database installations, configurations, and maintenance
  • Backup and recovery
  • Database programming (T-SQL)
  • Database performance optimisation
  • Database security
• Minimum one (1) year experience in:
  • Data migration
  • Capacity planning
  • Technical writing
• Knowledge of compliance and regulations (e.g., POPIA) and adherence to applicable data standards.
• Understanding of data governance principles and concepts.
• Knowledge of project management concepts, techniques, and principles.
• Advantageous:
  • Experience in administering data lake platforms.
  • Experience in cloud-based database administration.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide user support for database-related issues to ensure smooth business operations.
• Install, configure, and maintain database management systems according to design specifications.
• Implement backup and recovery plans to ensure system availability and disaster recovery readiness.
• Write T-SQL queries and scripts to support business operations.
• Optimise database performance to maintain high availability and accessibility.
• Implement database security controls, policies, and procedures.
• Migrate data between different sources while ensuring data quality, integrity, and curation.
• Contribute to capacity planning to accommodate future growth and increasing demands.
• Maintain technical documentation and provide input into policies, procedures, and technical specifications.
• Ensure compliance with relevant policies, processes, standards, and regulations.
• Administer data governance practices to maintain data integrity and quality.
• Adhere to project management standards and techniques during database projects.