Johannesburg: AWS DBA

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior SQL Consultant / DBA to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in SQL Server administration and performance tuning , with proven experience across cloud environments , particularly AWS . You will play a key role in ensuring the stability, performance, and scalability of our clients’ database environments, while contributing to architecture, migration, and modernization initiatives. What you’ll do: Administer, maintain, and optimize Microsoft SQL Server environments (on-prem and cloud). Perform database design, performance tuning, backups, restores, and security management. Support and maintain MySQL database environments. Implement and manage database solutions on AWS (RDS, EC2-hosted SQL, etc.). Contribute to migration, replication, and high availability projects. Collaborate with developers and infrastructure teams to improve database efficiency. Provide expert consultation and troubleshooting for database performance issues. Your Expertise: 5 years’ experience as a SQL Server DBA or Database Consultant. Strong proficiency in Microsoft SQL Server (2016 and newer). AWS knowledge and experience are compulsory (RDS, EC2, backups, monitoring). Hands-on MySQL DBA experience is compulsory. Experience with database monitoring, automation, and scripting (PowerShell, T-SQL, etc.). Sound understanding of backup strategies, indexing, partitioning, and replication. Solid troubleshooting skills and ability to work in high-availability environments. Exposure to Azure SQL, PostgreSQL, or other database engines. Experience with DevOps and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) in database deployments. Knowledge of ETL processes, data warehousing, or cloud migrations. Personal Attributes Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Excellent communication and client engagement abilities. Self-driven, detail-oriented, and able to work independently or in a team environment.