Johannesburg: Team Lead MS SQL Engineer posted by Career Circuit

About the Role

As Team Lead MS SQL Engineer, you will be responsible for managing an experienced team of professionals and integrating subject matter expertise within areas of Server Software, MS SQL, and Cloud Infrastructure Management. You will provide management and guidance to cloud engineering and operations staff, focusing on implementing new and enhanced services across multiple locations, while ensuring high availability and swift resolution of issues.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the enterprise SQL engineering team, including recruitment, mentoring, and career growth.
• Provide technical oversight across systems and architectures, with emphasis on reliability, scalability, and automation.
• Drive the vision for the future of SQL infrastructure and ensure reliability of applications and services across cloud and on-premise environments.
• Offer a holistic view of the production environment for both technology and business management, partnering closely with development leaders.
• Perform controlled incident and problem resolution, including prioritisation, escalation, root cause analysis, and follow-through to resolution.
• Communicate status to development teams, ensuring outstanding issues are tracked to closure for both short-term and long-term solutions.
• Consult with stakeholders and technical leads to better understand objectives and align delivery.
• Ensure awareness and compliance with audit and regulatory requirements.
• Contribute to strategies for network growth, scalability, and stability.
• Champion high availability initiatives for Business-As-Usual, including monitoring, failover, and resiliency.
• Manage incidents, problems, and change at an enterprise level.
• Deliver results that directly impact business and development outcomes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field.
• Certifications in SQL Server, Azure Data Engineer, or equivalent.
• Mandatory Microsoft training and certifications (Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate, Microsoft Certified: Data Analyst Associate).
• Relevant product-specific training and experience.
• ITIL and CobIT certifications.
• Minimum 5 years working experience in a technical environment.
• At least 2 years of people management experience in a technical environment.
• 2 years experience in on-call rotations, providing after-hours support in a 24/7 environment.

Qualifications

None mentioned.

Salary & Benefits

Not specified.