Sql Database Administrato at TFG (The Foschini Group)

Job description

Key performance areas:

• Responsible for supporting and ensuring the availability of the database environments of TFG’s most critical applications
• Planning and prioritising DBA tasks
• Product installations, configuration and upgrades
• Monitoring databases for performance tuning and capacity management purposes
• Database backup and restore activities
• Assisting with regular DRP tests
• Assisting application developers with database design, SQL tuning and using databases optimally
• Documenting all databases and keeping documentation up-to-date
• Regular database health checks
• Problem determination and resolution
• Analysing and archiving database error logs
• Liasing with Microsoft Support, primarily to resolve problems
• Keeping abreast of new technologies and product versions
• Dissemination of information to colleagues and management as and when required
• Regular reporting to management against SLAs
• Defining and maintaining database security structures
• Participating as a member of our after-hours standby team
• Performing database maintenance after-hours and on weekends as and when required

To qualify for this position you will need:

• Relevant 3 year tertiary qualification.
• 3-5 years production SQL Database Administrator experience
• Project management skills and experience
• Database performance optimisation skills
• Good analytical ability and attention to detail
• Able to work in a highly pressurized environment
• A willingness to learn
• A customer service orientation
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team
• An understanding of a Microsoft server environment.

The following qualifications/skills/knowledge would be advantageous:

• A retail industry exposure is preferable
• SQL Server 2016 experience