Senior Sql Database Administrator at Digital Outsource Services (Pty) Ltd

Job description

Purpose:
We are looking for a dynamic highly skilled candidate to join our Database Administrator team who is passionate about data. Our team looks after a large geographically distributed Microsoft SQL Environment that utilizes many of the latest SQL functionality, and constantly seeks to leverage new features as they become available to enhance performance and reduce latency between our systems. Our business is fast paced and requires data that is real time, accurate and responsive. To accomplish this, the team works closely with our Development and Business Intelligence departments to not only provide data, but supply input into best practices to ensure we meet the business expectations. Come join our team and advance your SQL skills to new heights.

Duties will include, but not limited to:

• Administer Microsoft SQL Server database environments
• T-SQL Scripting and development on both new and existing functions
• Troubleshoot and resolve server, database and data issues
• Security maintenance of server and database
• Maintenance and monitoring of SQL environment
• Provide debugging assistance to development staff with DBMS
• Monitoring and completion of all DBA related Servicedesk calls
• Backup setup and monitoring
• Participates in providing 7-day/24 hour on-call support.

Essential Requirements:

• Minimum 10 years SQL database administration experience
• Relevant SQL certification / degree / diploma
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 / 2012 / 2014 experience with database administration, including installation and troubleshooting issues
• T-SQL Scripting experience
• Database Security
• Have in depth SQL internal knowledge
• Backup and recovery experience
• Replication experience
• Always on Experience
• Failover clustering Experience
• Partitioning Experience
• Performance tuning on SQL, Reporting services, SSIS and Cubes

Advantageous Requirements:

SSIS experience advantageous

Personal Competencies:

• Assertive, confident and innovative
• Pro-active, organised and strong personal drive
• High numeracy, analytical, problem solving skills
• Adaptable and resourceful in an ever changing environment
• Systematic, accurate and logical
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Sound organisational and time-management skills
• Accountability
• High stress tolerance

This position requires trust and honesty it has access to customers financial details - therefore a credit and criminal record check will be conducted.

The qualifications identified herein are an inherent job requirement, therefore a qualification verification check will be done.

By applying for this role, and supplying the necessary details, you hereby grant us permission to apply for these checks. This will be done in a confidential manner, and solely for the purposes of verification.

Should you not hear from us in two weeks, please deem your application as unsuccessful.