Database Administrator at Hire Resolve

Job Description

• A South African company that develops and sells large-scale, sectional title residential estates, focusing on affordable, quality apartments, is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Database Administrator (DBA) to join their team. The successful candidate will be responsible for the design, implementation, maintenance, and optimization of their critical database systems

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, maintain, and optimize database systems.
• Ensure data integrity, availability, performance, and security across on-premises and cloud environments.
• Develop intelligent reports using Power BI and other reporting technologies.
• Collaborate with developers, system administrators, and business analysts.
• Provide training and guidance to IT staff and end-users on database systems.
• Install, configure, and upgrade database servers and related applications/tools.
• Ensure proper licensing and compliance with vendor requirements.

Minimum Requirements: 

• National Diploma in IT, BSc Degree, or related qualification.
• SQL Database and related database certificate.
• Python Certificate.
• +3 years in Database Administration.
• Proficiency in database management systems (DBMS) such as Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MongoDB.
• Experience with performance tuning, query optimisation, and indexing.
• Knowledge of backup, recovery, and disaster recovery planning.
• Familiarity with scripting languages (SQL, PL/SQL, Python, PowerShell, or Bash).
• Understanding of cloud-based databases (AWS RDS, Azure SQL, Google Cloud SQL).
• Experience with database security, encryption, and compliance standards.
• Monitoring and troubleshooting using tools like Nagios, SolarWinds, or built-in DB tools.