Database Administrator – Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL) - BSTD at South African Reserve Bank

Job Description
Brief description

• The main purpose of this position is to administer, maintain, install, and support the South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) database management systems, including daily maintenance, backups, performance monitoring, and user support.

Detailed description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• Perform routine maintenance, monitor database health and manage database performance.
• Securely install and administer the database to enhance the resilience, redundancy and continuity thereof.
• Schedule database backup and design recovery plans and procedures.
• Respond to unplanned system outages by investigating, troubleshooting and remediating.
• Maintain user access as per the User Access Management Policy.
• Provide first-level database support to end users in all departments, including proactive preventative maintenance and upgrades of the database management system.
• Create and maintain database documentation, including operational procedures and processes.
• Stay abreast of industry database developments and best practices and apply these where relevant.
• Provide technical input (technical diagrams, technical procedures and work instructions) on the development of knowledge base articles to preserve technical knowledge.
• Produce monthly database reports in line with business requirements.
• Establish and maintain stakeholder relationships with vendors to ensure the efficient running of the database management systems.

Qualifications
Job requirements

To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:

• A minimum of a National Diploma in Information Technology (IT) (NQF 6) or an equivalent qualification.
• Database administrator certification and
• 2-5 years of database-related experience.

Key skills and knowledge required:

• Knowledge of SQL;
• Database administration knowledge and skill;
• Industry, organisational and business awareness knowledge and skill;
• Quality assurance knowledge and skill;
• Continual improvement knowledge and skill;
• Operations knowledge and skill;
• IT governance knowledge;
• IT reporting skills;
• Systems integration knowledge and skill;
• Systems support knowledge and skill;
• Capacity and system availability management knowledge and skill.

Key competencies required:

• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities;
• Meticulous attention to detail;
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical staff;
• Willingness to learn.