Intermediate Database Administrator at Rain South Africa

Job Purpose:
Our footprint covers multiple data centers across South Africa, and our services have very close integrations with core network elements to get as much value as possible out of our network.
As an intermediate database administrator, you will be expected to ensure maximum efficiency, resiliency, redundancy, and speed out of our database infrastructure. You will be expected to leverage your experience in maintaining and managing databases in a reactive, as well as a pre-emptive manor.

Key Responsibilities:

• Working and collaborating with a team of developers.
• Taking ownership of the application you build and work on.
• Delivering fast and safely.
• Applying your knowledge and experience to further educate the team and improve our services.
• Materializing the business’s vision.

Requirements:
3 or more years of experience with:

• PostgreSQL

Having experience with the flowing will help:

• MySQL
• MongoDB
• pgBouncer
• Percona
• CockroachDB

We also look for behavioral competencies, namely:

• The ability to work within a team.
• Continuous self-improvement and learning
• Very good written and spoken communication skills.
• Logical and process thinking
• Ability to receive constructive feedback.
• Curiosity
• Goal-driven
• Google-Fu