Senior SQL Database Engineer - Gauteng at Telesure Investment Holdings (TIH)

RESPONSIBILITIES

Technical Database Support

• Assist in designing distribution of database resources and provide physical modeling and design services to tune database applications for optimum performance.
• Maintain software and hardware requirements to ensure efficient operation of the database environment.
• Ensure database environment is operating at optimal efficiency.
• Ensure business continuity through the use of disaster recovery and high availability solutions.
• Ensure maintenance tasks and / jobs are created and run successfully.
• To identify SQL Infrastructure bottlenecks (Server/Storage/Application) constraints and provide possible solutions.

Infrastructure support

• Contribute to Infrastructure with the relevant configurations – Active/Active versus Active/Passive.
• Strive for 100% availability of the SQL Infrastructure and database access.
• Assist in maintaining a full overview of the SQL landscape and based on the IT strategy, identify constraints and risks which needs to be addressed.

Database Specifications

• Contribute to approval process for database specifications to ensure all agreed standards and protocols are followed and data integrity is preserved.
• Enforce standards and best practices for database systems environment.

Solutions Analysis

• Interpret data and identify possible answers.
• Solutions could be technical or professional in nature.
• Work with internal GIT departments to scrutinise and provide guidance for required solutions.
• Understand 3rd party solutions which makes use of SQL databases.
• Interact with service providers to understand new possible technologies which can replace current solutions where deem fit.

Data Management

• Manage key aspects of the data management system.
• This includes being responsible for developing or operating key elements of the system.

Databases Installation

• Install and test complex databases and associated products to ensure they are suitable for use and meet customer requirements.

Information Security

• Implement required security measures such as data encryption, monitoring performance to notify security experts of any problems.

Documentation and Back up

• Draft and maintain basic technical and/or user documentation to a high standard and create backup files to ensure instant recovery if problems occur.

Personal Capability Building

• Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation where relevant to improve performance and fulfill personal potential.
• Maintain an in-depth understanding of technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.

Insights and Reporting

• Prepare and coordinate the completion of various data and analytics reports. Report (weekly) on database server health to management.

Improvement / Innovation

• Identify shortcomings in existing processes, systems and procedures, and use established change management programs to address them.
• Should you not hear from our team in 30 days, kindly consider your application unsuccessful.
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Requirements

GENERAL EDUCATION

• Grade 12/ SAQA Accredited Equivalent (Essential)
• Relevant industry qualifications: MCSE or MCSD with a strong focus on SQL and Azure data management (Essential)
• Relevant degree in IT (Advantageous)

GENERAL EXPERIENCE

• 3 - 5 years’ experience in Multiplatform environments with a focus on SQL 2008 - 2019 (Essential)
• A demonstrated proficiency of tuning and administration of large Microsoft SQL databases (Essential)
• Demonstrated ability working with multiple database platforms (Essential)