Jobs at Derivco

Responsibilities (not limited):

• Ensures that deployments are completed timeously and without configuration error.
• Adheres to release management guidelines.
• Understands the scope or potential impact of deployment or support incident on various systems, and correctly involves other departments / customers as required.
• Takes ownership of issues and problems and ensures that these are followed up and resolved.
• Understands and complies with Derivco escalation procedures.
• Resolves incidents and escalations ensuring that all issues are followed up on and resolved within set KPIs.
• Exercises due diligence when working on environments, raising risks or concerns that affect systems health/performance.

Requirements:

• IT Diploma or relevant qualification.
• IT experience and knowledge.
• Track record of continuous learning.
• Incident management.  

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Who are we?

• Our culture is DevOps based using Azure DevOps, GIT and everything-as-code.
• Tech we favour includes C#, .NET 6.0, MS SQL Server, TypeScript, Web, Azure, VMware, Kafka, Couchbase, and so much more that we even publish our own quarterly Technology Radar!
• Our systems are truly at Enterprise scale with thousands of transactions per second, geographically distributed, and running 24/7.

Requirements:

• Relevant 3-year Degree or Diploma (i.e Computer Science OR Information Technology OR similar)
• 3+ years’ professional software development experience

Key Responsibilities (include, but not limited to):

• Contributing to ensuring an appropriate software design in conjunction with Tech Lead and in accordance to best practice
• Daily stand ups
• Creating tasks in Azure
• Code reviews
• Test software-creating automated tests
• Creating and maintaining documentation

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Responsibilities 

• Maintain the performance of Internal and Production Database servers within company SLA. 
• Diagnose and troubleshoot SQL Server service outages as they occur, with an emphasis on effective communication, Route cause Identification and solution tracking. 
• Routine Performance tuning of Database systems. 
• Set and help maintain Database standards. 
• Manage Database access and assist with developing processes for optimizing database security. 
• Ensure all Database backup strategy meets the business’s Recovery Point Objectives (RPO) and Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) 
• Create automation for repeatable, mundane Database tasks. 
• Build, Configure, and Manage new Database Instances, including version Upgrades. 
• Create and manage Database Projects, Reports and Documentation, visualizations, and dashboards when required. 
• Review, recommend, and POC, with the chance of implementing emerging Database technologies. 
• Scheduled Operational support (Hotseat), including after hours on-call support as required. 

 Qualifications & Experience 

• We are looking for a candidate with 5+ years of experience in a DBA Engineer role, who has attained and advanced working knowledge of SQL Server and its methodologies. 
• Computer Science degree and or MCSA/MCSE (SQL) accreditation. 
• Experience performing root cause analysis on internal and external data and processes to answer specific business questions and identify opportunities for improvement. 
• Build processes supporting SQL Server Environments, there dependencies and workload management. 
• A successful track record of Supporting and Managing SQL Server, including HA.  
• Experience supporting and working with cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment. 
• Strong technical project management and organizational skills. 
• Knowledge of Cloud computing/solutions. 

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Core Responsibilities include:

Total Remuneration Benchmarking & Analysis:

• Participate in total remuneration surveys, model salary increases, collect internal and external data and conduct analyses to develop salary structures & ensure a competitive posture in the relevant market(s) both locally and internationally, and in line with company strategy and values/culture
• Evaluate roles & prepares records of validity using established evaluation systems to provide a measurement tool for internal equity and external competitiveness.
• Assist business leaders with goal/role clarification to support organizational effectiveness.

Remuneration Philosophy & Policy:

• Implement and monitor remuneration policies, systems and procedures to ensure a competitive posture in the relevant market(s) both locally and internationally, company values/culture are followed and legal compliance is maintained.
• Assist in the development and review of policies, systems and procedures.

Risk Management

• Keep abreast of legislative requirements and/or best practices to highlight risks to the business and ensure compliance at all times.

Mentoring & Coaching

• Review work of junior team members to ensure continued growth and experience. Provides advice and training for the company and junior team members

Skills we are after:

• 5+ years experience in the Remuneration & Benefits field
• Diploma/BCom degree and Global Remuneration Professional(GRP) certification(preferable)
• Working knowledge of related legislation(e.g Employment Equity Act, Basic Conditions of Employment Act, Labour Relations Act)
• High Attention to Detail
• Be an analytical thinker and have numerical expertise
• Client Focused, takes accountability and responsibility whilst being outputs focused
• Have a track record of successfully designed, developed and implemented remuneration &benefits strategies, policies, processes and programs