Database Administrator
At Global Village Worker Ltd · Pretoria, GP, South Africa
- DevOps and infrastructure
- Full-time
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Open to Guadeloupe and South Africa
“Pretoria, GP, South Africa”
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- First seen by us
- 15 October 2026
- Last checked
- 26 hours ago
Job description
From Global Village Worker Ltd’s job post, as they wrote it.
Position Advertised: Database administrator
Job specification:
Your responsibility as a database administrator (DBA) will be the performance, integrity and security of a database. You'll be involved in the planning and development of the database, as well as in troubleshooting any issues on behalf of the users. You'll ensure that: data remains consistent across the database.
Duties and responsibilities
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* Configure and maintain database servers and processes, including monitoring of system health and performance, to ensure high-levels of performance, availability, and security
* Manage, create and Maintain SQL Reporting Service Reports and ad-hoc reports as requested by the business
* Create and maintain documentation, procedures and best practices for database deployment and maintenance
* Create stored procedures for application programming interfaces (APIs)
* Respond to user reported errors in a timely manner
* Assist developers with complex query tuning and schema refinement
* Monitor systems performance and identifying problems that may arise
* Perform scheduled maintenance and support release deployment activities after hours
* Protect the database from threats and unauthorized access
* Provide technical mentorship and cross-training to other peers and team members
Qualifications and skills required:
* Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or other relevant discipline or 10 Years IT experience
* Advanced T-SQL and Power Shell Scripting skills
* Advanced in Microsoft SQL query optimization and index management
* Advanced knowledge of Microsoft SQL Reporting Server Reports and Integration Service Packages
* Advanced hands expertise with replication, log shipping, High Availability and Backup/Recovery
* Advanced SQL Server maintenance/patching mechanics
* Advanced understanding of back end, server, and API development, including application and database/data development and architectures
* Expert in performance tuning and DB optimization using native monitoring and troubleshooting tools
* Experience with the following (one or all) NOSQL databases - Elastic, MongoDB, Neo4j
* Understanding and experience of Microsoft Azure and related SQL services including Azure SQL Managed Instances & Azure SQL Database
* Knowledge with Microsoft Power BI is desirable
* Understanding of Scrum/Agile methodologies is preferred
* Knowledge of ViewPoint Software for Business is desirable
Experience needed:
* Advanced T-SQL and Power Shell Scripting skills
* Advanced in Microsoft SQL query optimization and index management
* Advanced knowledge of Microsoft SQL Reporting Server Reports and Integration Service Packages
* Advanced hands expertise with replication, log shipping, High Availability and Backup/Recovery
* Advanced SQL Server maintenance/patching mechanics
* Advanced understanding of back end, server, and API development, including application and database/data development and architectures
* Expert in performance tuning and DB optimization using native monitoring and troubleshooting tools
* Experience with the following (one or all) NOSQL databases - Elastic, MongoDB, Neo4j
* Understanding and experience of Microsoft Azure and related SQL services including Azure SQL Managed Instances & Azure SQL Database
* Knowledge with Microsoft Power BI is desirable
Minimum requirements
* 10 Years IT experience
* . Experience with the following (one or all) NOSQL databases - Elastic, MongoDB, Neo4j
* Understanding and experience of Microsoft Azure and related SQL services including Azure SQL Managed Instances & Azure SQL Database
* Knowledge with Microsoft Power BI is desirable
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