A South African company that develops and sells large-scale, sectional title residential estates, focusing on affordable, quality apartments, is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Database Administrator (DBA) to join their team. The successful candidate will be responsible for the design, implementation, maintenance, and optimization of their critical database systems

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, maintain, and optimize database systems.

• Ensure data integrity, availability, performance, and security across on-premises and cloud environments.

• Develop intelligent reports using Power BI and other reporting technologies.

• Collaborate with developers, system administrators, and business analysts.

• Provide training and guidance to IT staff and end-users on database systems.

• Install, configure, and upgrade database servers and related applications/tools.

• Ensure proper licensing and compliance with vendor requirements.

Minimum Requirements: 

• National Diploma in IT, BSc Degree, or related qualification.

• SQL Database and related database certificate.

• Python Certificate.

• +3 years in Database Administration.

• Proficiency in database management systems (DBMS) such as Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MongoDB.

• Experience with performance tuning, query optimisation, and indexing.

• Knowledge of backup, recovery, and disaster recovery planning.

• Familiarity with scripting languages (SQL, PL/SQL, Python, PowerShell, or Bash).

• Understanding of cloud-based databases (AWS RDS, Azure SQL, Google Cloud SQL).

• Experience with database security, encryption, and compliance standards.

• Monitoring and troubleshooting using tools like Nagios, SolarWinds, or built-in DB tools.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary based on experience (salary can potentially be more based on experience/skills)

IF you meet the above requirements and want to make a career-changing move, apply today by emailing your CV to [email protected]