Job Description

One of South Africa's largest listed sectional title developer, specializing in building and selling high-quality, eco-friendly residential apartments and lifestyle estates, is seeking a Database Administrator to join their team in Johannesburg.

Responsibilities

System Management: Design, install, configure, and upgrade database servers and related tools.

Optimization: Perform tuning, query optimization, and indexing to ensure high performance.

Security & Continuity: Implement backup, recovery, disaster recovery processes, and encryption controls.

Monitoring: Proactively track database health and troubleshoot issues.

Reporting: Develop and maintain reports using Power BI and other reporting tools.

Compliance: Ensure vendor licensing and data compliance standards are met.

Collaboration: Work with developers and IT teams to provide technical support and user training.

Minimum Requirements

Education: Diploma or Degree in IT or a related field.

Certification: Relevant database certification (SQL or similar); Python is a plus.

Experience: Minimum 3 years in Database Administration.

Technical Proficiency: * Strong knowledge of DBMS platforms (Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MongoDB).

Proficient in scripting (SQL, PL/SQL, Python, PowerShell, or Bash).

Exposure to cloud databases (AWS RDS, Azure SQL, or Google Cloud SQL).

Solid understanding of database security, monitoring tools, and compliance.