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SQL DBA

Job Ref
262170
Job Type
Permanent
Employer Type
Company
Date Added 28 Jul 2016
Expiry Date 25 Aug 2016
* There have been 8 applications to this job.
* This job has been viewed 3834 times.
Employer:
OptiSolutions (Pty) Ltd

Location:
Western Cape

Salary:
ZAR30000 - ZAR30000 PM

Benefits:
Highly negotiable


Role details:
Summary:

You will develop and contribute to the support strategies/processes that will enable us to deliver high quality and reliable database systems while meeting business requirements.
You will be part of a team that delivers 24 X 7 support for all databases that we are contracted to support.
You will be actively involved in ensuring that we meet customer SLA requirements as per the service contract. You will assist the junior operations staff by educating them around troubleshooting documents and training materials and help maintain the overall level of systems expertise of the group.
As Senior SQL DBA you will play key role in supportability and reliability ensuring readiness for high-availability for critical services.
You will deliver on strategies for the continual improvement of operations, participate in current and new platform strategies.
You will bring strong operational and analytical skills to proactively identify and eliminate gaps in supportability requirements through demonstrated operations experience.
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Key job responsibilities:

Install and upgrade software
Create and upgrade instances
Manage and implement database patching using MBSA
Implement Security Best practices
Implement latest backup technologies and best practices
Implement and manage database auditing
Manage and support user and developer database access
Audit Database usage
Manage capacity and growth

Perform Database Capacity planning
Understand and contribute to effective 24 X 7 monitoring of the database
Perform DB backups and recovery
Refresh test databases
Ensure database integrity
Database performance tuning
Schedule, implement and document database changes.
Ensure Database availability according to customer SLA

Assist with resolution of database issues.
Manage and escalate incidents according to customer SLA
Meet customer Service Level Agreements (SLA) as per service contract
Manage customer incidents
Configure and manage CMS
Deploy and create CMS policies.
Provide technical guidance to power users
Act as liaison with other departments, divisions and organizations.
Assist with customer environment assessment
Develop and Produce Service Reports
Develop and maintain support procedures
Develop and maintain operating policies
Assist with development of junior staff
Research and keep up to date with new database technologies
Be part of the 24 X 7 support model
Contribute to service KPI measurement and reporting
Develop scripts for databases.

Required Skills & Experience:

Minimum of 5 years working experience as a SQL DBA
Sound working knowledge of SQL
Experience with implementation and support of high availability database systems.(SQL Clustering)
Strong troubleshooting skills
Strong backup and recovery skills
Analytical and technically minded
Ability to organise
Interpersonal skills
Ability to work within a team environment
Assist with management of team’s tasks.
Verbal and written communication skills
Ability to share knowledge effectively

Advantage :

Microsoft certification in the respective areas of Database administration.

OptiSolutions Values:

Customer Intimacy
Culture of Value
Integrity
People Centricity



 
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