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Senior MS SQL Database Support Engineer
Job Ref
281351
Job Type
Permanent
Employer Type
Company
Date Added
28 Jun 2019
Expiry Date 26 Jul 2019
Expiry Date 26 Jul 2019
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Employer:
OptiSolutions (Pty) Ltd
Location:
Western Cape
Salary:
Market related
Benefits:
Role details:
customers. Our customers include the largest Mobile and oil company in South
Africa.
As a company, we are obsessed and committed to make our customers successful and we
employ individuals who are as passionate about our customers as we are.
We are looking to employ a Senior Database Support Engineer to provide on-site and
remote support for our customers
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The primary role of the Senior Database Support Engineer is to design, implement,optimise and operational support of MicroSoft SQLServer Relational Database Management
Systems (RDBMS).
Your responsibilities will include:
Research IT Infrastructure trends ensuring measurable operational efficiencies
Provide high level Operational Database Support and Administration
Assist with diagnosis of all faults identified on database systems
Provide MicroSoft SQLServer Database specialist support ensuring performance, availability and capacity services to customers.
Ensure database security and auditing compliance
Co-ordinate projects requiring database infrastructure
Commitment to Industry standards and technology best practices
Typical Outputs
Managed Database Systems.
System uptimes as determined by system category SLAs.
Performance and capacity analysis reports and recommendations.
Implemented systems on time and within budget.
Technology recommendations.
Comprehensive Database Systems documentation.
Secured database environment to meet regulatory and industry compliance
Rigid adherence to Change Control and Incident Management procedures.
Job knowledge
Extensive Knowledge of Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS) concepts and
Internals specifically latest versions of Microsoft SQLServer Databases
Microsoft SQLServer 2016 Database Architecture, Configuration and Administration principles
Database Security
Database Backup & Recovery Technologies
Database /System Monitoring and performance toolsets
Database Replication Technologies
Database Clustering Technologies
Windows Operating systems and Virtualization
Structured Query Language (SQL) script writing/programming
Storage Area Network (SAN) Technologies
Skills
Strong IT operational specialist experience
Good Communication skills
Ability to work with minimal supervision, making decisions based upon priorities and schedules
Sharing technical and customer knowledge in a helpful and timely fashion.
Innovation skills and vision
Analytical skills
Problem solving skills
Assertive with good interpersonal skill
Good communication skills, verbal and written
Excellent planning skills
The ideal candidate for this role will have:
Qualifications:
Matric / Grade 12 is essential
3 year Degree/ diploma or equivalent
Formal MicroSoft SQLServer Database Administration training and Certification is essential
Experience
5+ years experience in an Information Technology (IT) support environment, performing SQLServer Database Administration
Experience in working with very Large and complex database environments.
Experience in installing and configuration of Microsoft SQLServer Database technology software and patching.
Experience in deploying High Available SQLServer in clustered environment and Replication.
Experience in MicroSoft SQLServer Storage Management and Backup &Recovery functionality:
Experience in analysing Database Performance and Capacity reports
Exposure to Database Encryption