Senior Database Administrator

DigiOutsource

Cape Town, Western Cape
Permanent
Full-time

1 month ago

Kick-start your career in the online gaming world and experience the very latest in technology and innovation.The Department:The core of DigiOutsource is DATA. The DBA team is responsible for the Microsoft SQL Server environments and need to ensure that it remains optimally configured, responsive and highly available.Simply put, our primary responsibility, is to ensure that data is available, protected from loss and corruption, and easily accessible as needed.We push the boundaries of what is possible from tools like SQL Replication, and we leverage availability options like SQL Always On, to ensure we can recover from any type of failure, including complete loss of storage.Purpose:We are looking for a dynamic highly skilled candidate who is passionate about data to join our Database Administrator team. Our team looks after a large geographically distributed Microsoft SQL Environment that utilizes many of the latest SQL functionality, and constantly seeks to leverage new features as they become available to enhance performance and reduce latency between our systems. Our business is fast paced and requires data that is real time, accurate and responsive. To accomplish this, the team works closely with our Development and Business Intelligence departments to not only provide data, but supply input into best practices to ensure we meet the business expectations. Come join our team and advance your SQL skills to new heights.Duties include, but not limited to:

Administer Microsoft SQL Server database environments
Ensure high levels of performance, availability, sustainability and security compliance.
T-SQL Scripting and development on both new and existing functions
Troubleshoot and resolve server, database and data issues
Maintain security of server and database
Maintenance and monitoring of SQL environment
Provide SQL support to users and developers
Monitoring and completion of all DBA related ServiceDesk calls
Backup setup and monitoring
Participates in providing 7-day/24 hour on-call support

Essential Requirements:

Minimum 8-10 years SQL database administration experience
Relevant SQL certification / degree / diploma
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 / 2012 / 2014 / 2016/ 2017 / 2019/ 2022 experience with database administration, including installation and troubleshooting issues
Install and configure Reporting services, Power BI, SSIS and Cubes
T-SQL Scripting experience
Performance tuning on SQL
Database Security
Have in depth SQL internal knowledge
Backup and recovery experience
Windows Server and Windows firewall knowledge to support SQL server environment
Always on experience
Failover clustering experience
Replication experience

Desirable Criteria:

Microsoft Azure SQL Database knowledge and exposure
Partitioning experience
SSIS experience
Service Broker exposure will be advantageous

Person Specifications:

Accountability and Execution
Ability to work individually with minimal supervision, as well as part of a team
Innovation
Self-Awareness
Planning & Organizing
Interpersonal Skills
Problem Solving
Time Management
Technical Knowledge
Stress Tolerance

#LI-Hybrid*Please note we will apply relevance to our Talent Management and Talent Development Programme as part of our recruitment process.*Shortlisted candidates may need to complete an assessment.This position requires trust and honesty it has access to customers financial details - therefore a credit and criminal record check will be conducted. The qualifications identified herein are an inherent job requirement; therefore, a qualification verification check will be done. By applying for this role, and supplying the necessary details, you hereby grant us permission to apply for these checks. This will be done in a confidential manner, and solely for the purposes of verification.Should you not hear from us within 2 weeks, please deem your application as unsuccessful.The perfect place to work, play and grow!

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