Senior Database Developer
- Pretoria, Gauteng
- Permanent
- Full-time
Design, develop and maintain high performance scalable and secure database solution in order to ensure successful and efficient database solutions meeting the business requirements.KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:
- Requirements gathering - through engagement with business i.e., collect, document, and review business requirements.
- Database design and implementation - design, implement manage complex databases and data structures that meet business requirements, taking scalability, reliability and performance into consideration.
- Database modelling - understanding of data modelling concepts and create logical and physical data models to support database design. create and maintain data models and data structures, ensuring data consistency and accuracy.
- SQL development - develop SQL scripts and optimise database performance using techniques like indexing, partitioning, and query optimization. including writing complex queries, stored procedures and triggers to support business operations.
- Data migration - migrate data from one data source to another, ensuring data integrity and accuracy during the migration process.
- Data management -manage and maintain large amounts of data and ensure data quality, accuracy, and security. Reviewing reports and performance indicators
- Data quality assurance - ensuring the integrity and accuracy of data through well-defined verification and validation models
- Reporting and dashboarding - develop reports and dashboards providing a view on trends, patterns, focus and prediction based on relevant data sets
- Data Warehousing - develop data warehousing solutions, including data integration, data cleaning, and data warehousing design.
- Technical writing - develop and maintain comprehensive technical documentation and specifications and related technical specifications
- Project management - adhere to project management standards and techniques in the line of work
- Data Governance - implement data governance processes and policies to ensure data integrity and security.
- Mentoring - guide and support junior resources on data related tasks
- A relevant ICT degree or equivalent qualification
- Requirements gathering - minimum five (6) year experience
- Project management - minimum five (6) year experience
- Technical writing - minimum five (6) year experience
- Database design and implementation - minimum five (6) year experience
- SQL development - minimum five (6) year experience in developing data solutions on MSSQL platform
- Reporting and dashboarding - minimum five (6)) year experience developing reports and dashboard using PowerBI, SRSS and MSSQL
- Data quality assurance - minimum five (6) year experience
- Data management - minimum three (3) year experience
- Data migrations - minimum three (3) year experience
- Data Warehousing - minimum three (3) year experience
- Data modelling - minimum three (3) year experience
- Data Governance - minimum two (2) year experience
- Requirements gathering - minimum two (2) years experience in gathering and translating requirements into technical designs and solutions
- Mentoring - experience in providing mentoring to junior resources
- Working experience in developing cloud database solutions with databases and platforms in Azure cloud environments is an advantage