Cloud-Ready SQL Database Administrator – HA & DR Focus

Bidvest Bank; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

Bidvest Bank is seeking a Database Administrator to design, plan, configure, support, secure and maintain the availability, integrity and performance of the bank's databases environment. You will manage changes across environments and ensure backups and replication align with disaster recovery and business continuity requirements.

In this role you will collaborate with project teams to move towards High Availability, manage access, and document procedures, while adhering to ITIL change

Qualifications

• Minimum two years of experience as a Database Administrator.
• Experience in financial services is preferred.
• Educational qualifications include IT diploma or degree and relevant certifications.

Responsibilities

• Manage Bank database servers, storage, databases and capacity.
• Collaborate with project teams to deploy robust, highly available deployments.
• Implement Disaster Recovery and business continuity plans.
• Develop and enforce database policies and procedures.
• Document changes to procedures and manage database access.

Skills

MS SQL Server

SQL Server in Azure

ITIL

Education

National Diploma in Information Technology

BSc Degree in Information Technology

Microsoft and/or other Database Certifications

Job description

Bidvest Bank is seeking a Database Administrator to design, plan, configure, support, secure and maintain the availability, integrity and performance of the bank's databases environment. You will manage changes across environments and ensure backups and replication align with disaster recovery and business continuity requirements.

In this role you will collaborate with project teams to move towards High Availability, manage access, and document procedures, while adhering to ITIL change