Database Administrator

Boardroom Appointments; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments is seeking a seasoned Database Administrator to manage and secure robust database systems in Windows and Open-Source environments. The role emphasizes design, implementation, monitoring, and upgrades, with a focus on reliability and governance.

You will handle capacity planning, backups, disaster recovery, and performance tuning, while collaborating with IT teams to ensure data integrity and compliant operations across on-premises and cloud-adjacent setups.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of database administration experience on Windows and Open-Source environments.
• 5+ years DBMS experience with identity management, governance, and compliance.
• Experience with server upgrades and monitoring configuration.
• Experience with governance controls: change, incident, access, inventory management.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement database solutions.
• Maintain databases and security.
• Troubleshoot and support DB systems.
• Plan capacity and scalability.
• Document and report on DB activities.
• Disaster recovery planning.
• Migrate and upgrade databases.
• Install, configure, and maintain DB environments.
• Patch DB systems and software.
• Monitor backups and performance.
• Manage availability and growth of DB systems.
• Design upgrade methods for DB solutions.

Skills

Database Administration

Troubleshooting

Security Principles

Identity Management

Governance & Compliance

Server Upgrades

Monitoring

System Administration

Tools

Docker

Dell EMC Storage

HP Nimble

SAN/iSCSI

Commvault

SolarWinds

Zabbix

Windows Server

Job description

• DB Administrator (CompTIA DataSys+, CompTIA Data+ or similar)
• 5 years of database administration experience with Microsoft and Open-Source operating environments, troubleshooting, and security principles
• 5 years of DBMS experience, application and web technologies, identity management, governance, and compliance practices; must have working experience with server upgrades
• 5 years of experience providing input on improving availability and configuring monitoring of DB systems
• 5 years of experience performing system administration adhering to typical governance controls, including configuration management, access management, change control, incident management, problem management, inventory management, etc.
• Windows (Server 2019, 2022)
• Containerization (Docker)
• Storage (Dell EMC, HP Nimble, general SAN, iSCSI)
• Backup (Commvault)
• Monitoring (SolarWinds and Zabbix)

Responsibilities

• Database Design and Implementation
• Database Maintenance
• Security Management
• Troubleshooting and Support
• Capacity Planning and Scalability
• Documentation and Reporting
• Disaster Recovery
• Database Migration and Upgrades
• Install, configure, and maintain database environment
• Patch database systems and software
• Monitor and manage DB backups
• Manage the availability, growth, and performance of DB systems (including future requirements)
• Design and implement methods of upgrading DB solutions