Database Administrator - Availability, Security & Migrations

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

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.