Senior DBA: Performance, Security & DR (Nelspruit)

Placements24; Mbombela (Nelspruit); On-site; ZAR 680,000 - 980,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health insurance

Professional development

Stable work environment

Access to modern database technologies

Job summary

Placements24 seeks a Senior Database Administrator to manage critical database infrastructure in Nelspruit. You will ensure performance, integrity, and security while implementing backup and recovery strategies. A strong background in SQL, PL/SQL, and scripting is essential.

You will monitor, tune, and secure databases, support high availability, and troubleshoot issues to minimize downtime, contributing to the backbone of data operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in computing.
• 5+ years as a Database Administrator.
• Strong knowledge of relational database administration techniques.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain database systems.
• Monitor performance, identify bottlenecks, and optimize speed and efficiency.
• Implement backups, recovery, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Ensure database security and auditing measures.
• Troubleshoot issues to minimize downtime.

Skills

SQL

PL/SQL

Database scripting

Performance tuning

High availability

Disaster recovery

Troubleshooting

Security & auditing

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or equivalent

Tools

SQL Server

Oracle

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Job description

Placements24 seeks a Senior Database Administrator to manage critical database infrastructure in Nelspruit. You will ensure performance, integrity, and security while implementing backup and recovery strategies. A strong background in SQL, PL/SQL, and scripting is essential.

You will monitor, tune, and secure databases, support high availability, and troubleshoot issues to minimize downtime, contributing to the backbone of data operations.