Senior Oracle Developer: Lead DB Design, Tuning & Delivery

Sabenza IT & Recruitment; Centurion; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Centurion, South Africa, Zohorecruit is seeking a senior Oracle Developer to design, implement, and optimise end-to-end Oracle database solutions. You will craft schemas, tables, indexes and procedures to meet business goals and performance standards.

You will write advanced SQL/PLSQL, tune queries, monitor health, and safeguard data with robust security and backups. Lead and mentor junior developers while driving enhancements and on-time project delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT or a related field.
• 7+ years as an Oracle Developer designing, developing and optimising Oracle database solutions.
• Proven, strong Oracle SQL, PL/SQL and Oracle Performance Tuning skills, with a focus on performance optimisation.
• Advanced knowledge of Oracle database architecture, design and development.
• Experience with data migration, ETL processes and database integration.
• Experience with database management and monitoring tools.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, plus effective communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and build Oracle database solutions end to end: schemas, tables, indexes and stored procedures, aligned with best practice and industry standards.
• Write and optimise complex SQL, PL/SQL and database functions that meet business requirements and performance standards.
• Hunt down bottlenecks through query tuning, indexing and resource management to keep systems highly available, reliable and scalable.
• Keep databases healthy by monitoring with Oracle tools and utilities and handling backups, restores, upgrades and troubleshooting.
• Protect sensitive data by implementing and enforcing database security measures and access controls.
• Lead delivery of database development projects with PMs, BAs and IT teams, from requirements to on-time delivery.
• Mentor and lead junior developers, providing hands-on technical leadership.
• Drive improvement by documenting designs and configurations, reporting on performance and project status to senior management, and recommending upgrades to performance, security and functionality.

Skills

Oracle SQL

PL/SQL

Performance tuning

Analytical skills

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Monitoring tools

Job description

Centurion, South Africa, Zohorecruit is seeking a senior Oracle Developer to design, implement, and optimise end-to-end Oracle database solutions. You will craft schemas, tables, indexes and procedures to meet business goals and performance standards.

You will write advanced SQL/PLSQL, tune queries, monitor health, and safeguard data with robust security and backups. Lead and mentor junior developers while driving enhancements and on-time project delivery.