Senior SQL & PL/SQL Support Analyst — Hybrid Cape Town

MRI India; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 420,000 - 640,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Office breakfasts

Quarterly lunches

Virtual social events

DEI committee

Women and Allies group

Pride Event Group

Medical Aid Scheme

Personal Pension plan

Parental Leave benefit

25 days annual leave

Flex Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement Schemes

Work from anywhere two weeks/year

Job summary

MRI Software is seeking an Application Support Analyst (SQL-focused) to join our Cape Town team. This role emphasizes writing and optimising SQL and PL/SQL, analysing complex data, and delivering scalable database solutions.

You will be the escalation point for complex issues and collaborate with clients to translate needs into SQL-based outcomes. Based in the Cape Town office with a hybrid model (3 days at home per week), the role requires strong communication and the ability to work to SLAs

Qualifications

• Strong, practical experience writing complex SQL queries from scratch.
• Hands-on experience with Oracle PL/SQL, including developing stored procedures, triggers, and packages.
• Ability to build, modify, and optimise SQL statements to solve real business problems.
• Experience with query performance tuning (indexes, execution plans, optimisation techniques).

Responsibilities

• Write, troubleshoot, and optimise SQL queries, scripts, and PL/SQL code to resolve client issues.
• Analyse complex data-related problems using custom-built SQL statements and queries.
• Act as a technical escalation point for advanced database and application issues.
• Perform root cause analysis, identifying issues within database structures, queries, or data integrity.
• Review and improve existing queries to enhance performance, accuracy, and efficiency.
• Work with clients to gather requirements and translate them into SQL-based solutions.

Skills

SQL

PL/SQL

Query tuning

SQL debugging

Data analysis

Tools

Oracle DB

Job description

MRI Software is seeking an Application Support Analyst (SQL-focused) to join our Cape Town team. This role emphasizes writing and optimising SQL and PL/SQL, analysing complex data, and delivering scalable database solutions.

You will be the escalation point for complex issues and collaborate with clients to translate needs into SQL-based outcomes. Based in the Cape Town office with a hybrid model (3 days at home per week), the role requires strong communication and the ability to work to SLAs