SQL Senior Database Administrator

Nedbank; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 800,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Nedbank seeks a SQL Senior Database Administrator to provide advanced technical expertise for Hybrid SQL Database platforms across on‑premises, private cloud, and public cloud environments. You will influence architecture, standards, modernization, automation, and platform engineering, while guiding engineers and stakeholders.

Key focus areas include cloud-native database technologies, IaC, DevOps, observability, and security.

Qualifications

• Matric / Grade 12 or National Senior Certificate.
• Advanced Diploma or National 1st Degree.
• SQL, cloud DB knowledge; Azure or AWS cert preferred.
• Minimum 5 years IT experience and 3 years in DB administration.
• Proficient in SQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB and MongoDB Atlas.
• Knowledge of IT architecture principles.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to evolution and implementation of the Hybrid SQL Database platform roadmap.
• Support development and adoption of SQL engineering standards and best practices.
• Participate in modernization incl. cloud migration, automation, and platform transformation.
• Provide expert on Azure SQL, SQL Managed Instance, PaaS and related DB tech.
• Assist with IaC, configuration management, and automated deployments.
• Contribute to DB automation, self-service, API integrations, and DBaaS initiatives.
• Research emerging tech and provide recommendations to support objectives.
• Support platform performance, scalability, availability, recoverability, and resiliency.

Skills

Mentoring

Cloud concepts

DevOps familiarity

Education

Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate

Advanced Diploma/National 1st Degree

Tools

SQL

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

MongoDB Atlas

IT Architecture

Job description

Title:SQL Senior Database Administrator

Provide advanced technical expertise and specialist support for the Hybrid SQL Database platform across on-premises, private cloud, and public cloud environments. Contribute to platform architecture, engineering standards, modernization initiatives, automation, resilience, security, and performance improvements. Support the adoption of cloud-native database technologies, DevOps, Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), and platform engineering practices while providing technical guidance, operational support, and subject matter expertise to engineering teams and stakeholders.

Job Responsibilities

• Contribute to the evolution and implementation of the Hybrid SQL Database platform roadmap.
• Support the development and adoption of SQL engineering standards, patterns, reference architectures, and best practices.
• Participate in modernization initiatives including cloud migration, automation, platform transformation, and technical debt remediation.
• Provide specialist expertise on Azure SQL, SQL Managed Instance, Platform-as-a-Service, and related database technologies.
• Assist with the implementation of Infrastructure-as-Code, configuration management, and automated deployment practices.
• Contribute to database automation, self-service capabilities, API integrations, and Database-as-a-Service initiatives.
• Research emerging technologies and provide technical recommendations to support platform and business objectives.
• Support platform performance, scalability, availability, recoverability, and resiliency improvements.
• Collaborate with architects, cloud engineers, cybersecurity teams, and product teams to align database solutions with enterprise standards.
• Contribute to observability, monitoring, telemetry, and proactive health management practices.
• Participate in technical reviews, design assurance activities, and implementation quality assessments.
• Support disaster recovery, business continuity, compliance, and security requirements across database environments.
• Provide expert technical support and escalation assistance for complex database and platform issues.
• Mentor and coach engineers and database administrators within the SQL domain.
• Contribute to DevOps, CI/CD, automation, and engineering productivity initiatives.
• Participate in proof-of-concepts, technology evaluations, and innovation activities.
• Conduct knowledge-sharing and technical enablement sessions.
• Support the achievement of business strategy, objectives, and values.
• Contribute to Nedbank culture-building initiatives.
• Participate in corporate responsibility initiatives aligned to business objectives.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, systems, and ways of working through agile thinking.

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate
• Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees

Essential Certifications

• SQL and/or other database certifications
• Cloud Database related certification (AWS and/or Azure) - Advantage

Minimum Experience Level

• Min 5 IT Experience
• 3 years experience in Database Administration

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• SQL, PostgreSQL and MongoDB, MongoDB Atlas
• Information Technology (IT) Architecture

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Nedbank Ltd Reg No 1951/000009/06.
Authorised financial services and registered credit provider (NCRCP16).