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Senior MS SQL Database Support Engineer

Job Ref
281351
Job Type
Permanent
Employer Type
Company
Date Added 28 Jun 2019
Expiry Date 26 Jul 2019
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Employer:
OptiSolutions (Pty) Ltd

Location:
Western Cape

Salary:
Market related

Benefits:


Role details:
OptiSolutions is a boutique ICT company providing ICT services to a select set of
customers. Our customers include the largest Mobile and oil company in South
Africa.
As a company, we are obsessed and committed to make our customers successful and we
employ individuals who are as passionate about our customers as we are.
We are looking to employ a Senior Database Support Engineer to provide on-site and
remote support for our customers
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The primary role of the Senior Database Support Engineer is to design, implement,
optimise and operational support of MicroSoft SQLServer Relational Database Management
Systems (RDBMS).

Your responsibilities will include:
• Research IT Infrastructure trends ensuring measurable operational efficiencies
• Provide high level Operational Database Support and Administration
• Assist with diagnosis of all faults identified on database systems
• Provide MicroSoft SQLServer Database specialist support ensuring performance, availability and capacity services to customers.
• Ensure database security and auditing compliance
• Co-ordinate projects requiring database infrastructure
• Commitment to Industry standards and technology best practices

Typical Outputs
• Managed Database Systems.
• System uptimes as determined by system category SLA’s.
• Performance and capacity analysis reports and recommendations.
• Implemented systems on time and within budget.
• Technology recommendations.
• Comprehensive Database Systems documentation.
• Secured database environment to meet regulatory and industry compliance
• Rigid adherence to Change Control and Incident Management procedures.

Job knowledge
• Extensive Knowledge of Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS) concepts and
• Internals – specifically latest versions of Microsoft SQLServer Databases
• Microsoft SQLServer 2016 Database Architecture, Configuration and Administration principles
• Database Security
• Database Backup & Recovery Technologies
• Database /System Monitoring and performance toolsets
• Database Replication Technologies
• Database Clustering Technologies
• Windows Operating systems and Virtualization
• Structured Query Language (SQL) script writing/programming
• Storage Area Network (SAN) Technologies

Skills
• Strong IT operational specialist experience
• Good Communication skills
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, making decisions based upon priorities and schedules
• Sharing technical and customer knowledge in a helpful and timely fashion.
• Innovation skills and vision
• Analytical skills
• Problem solving skills
• Assertive with good interpersonal skill
• Good communication skills, verbal and written
• Excellent planning skills


The ideal candidate for this role will have:
Qualifications:
• Matric / Grade 12 is essential
• 3 year Degree/ diploma or equivalent
• Formal MicroSoft SQLServer Database Administration training and Certification is essential

Experience
• 5+ years’ experience in an Information Technology (IT) support environment, performing SQLServer Database Administration
• Experience in working with very Large and complex database environments.
• Experience in installing and configuration of Microsoft SQLServer Database technology software and patching.
• Experience in deploying High Available SQLServer in clustered environment and Replication.
• Experience in MicroSoft SQLServer Storage Management and Backup &Recovery functionality:
• Experience in analysing Database Performance and Capacity reports
• Exposure to Database Encryption



 
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