Senior Database Administrator Level 3

Introduction

Our client is looking for an experienced Senior Database Administrator (Level 3) to join their team on a 12-month contract with a Degree of National Diploma in IT

Location: Pretoria On-site

Contract: 12 Months

Duties & Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain high availability and dosater recovery solutions (e.g. clustering, availabilitygroups and replication frameworks

• Develop and manage complex data movement and replication architectures across large database estates

• Monitor database environments and proactively address performance , stability and reliability issues

• Perform advanced performance tuning using execution plans, wait statistics and profiling tools

• Investigate incidents, conduct root cause analysis and implement effective remediation strategies

• Drive database automation initiatives using scripting and self service tooling to improve operational efficiency

• Support infrastructure modernisation projects, including clous adoption and optimisation initiatives

• Ensure database security, compliance, and governance through controla such as encryption, auditing, and access management

• Create and maintain technical documentaion, runbooks and operational standards

• Provide technical mentorship and guidance to junior database administrators

• Participate in critical incident response and provide after hours support when required

Desired Experience & Qualification

Requirements

• Minimum 7 years’ experience with PostgreSQL

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Software Development using PostgreSQL

• Strong Database Administration and troubleshooting experience

• Senior-level technical expertise with PostgreSQL environments

• Experience with High Availability and Disaster Recovery

• Experience with Automation and Scripting (PowerShell, Bash or Python)

• Experience with Grafana or LGTM Stack

• Exposure to Cloud Platforms

• Solid understanding of Security and Compliance

Package & Remuneration

Salary negotiable