Database Administrator

SUMMARY:
We require a Database Administrator to work for a contract role in Cape Town.

POSITION INFO:

The role of the Database Administrator encompasses many activities including (but not limited to):

-- Supporting and Maintaining databases in laaS/PaaS and Saas.

-- Installing and upgrading the database server and application tools. 

-- Allocating system storage and planning future storage requirements for the database system. 

-- Modifying the database structure, as necessary, from information given by application developers. 

-- Enrolling users and maintaining system security. 

-- Ensuring compliance with database vendor license agreement. 

-- Controlling and monitoring user access to the database. 

-- Monitoring and optimising the performance of the database. 

-- Planning for backup and recovery of database information.

-- Maintaining archived data;

-- Arranging technical support from the relevant database vendor. 

-- Generating various reports by querying from databases as per need.

-- Performing database monitoring, tuning and capacity planning.

-- Designing and defining backup/recovery strategies. 

-- Optimising database access and allocating/re-allocating database resources for optimum configuration, database performance and cost. 

-- Managing schema changes and implementations. 

-- Implementing advanced database security features.

-- Installing and maintaining database products. 

-- Auditing user activity to ensure integrity and performance of the database.

-- Establishing standards, policies and procedures for database administration. 

-- Defining and implementing alerts on data.

Minimum Requirements: 

-- One or more tertiary qualification(s) issued by a registered tertiary institution that is/are relevant to the role of the Database Administrator; OR

-- One or more industry accredited course credential(s) that is/are relevant to the role of the Database Administrator.

-- A minimum of 5 (five) years'' experience in a Database Administrator or equivalent role working or consulting on tasks or projects requiring database administration, provided that such experience shall include but not be limited to experiences involving at least one of the following:

1) ASM (Automatic Storage Management);

2) Database security

3) Oracle Application Server;

4) Weblogic (11g, 12c)

5) SQL;

6) Shell Scripting; or

7) OEM Cloud Control 12c/13c

-- Equipped with all of the following technical skills:

1) Database administration - Oracle DB (11g, 12c);

2) Capacity planning, performance tuning and backup and recovery.

3) Troubleshooting and problem-solving.

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