Responsibilities:
- Implement initiatives relating to projects that will lead to improved key processes across the business
- Ensure that business requirements are clearly identified, prioritized and satisfied by appropriate technical and or business process solutions
- Prepare project specifications for maintenance projects, ensure participation and assist in evaluation of proposals for specification compliance
- Optimise the operational environment through research and application of best practices and ensure alignment to the overall infrastructure strategy
- In conjunction with the vendors, perform regular supportability reviews, health checks and risk assessments of the production environment
- Ensure that completed work adhere to governance and legislative requirements
- Correctly apply policies, practices, standards, procedures and legislation in the delivery of work outputs
- Apply practical and applied knowledge and act authoritatively on methods, systems and procedures to identify trends and potential risks
- Drive own performance & provide specialist support & advice to achieve specified objectives against required targets, deadlines and quality standards
- Integrate new knowledge attained through formal and informal learning opportunities and apply in the execution of your job
- Adhere to specified standards, policies and procedures to prevent wastage on resources and escalate associated risk
- Provide authoritative, specialist expertise and advice to internal and external customers
Requirements:
- Matric
- IT Degree or diploma
- 5 years solid MS SQL Database Administration Experience
- 5 or more years’ experience in MS SQL Installations and Upgrades
- 5 or more years comprehensive experience monitoring and performance tuning on MS SQL servers
- 5 or more years’ experience in MS SQL Clustering
- 5 or more years’ experience in MS SQL Replication topologies
- 5 or more years’ experience working in a 24/7 environment
- MS SQL certification from an accredited training centre
- Experience in process automation in any SQL, windows scripting or development languages
If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please accept that your application has been unsuccessful
Please send your CV to susan@humancommunications.co.za |