Data Administrator at FirstRand Group

Job Description

To gather data, store and maintain data and ensure its integrity and quality, processing it into structured presentation as information

• First level SQL database problem diagnosis and resolution, ensuring a well performing production environment.
• Enhance and maintain databases to accommodate new business functions and improve existing business functions.
• Assist application developers with problem analysis and resolution of development and production failures.
• Including set up, back up processes, documentation updates, monitoring, Performance tuning and optimisation.
• Ensure that production environments remain technically stable.
• Management of own time and delivery of tasks according to deadlines.
• Computer programming experience and expertise.
• Working knowledge of the latest technologies and architecture required for web development.
• Identify what data currently exists, what data needs to be carried over into the new systems and/or analysis around what can be achieved with a new system.
• Extensive experience in database administration, maintenance and data warehousing.
• Produces data flow definitions, rules and instructions as a basis for the work of designers and programmers.

You’ll be an ideal candidate if you meet the following requirements:

• Qualification: Relevant Degree (Information Management Systems, Computer Science or IT)
• Experience using SQL
• Data Modelling
• Reporting: Understanding of Data Visualization
• Data Quality Management
• Reference Data and Master Data
• Knowledge of ETL
• Data Testing
• Cloud: Azure
• Mainframe Experience