Database Administrator (Senior) at Discovery Limited

Key Purpose

A Senior DBA needs to be efficient/experts in their fields/areas given to them to support, and act as a consultant to the entire team-transferring skills to build up strengths.  To contribute to standards and procedures on backups/naming standards/processes/security/tools evaluations  etc.  and ultimately assist on the best practice of known information and received contributions. 

To be able to fully handle DBA outputs, and to have a more heightened ability to troubleshoot/resolve problems and have more indepth database support experience.

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

• Full consultant to entire team – and transfer of skills to ensuring their backup colleagues can support their environments in an ongoing administration capacity.  Receiving research information from DBA’s and exploring more indepth options etc. and ultimately act in a more guiding role.
• DBA needs to be efficient/experts in the areas given to them to support which will include all components more than just the oracle database itself (Example: 

Responsible within the team for the success of their ongoing audit reviews for the environments allocated to them to support, taking the lead from the Principle DBA who is overall responsible for the entire team’s audit reviews.
To own and have strong research skills to resolve problems/issues timeously and independently.  A senior DBA must be efficient in their field.  Must be able to work well under pressure – and be flexible.  Must also be able to effectively multi-task

Education and Experience

Essential:

• Matric
• Database Degree/diploma
• Certificates on Oracle DBA
• 3 – 4 years in a DBA Associate role in fulfiling all outputs in this role
• 5 – 6 years Oracle experience

Advantageous:

• Certification on AWS, Cloud and Postgres
• Technical Skills and Knowledge

Essential:

• Knowledge on Oracle Golden Gate and Data Guard
• Knowledge on Oracle AQ Queues
• Knowledge on Oracle RMAN Backups

Advantageous

Knowledge of AWS, Cloud, Postgres Databases

Competencies:

• Action oriented
• Tech savvy
• Optimises work processes