Junior DBA – Support (JHB) at BET Software

You Bring:

• Relevant Degree/Diploma.
• 1-2 years’ experience in a commercial environment utilising a high transaction database or successful completion of a graduate program or work experience.
• Basic SQL skills and query writing skills.
• Basic troubleshooting SQL skills.
• Experience in designing/optimising MSSQL Databases.
• Microsoft Certificate: Azure Database Administrator Associate (advantageous).
• Knowledge on Postgres will be advantageous.

What You’ll Do:

Database Design

• Ensure Database design is robust, scalable and operating optimally.
• Work with other DBAs to make sure that the solutions meet application requirements and performance goals.
• Actively contribute to planning meetings, documentations and testing.
• Maintain database documentation as required.

Database Performance

• Assists with ensuring high DB availability as this has a public facing web front end.
• Install and maintain the performance of database servers.
• Install, upgrade, and manage database applications.
• Be available for on-call support as needed.

Monitoring

• Monitor database performance.
• Utilise tools and scripts to monitor all aspects of database performance including the underlaying compute, storage and networking.
• Use high-speed transaction recovery techniques and backup data.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot database errors.
• Assists with the creation and manage database reports, visualisations, and dashboards.
• Monitor daily backups, archiving and indexing processes.

Initiative and Innovation

• Recommend and implement emerging database technologies.
• Implement improved processes that have a positive effect on the team’s performance and company bottom line.
• Take an active involvement in problem resolution and where necessary works after hours to ensure that problems are resolved.
• Shows foresight to prevent errors or delays in projects.
• Demonstrate initiative by understanding, acquiring and implementing new knowledge and skills both within team and to the wider group.
• Incorporates the new abilities into the day-to-day operational activities to improve performance of products and systems.
• Ensure techniques, technologies, tools and processes used are in line with industry best practices.

Knowledge Share

• Identify areas that requires a specific knowledge, skill or understanding and seek guidance from Mentors.