Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field 
• Minimum: 5 years’ experience gained within Database Administration. 
• IT Industry Certifications in Database Management 
• Database Administration skills 
• Database design and architecture 
• Analytics and reporting 
• SQL development and scripting skills 
• Knowledge of Microsoft environment 
• ITIL processes 
• Knowledge of IT Legislation and Regulatory Acts 

Duties:

• Assess and develop long-term strategic goals for production databases in conjunction with data owners and department managers. 
• Work with application development staff to develop database architectures, coding standards, and quality assurance policies and procedures. 
• Design and implement redundant systems, policies, and procedures for disaster recovery and data archiving to ensure effective protection and integrity of data assets.
• Conduct research and make recommendations on database products, services, protocols, and standards in support of procurement and development efforts. 
• Create models for new database development and/or changes to existing ones. 
• Install and configure relevant network components to ensure database access as well as database consistency and integrity. 
• Respond to and resolve database access and performance issues. 
• Monitor database system details within the database, including stored procedures and execution time, and implement efficiency improvements. 
• Monitor, optimize and allocate physical data storage for database systems. 
• Plan and coordinate data migrations between systems. 
• Develop, implement, and maintain change control and testing processes for modifications to databases. 
• Create, or support creation of, required reports in response to business user needs. 
• Perform database transaction and security audits. 
• Establish appropriate end-user database access control levels. 
• Develop routines for end users to facilitate best practices database use. 
• Manage and/or provide guidance to junior members of the team.