Job Objectives

• To manage SQL SERVER installations and upgrades. 
• To assist Development Teams in designing and optimising systems.
• To carry out database administration tasks.
• To work with SECURITY team to manage access and compliance.
• To research, assess and implement SQL SERVER variations in AWS / AZURE.
• To manage all SQL SERVER installations and upgrades.
• Ensure a standard is applied to all installations.
• Keep track of new software versions and updates and plan upgrades.
• Raise awareness for END-OF-LIFE versions.
• To assist Development Teams in designing and optimising systems
• Review database designs and make recommendations to address shortcomings.
• Perform proactive monitoring and feedback to developers, highlighting queries that can be improved.
• To carry out basic database administrative tasks
• Check OS and Database logs.
• Do backups and restores as requested.
• Do regular disaster recovery trials.
• Profile server resource usage, optimise and tweak as necessary
• Resolve incidents.
• Automate maintenance tasks through appropriate scripting language.
• Monitor capacity to prevent unplanned outages.
• Grant permission to servers and databases in conjunction with standards as per SECURITY team.
• Design and implement HIGH AVAILABILITY architecture( logshipping,mirroring, availability groups ). 
• Research , assess and implement new features in SQL SERVER where appropriate and beneficial to solution.
• To work with SECURITY team to manage access and compliance
• Regularly review database and SQL instance permissions to make sure appropriate access is in place.
• Regularly review AD groups to make sure membership is still valid.
• Provide output to internal and external auditors as requested.
• Implement encryption and data masking options where required.
• Grant permission to servers and databases in conjunction with standards as per SECURITY team.
• Review SQL SERVER licenses for compliance as well opportunities to reduce costs.
• To research, assess and implement SQL SERVER variations in AWS / AZURE.
• Investigate Database As A Service(DBaaS) and Platform As A Service(Paas) options in Azure and AWS cloud offerings.
• Research Infrastructure As A Service(IaaS) offerings Azure and AWS.
• Plan database migrations from ON-PREM to cloud for identified systems

Qualifications

• Grade 12
• Tertiary qualification related to IT
• Relevant courses in database management
• AWS Associate architect
• Azure Fundamentals

Experience

• Experience managing SQL SERVER databases, including databases larger than 1TB – Years (5+)
• Experience in SQL SERVER versions 2014-2019 – Years (3+)
• Experience with Azure SQL;Azure SQL Managed Instances – Years (2+)
• Experience with data encryption using SQL SERVER