Database Administrator II (DBA II)
| Job Type | Contract |
| Area | Johannesburg, South AfricaGauteng, South Africa |
| Sector | IT - Data |
| Salary | Market related |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Job Ref | VR/26012 |
- Description
Calling all Database Administrators looking for a new contract position!
Our client in the banking industry is looking for a Database Administrator for a 12 month contract to be based in Johannesburg. The successful candidate will ensure the installation; design; configuration; upgrade; administration; monitoring and maintenance of databases and associated software products in support of operational systems and the development environment.
Responsibilities:
- Create and maintain business database objects within a Mainframe Z/OS and DB2 subsystem.
- Perform database tuning to ensure the DBMS functions at optimal levels.
- Schedule database maintenance tasks.
- Troubleshoot database and DBMS errors and provide solutions to support business when required.
- Provide input and implement operational and business strategies, and industry best practices and ensure necessary ITO governance is in place.
- Perform database monitoring and notification to ensure optimal data access, to support business database applications in line with contractual agreements.
- Perform a database consultation role and provide design solutions to Business Development and Service Management to support initiatives when required for current and future projects.
- Be an integral part of the disaster recovery (DR) team which designs, performs and documents disaster recovery procedures.
- Service all incidents, changes and requests and ensure that SLAs are met.
- Enforce security standards to prevent data from being compromised and to maintain database integrity.
- Provide managerial reports of database utility, capacity, and utilisation for them to make informed decisions.
- Maintain relationships with suppliers for incident handling.
Requirements:
- IT degree or equivalent Industry accreditation preferred
- 8 years within the IT industry with at least 5 of those years being an operational DBA within a large complex corporate environment
- Minimum of 4 years working experience on z/OS DB2 databases.
- DB2 SQL writing - Essential
- Database Performance tuning – Essential
- Database security knowledge – Essential
Apply today!