Database Administrator - Gauteng, Johannesburg - Johannesburg
Dynamix
As a database administrator (DBA), your role involves managing and maintaining databases within an organization. Here are some key responsibilities and tasks typically associated with the role: Database Installation and Configuration: Installing and configuring database software such as MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, MongoDB, etc., according to the organization's needs and specifications. Database Design and Implementation: Designing database structures and schemas to ensure efficient data storage and retrieval. This may involve normalization, indexing, partitioning, and other techniques. Data Security: Implementing and enforcing security measures to protect the database from unauthorized access, data breaches, and other security threats. This includes setting up user permissions, encryption, and auditing. Performance Tuning: Monitoring database performance and optimizing queries, indexes, and configurations to improve speed, scalability, and resource utilization. Backup and Recovery: Implementing backup and recovery strategies to ensure data integrity and availability in case of system failures, disasters, or human errors. Database Upgrades and Patches: Planning and executing database upgrades, patches, and migrations to keep the database software up to date with the latest features, fixes, and security updates. Monitoring and Troubleshooting: Monitoring database health, diagnosing and resolving performance issues, errors, and other problems that may arise. Capacity Planning: Estimating future database growth and resource requirements, and planning accordingly to ensure scalability and performance. Data Governance and Compliance: Ensuring compliance with data privacy regulations (such as GDPR, HIPAA, etc.) and organizational data governance policies. Documentation and Training: Documenting database configurations, procedures, and best practices, and providing training and support to users and other IT staff. Disaster Recovery Planning: Developing and maintaining disaster recovery plans and procedures to minimize downtime and data loss in case of emergencies. Collaboration: Collaborating with developers, system administrators, and other stakeholders to support application development, deployment, and integration with the database. Desired Skills: Linux Database administration Database Support Database Production Database operation Desired Work Experience: 2 to 5 years Desired Qualification Level: Degree
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