Database Administrator Dba JHB - Johannesburg - Psybergate (Pty) Ltd

Description

Database Administrator (DBA) Role at Psybergate

We are seeking a skilled Database Administrator to join our financial services client based in Sandton for a 12-month contract role.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Create and maintain business database objects within an IDMS 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, 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.
• Participate in disaster recovery procedures and design solutions to support initiatives.
• Service all incidents, changes, and requests and ensure that SLAs are met.
• Enforce security standards to prevent data being compromised and to maintain database integrity.
• Provide managerial reports of database utility, capacity, and utilization.
• Maintain relationships with suppliers for incident handling.

Requirements:

• IT degree or equivalent industry accreditation preferred.
• 8 years of experience in the IT industry with at least 5 years as an operational DBA in a large complex corporate environment.
• 4 years of working experience on IDMS/DB2 databases.
• Understanding of mainframe operating system concepts and experience in another mainframe discipline.
• Experience in participating in a DR exercise.