Include primary accomplishments, products, and services, who benefit from them and how
Design, develop and maintain high performance scalable and secure database solution in
order to ensure successful and efficient database solutions meeting the business
requirements.
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS
What do you have to be able to do to achieve the desired results of your job?
Include management and leadership responsibilities for work team leaders
Requirements gathering – through engagement with business i.e., collect, document,
and review business requirements.
Database design and implementation – design, implement manage complex databases
and data structures that meet business requirements, taking scalability, reliability and
performance into consideration.
Database modelling – understanding of data modelling concepts and create logical and
physical data models to support database design. create and maintain data models and
data structures, ensuring data consistency and accuracy.
SQL development - develop SQL scripts and optimise database performance using
techniques like indexing, partitioning, and query optimization. including writing complex
queries, stored procedures and triggers to support business operations.
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Data migration – migrate data from one data source to another, ensuring data integrity
and accuracy during the migration process.
Data management –manage and maintain large amounts of data and ensure data quality,
accuracy, and security. Reviewing reports and performance indicators
Data quality assurance – ensuring the integrity and accuracy of data through welldefined
verification and validation models
Reporting and dashboarding - develop reports and dashboards providing a view on
trends, patterns, focus and prediction based on relevant data sets
Data Warehousing - develop data warehousing solutions, including data integration, data
cleaning, and data warehousing design.
Technical writing – develop and maintain comprehensive technical documentation and
specifications and related technical specifications
Project management – adhere to project management standards and techniques in the
line of work
Data Governance - implement data governance processes and policies to ensure data
integrity and security.
Mentoring – guide and support junior resources on data related tasks
EDUCATION, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
A relevant ICT degree or equivalent qualification
Requirements gathering - minimum five (6) year experience
Project management - minimum five (6) year experience
Technical writing – minimum five (6) year experience
Database design and implementation - minimum five (6) year experience
SQL development - minimum five (6) year experience in developing data solutions on
MSSQL platform
Reporting and dashboarding - minimum five (6)) year experience developing reports and
dashboard using PowerBI, SRSS and MSSQL
Data quality assurance - minimum five (6) year experience
Data management - minimum three (3) year experience
Data migrations - minimum three (3) year experience
Data Warehousing – minimum three (3) year experience
Data modelling - minimum three (3) year experience
Data Governance – minimum two (2) year experience
Requirements gathering - minimum two (2) years experience in gathering and translating requirements into technical designs and solutions
Mentoring – experience in providing mentoring to junior resources
Working experience in developing cloud database solutions with databases and platforms in Azure cloud environments is an advantage
BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES
Customer Service - Follows through, when asked, on customer inquiries, requests, and
complaints
Flexibility - Changes his/her perception, ideas or alters normal procedures to fit a specific
situation to get a job done and/or meet company goals
Impact and Influence - Takes two or more steps to persuade without trying to adapt
specifically to level or interest of audience
Organisational Commitment - Respects and accepts what authorities see as important
Commitment to Professional learning - Seeks out new approaches, tools, methods
and/or technologies in own field of expertise by reading, talking to others inside and
outside the organisation, attending industry seminars/conferences
Teamwork - Displays willingness to learn from others
Analytical/ Critical thinking - Identifies the cause-and-effect relationship between two
aspects of a situation
Achievement Orientation - Keeps track of outcomes and measures outcomes against
standards of excellence not imposed by others
Initiative - Recognises and reacts to present opportunities
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: R40 000,00 - R60 000,00 per month