Database Developer/Administrator - Cape Town Verfied

R 50000 per month Cape Town, Western Cape Cape Town, Western Cape more than 14 days ago 22-08-2016 8:49:50 AM
19-09-2016 8:49:50 AM
Database Developer/Administrator

Salary: R50000 ctc
Benefits: Medical Aid contribution
Location: Cape Town
Employment: Permanent

Job description
(Duties are expected to include, although not limited to)
• Development, Administration, Report Writing/ETL and Data Analysis
• 24/7 support of production database services to ensure the highest standards of availability, resilience, integrity, security and performance required by our business systems
• Performance monitoring, reporting and tuning of Postgres/MySQL databases and/or any future systems.
• Management and maintenance of backups & recovery procedures working closely with DevOps
• Assisting DevOps: Installation and maintenance of database servers, replication and client environments
• Reviewing and tuning of reports and stored procedure code
• Security and access control working closely within Company and industry security guidelines.
• Provision of support and assistance to development team in the design, development, testing, tuning and implementation of database applications
• Creation and maintenance of SQL queries and routines working with Software Developers.

Requirements
• Length of experience required is 3 years
• Proficient in Java in a Linux ecosystem
• Proficient in SQL
• Debugging/Profiling
• Testable code practices
• Version Control
• SOA environment experience advantageous
• Linux command line

Candidate Criteria
• This job requires attention to detail.
• Due to the dynamic nature of the business, self-motivation and the ability to learn quickly are essential
• Highly driven
• Ability to function well in a busy, demanding environment
• Ability to multi-task
• Have a “can-do” attitude
• Desire to continuously look for improvement
• Willing to learn and share knowledge

About the team
They develop and support end-to-end e-commerce products for international customers, offering over 11 languages. They develop business-to-business systems and back-end systems for customer support, finance, payment process management, risk and fraud management, and content management systems. As a team, they continuously look for ways to improve their products and processes.