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DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment

Senior Database Administrator at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment

  • R Undisclosed
  • Contract Senior position
  • Woodstock
  • Posted 29 Jan 2026 by DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment
  • Expires in 30 days
  • Job 2632038 - Ref 878000015759134
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About the position

The Senior Database Administrator is responsible for designing, implementing, maintaining, and securing the organizations database environments, with a primary focus on Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle MySQL platforms. The role ensures optimal performance, availability, integrity, and scalability of critical business databases.




Requirements

  • 5–7 years' experience as a SQL DBA or in a similar database administration role.
  • Proven experience managing both Microsoft SQL and MySQL production environments.
  • Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, or related field (preferred).
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate
  • Microsoft SQL Server DBA certification
  • Oracle MySQL Certified Database Administrator
  • Strong expertise in Microsoft SQL Server (2016 or later)
  • T-SQL, SSMS, SQL Agent Jobs, backups, replication, Always On, performance tuning.
  • Strong expertise in Oracle MySQL databases
  • DB installation, MySQL Workbench, replication setup, backup strategies, query optimization.
  • Solid understanding of database architecture, normalization, and design principles.
  • Experience with monitoring and automation tools.
  • Scripting knowledge (PowerShell, Bash, or Python) is advantageous.
  • Understanding of cloud-based database environments (Azure SQL, AWS RDS for MySQL) is a plus.


Desired Skills:

  • oracle
  • mysql
  • tsql
  • database administration

Desired Qualification Level:

  • Diploma

About The Employer:


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DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment

About the agency

Dedicated to the recruitment of IT professionals Sabenza iT is a South African registered business focusing on Finance, Engineering, SAP and general iT recruitment. We have over 18 years' experience in recruiting in South Africa, Australia, Europe, South America and Asia and have worked with a number of large companies offering the best service. We at Sabenza iT understands the changing market and we mold our services around each of our client's needs to offer a personal service. Sabenza iT has forged strong relationships with both Clients and Consultants by ensuring both parties get the most out of every placement. Our Head Office is based in South Africa and we have a satellite office in the UK so that we can keep in contact with expats who may consider returning to South Africa and so that we can offer our services globally for Consultants looking to go to South Africa and Consultants who are looking for opportunities abroad. We at Sabenza recognize the difference it makes to maintain good client relationships and we are keeping our client base niche and manageable in order to give the best service possible. We have gained a good reputation in the market place and have built a very large network and database of consultants that we draw from for each role. We are able to send applications within 24 hours of receiving a role profile or spec. We use one of the best Database software tools available to keep our database up to date and very fast to search. Sabenza iT does not only use job-sites, we headhunt and we use our network to find our clients the right Candidates. We have a strong Facebook presence and we have over 12,000 LinkedIn connections. For further information, please visit our website www.sabenzait.co.za or call me at any time on Tel: 0330040131.

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