Senior Database Administrator; SQL Server, IBM DB2 & PostgreSQL

JOIN A TEAM OF CURIOUS MINDS, PROBLEM-SOLVERS, AND INNOVATORS DRIVING HIGH-IMPACT CHANGE FOR OUR CLIENTS, COMMUNITIES, AND THE WORLD.

Our goal is to recruit and build an exceptional cadre of professionals who are passionate about doing work that matters. Successful candidates are placed into a niche practice area that best suits their skill set, interests and personal capability.

Opportunities do not follow a set timeline. Instead, opportunities at this level are advertised when they become available on an ongoing basis.

Your application must consist of:

• A copy of your identity document or passport
• Copies of all academic certificates obtained.

Process:

• The application is received and screened against required skills, competencies and experience
• The candidate is required to complete a technical case study
• Face-to-face and online psychometric assessments are conducted
• An interview is conducted
• Credential checks and references are completed
• If the candidate is successful, an offer of employment is made.

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Database Administrator to join our team and support enterprise-scale database environments across Microsoft SQL Server, IBM DB2, and PostgreSQL
.

This opportunity is also well suited to experienced Principal Database Consultants
, Lead Database Administrators
, and Senior Database Consultants with strong enterprise database administration experience.

The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, administering, optimizing, and supporting mission-critical database platforms while ensuring high availability, performance, security, resilience, and disaster recovery across complex production environments. You will also provide technical leadership, mentor junior team members, and collaborate closely with infrastructure, application, and development teams.

Install, configure, administer, and maintain Microsoft SQL Server, IBM DB2, and PostgreSQL environments.

Design and manage Development, Test, Staging, and Production database environments.

Configure database monitoring, alerts, and automated maintenance plans.

Deploy database releases, patches, and change scripts into production environments.

Manage database security, user permissions, and access controls.

Develop, maintain, and optimize SQL scripts, stored procedures, and database objects.

Design, implement, and maintain backup, recovery, and disaster recovery solutions aligned with business RPO and RTO objectives.

Configure and support High Availability (HA) and database replication solutions.

Monitor database performance, capacity, and health, proactively identifying and resolving issues.

Perform query tuning, index optimization, execution plan analysis, and server configuration improvements.

Support capacity planning and ensure optimal database performance across enterprise environments.

Produce and maintain technical documentation, database standards, and operational procedures.

Work closely with infrastructure, application, and development teams to deliver reliable and scalable database services.

Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and best practice guidance to junior Database Administrators.

Participate in database architecture, technology roadmap, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Support business-critical, high-availability production environments while ensuring operational excellence.

10+ years of enterprise Database Administration experience.

Strong hands-on experience administering:

• Microsoft SQL Server
• IBM DB2

Extensive experience installing, configuring, and supporting enterprise database platforms.

Advanced SQL development, query optimization, and database performance tuning.

Experience implementing:

• High Availability (HA)
• Disaster Recovery (DR)
• Backup & Recovery
• Database Replication
• Database Security & Governance
• Database Monitoring
• Capacity Planning
• Patch & Release Management

Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills.

Experience supporting business-critical, high-availability production environments.

Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication, and documentation skills.

• Microsoft SQL Server
• IBM DB2
• SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
• SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)
• Windows Server Administration
• Production Support

Relevant tertiary qualification in Information…