SQL Server DBA with Postgres SQL

Role: SQL Server DBA with Postgres SQL Knowledge

Location : Pretoria [1 Role] & Durban [1 Role] [Work from office Mandatory]

Job Type: Contract

Contract: 12 Months Renewal

Client: Banking Domain

Role Overview

• 8 to 10 Years experience
• Design, implement, and maintain high availability and disaster recovery solutions (e.g. clustering, availability groups, replication frameworks)
• Develop and manage complex data movement and replication architectures across large database estates
• Monitor database environments and proactively address performance, stability, and reliability issues
• Perform advanced performance tuning using execution plans, wait statistics, and profiling tools
• Investigate incidents, conduct root cause analysis, and implement effective remediation strategies
• Drive database automation initiatives using scripting and self-service tooling to improve operational efficiency
• Support infrastructure modernisation projects, including cloud adoption and optimisation initiatives
• Ensure database security, compliance, and governance through controls such as encryption, auditing, and access management
• Create and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and operational standards
• Provide technical mentorship and guidance to junior database administrators
• Participate in critical incident response and provide after-hours support when required
• 6 years of progressive experience in database administration within enterprise environments
• A relevant degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related discipline
• Strong expertise in SQL Server or similar relational database management systems
• Proven experience with high availability, disaster recovery, and replication technologies
• Advanced skills in database performance tuning and query optimisation
• Experience with automation and scripting (e.g. PowerShell, Bash, or Python) Internal - Intellectual Property
• Experience with technologies such as ClickHouse, FoundationDB, LGTM stack (Loki,Grafana, Tempo, Mimir), Rybbit, or Valkey
• Exposure to cloud platforms and modern infrastructure environments
• Solid understanding of security, compliance, and data governance practices
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to manage critical incidents independently
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work across technical and business stakeholders
• A collaborative team player who values knowledge sharing and continuous improvement
• Play a critical role in maintaining and optimising enterprise-scale database platforms
• Gain exposure to modern cloud technologies, automation frameworks, and large-scale data environments
• Work in a collaborative, high-performance engineering environment
• Contribute to infrastructure modernisation and continuous improvement initiatives
• Be part of a culture that values technical excellence, accountability, and innovation

If interested, please share your updated CV to damodar@samaha.co.za