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DBA Consultant - Remote South Africa

DBA Consultant - Remote South Africa

SecuritEaseWorkFromHome, Limpopo, South Africa
4 days ago
Job type
  • Remote
Job description

We’re looking for an experienced Database Consultant to provide short-term, high-impact support on our products, focused on timeseries database optimisation.

This is an immediate engagement to help diagnose and improve performance, while we scope our longer-term DBA needs.

What You’ll Do

  • Assess and optimise our timeseries database performance.
  • Advise, tune, and upskill our internal team.
  • Deliver a rapid health check and optimisation plan.
  • Implement and prioritise key performance fixes; document all changes.
  • Provide knowledge transfer and best‑practice guidance.

What We’re Looking For

  • Deep experience with PostgreSQL (must‑have).
  • Timeseries database background (e.g. native PG, TimescaleDB or similar).
  • Expertise in SQL performance tuning, indexing / partitioning, query plan analysis, and capacity planning.
  • Bonus : exposure to Kafka‑style data ingestion pipelines.

    • Details

  • Contract : Short-term consulting engagement (immediate start).
  • Location : Remote South Africa – must overlap NZ / South Africa / UK time zones.
  • Deliverables : Performance health check, optimisation plan, implementation, and knowledge transfer.

    • If you’re a hands‑on database performance specialist who thrives on solving complex technical challenges, we’d love to hear from you.

    Seniority Level

  • Mid‑Senior level

    • Employment Type

  • Full‑time

    • Job Function

  • Information Technology

    • Industries

  • IT Services and IT Consulting

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