Team Lead MS SQL Engineer - ITIL / COBIT / Azure - Randburg

Team Lead MS SQL Engineer - ITIL / COBIT / Azure - Randburg

Introduction

As Team Leader : Microsoft SQL, you will accomplish results through the management of experienced professionals and you will integrate subject matter and industry expertise within the areas of Server Software, MS SQL and Cloud Infrastructure Management. We are seeking a technically strong person with experience managing a team. Ideally, you will have mentored and managed a small Software and Cloud team in the past, and you have passion for production support of technology. This is a dynamic, highly diverse team, and we are passionate about embodying a culture of positivity. Provide management and guidance to the cloud engineering and operations staff, focus on the implementation of new and enhanced services across the company's various locations, and ensure high availability and quick resolution of the services delivered. This position has responsibility for all support aspects of the company's SQL Infrastructure, including integration with development teams and leaders, 3rd party providers, and managing the SQL team. Maintaining, close liaison with various operational, project, development, vendor and product teams, ensuring ongoing service and support can be maintained to defined service levels. This team works in an environment that operates 24 / 7.

Minimum requirements :

• A Bachelor's degree or Equivalent IT Qualification or Diploma.
• Certifications in SQL Server, Azure Data Engineer, or equivalent.
• Mandatory Microsoft Training and Certifications
• Microsoft Certified : Azure Database Administrator Associate.
• Microsoft Certified : Data Analyst Associate.
• Experience and product specific training as it relates to the role and technologies in use : ITIL | CobIT
• Minimum 5 Years Working Experience as a System and Cloud Administrator (experience in Microsoft license management).
• 2 years of experience managing people in a technical environment.
• 2 years' experience in participating in on-call rotations, and providing after-hours support in an environment that operates 24 / 7

Job Description :

Management of servers

Oversee database performance tuning, indexing strategies, and query optimization across environments.

Ensure that user access to SQL is managed and limited

Ensure that server data is backed-up as agreed with the appropriate business owner

Ensure that servers are monitored for performance and uptime

Architect and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performing relational databases (SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or equivalent).

Collaborate with cross-functional teams (DevOps, BI, Cloud, Security) to deliver data-driven solutions.

Monitor and troubleshoot production database issues, ensuring 24 / 7 stability and availability.

Ensure All critical Business databases are replicated at DR.

Manage software upgrades when licensing provides an upgrade path.

Security :

Third Party access policy | Perform regular risk assessments

Address risks identified by risk assessments | Manage the various device and system logs

Create and / or regularly update the procedures for data encryption

Create and / or regularly update the procedures for use of external storage medium

Create and / or regularly update the procedures for information exchange with external entities.

Create and / or regularly update the policy and procedures for user access, permitted operations and monitoring of opera