Job Description: takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Database Administrator to join our team. We are a young, dynamic, hyper-growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people with integrity to join us! [the_ad id="21943"] Job Responsibilities: Monitor and optimise database performance Manage database capacity and usage, and able to highlight trends and future requirements Develop backup and recovery procedures Develop, manage and improve high-availability solutions including Disaster Recovery Develop and support multiple MySQL and Postgres database instances, including cloud based solutions Work with team mates to improve processes and standards Develop and support database replication Be on-call for after-hours support as part of rotation in team Support the creation and maintenance of development and test database environments Management of database script review, improvement and approval process Job Requirements: Forward thinking with the ability to be innovative and drive initiatives In the event that a candidate does not have a Bachelor's Degree (with a major in a quantitative subject), an equivalent experience requirement must be met, which equates to a minimum of 6 years of experience in an analytical role (e.g. in e-commerce, consulting, engineering). Experience in Linux administration (Processes, Networking, Storage, Security) Experience with open source relational database systems (MySQL, PostgreSQL) Solutions-oriented, can-do attitude and high energy Demonstrated experience with relational database physical design Bachelor's degree, with a major in a quantitative subject and a minimum of 3 years of experience in an analytical role (e.g. in e-commerce, consulting, engineering) is required. Ability to disaggregate and structure solutions to ambiguous problems Solid understanding of virtualization, cloud computing, containers (GCP/AWS preferably) Experience with monitoring tools like Prometheus, OpsGenie, and Percona will be beneficial A thorough understanding of database principles Capability to present ideas succinctly, in writing and verbally Strong analytical and critical thinking, using data to inform decisions Experience with Data Warehousing, Data Lakes, Lambda/Kappa architectures will be beneficial Versatile and with the appetite to learn by doing Able to function with minimal supervision, drive own initiatives CloudSQL/RDS will be beneficial Solid quantitative skills Practical experience working with other database systems like BigQuery, Redis and ElasticSearch will be beneficial Ability to interview and interact professionally with internal and external people Job Details: Company: Takealot Vacancy Type: Full Time Job Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, SA Application Deadline: N/A [the_ad id="21944"] Apply Here jobsrican.com
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