SYSTEMS SPECIALIST: IT DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR

SYSTEMS SPECIALIST: IT DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR

Closing Date: September 16, 2023
All Inclusive Salary Package: R641 916 ā€“ R743 078 Per Annum
Benefits: The successful candidate may structure the total package for a 13th cheque. Housing, medical aid, and pension allowance are included in the total package.
Contract Type: Permanent
Objective: The South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) is a statutory public entity that operates under the NQF Act, No. 67 of 2008. SAQA seeks to appoint a Systems Specialist: IT Database Administrator. The successful candidate will ensure the management and maintenance of data within SAQA databases and perform such other duties as may be required by the Manager: Information and Communication and Technology (ICT).
Requirements are:
  • The most eligible candidate must hold an appropriate recognised qualification at NQF Level 6 on the 10 Level NQF, or equivalent.
  • A minimum of 5 yearsā€™ experience in SQL and Oracle database administration, 2 yearsā€™ experience in Azure SQL and 3 years of Applications support is required.
  • An NQF Level 7 qualification on the 10-Level NQF with more than 5 years of experience in Information Technology (IT) would be advantageous.
  • The incumbent must have a good knowledge of IT laws and regulations, information systems and technology principles, digitisation and trends in IT, IT architecture, Azure DevOps and Java programming, IT security, data management, and system design.
  • Problem-solving, project management, and building alliances should be the skills of those aspiring for this appointment.
Key performance areas:
  • Plan, create, and implement database systems.
  • Enhance database systems.
  • Ensure and monitor performance, integrity, and security of databases.
  • Ensure database and application capacity planning.
  • Develop and maintain programmes in Oracle, SQL, and Azure SQL platforms.
  • Manage software as a service, infrastructure/servers, and/or platform as a service.
  • Provide ad hoc user support and training to enhance information systems applications and databases.
  • Resolve user’s problems associated with the usage of information systems applications and databases.

SAQA will verify credit and criminal records as well as qualifications.
SAQA reserves the right not to make an appointment to the advertised post and will only communicate with short listed candidates.