Junior Database Administrator (DBA)

Kuda Technologies

Cape Town, Western Cape
Permanent
Full-time

2 months ago

Job Description:Kuda is a money app for Africans on a mission to make financial services accessible, affordable and rewarding for every African on the planet.
We're a tribe of passionate and diverse people who dreamed of building an inclusive money app that Africans would love so it's only right that we ended up with the name 'Kuda' which means 'love' in Shona, a language spoken in the southern part of Africa.
We're giving Africans around the world a better alternative to traditional finance by delivering money transfers, smart budgeting and instant access to credit through digital devices.
We've raised over $90 million from some of the world's most respected institutional investors, and we're rolling out our game-changing services globally from our offices in Nigeria, South Africa, and the UK.Role OverviewWe are looking for a result-driven and analytical software engineer to work on our Android mobile application. S/he will use his or her understanding of programming tools and languages to analyze current codes, formulate more efficient processes, solve problems and create a fantastic experience for users.Requirements:

Manage Azure SQL Instances and Azure SQL Databases.
Manage and Monitor Azure SQL performance metrics (CPU Usage, Memory, Locks, deadlocks ,performance counters and health checks).
Manage and monitor Azure SQL backups, Geo-replication and Failover groups.
Administer SQL Servers in AWS.
Automation of Azure SQL maintenance tasks(Index management, Statistics updates, Data integration processes).
Troubleshooting ETL Processes (SSIS & Airbyte).
Database deployments (update and new changes to database objects).
Collaborate with developers on various projects and best practices.
Report environment/platform issues immediately to Senior Management.
Manage archiving and compression strategy.
T-SQL code review, troubleshooting and performance tuning.
Documentation of DBA processes, changes and Azure SQL Best practices.
Monitor datadog metrics.

Benefits:Why join Kuda?At Kuda, our people are the heart of our business, so we prioritize your welfare. We offer a wide range of competitive benefits in areas including but not limited to:

Pension
Competitive annual leave plus bank holidays
Group life insurance
Health insurance
L&D training
We are advocates of work-life balance and offer a 3 day per week remote working option

Kuda is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at Kuda is considered based on merit, qualifications, competence and talent.We don't regard colour, religion, race, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, citizenship, sex, marital or family status, disability, gender, or any other legally protected status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

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