Website South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL)
The South African National Roads Agency SOC Ltd (SANRAL) is a state-owned company responsible for the management, maintenance, and development of South Africa’s national road network. As a state-owned entity, it operates under the authority of the Minister of Transport, who serves as its sole shareholder. SANRAL was established in 1998 by an Act of Parliament to oversee the country’s national roads system.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
- (NQF Level 6) IT Diploma or equivalent.
- Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) or Oracle Database Administration.
- 5 years of relevant experience.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Database Administration and Maintenance
- Administer and maintain 8+ enterprise-grade Oracle databases, ensuring high availability, security, and performance.
- Perform daily health checks, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis of database related incidents.
- Develop and implement best practices for database security, backup, and disaster recovery.
- Conduct regular patching, updates, and version upgrades to ensure stability and compliance.
- Automate routine database administration tasks to enhance operational efficiency.
Performance Tuning & Optimization
- Implement and maintain Oracle Data Guard, RMAN, and Fast Recovery Area (FRA) for business continuity.
- Design and manage Oracle RAC and other high-availability solutions.
- Conduct failover testing and regularly validate disaster recovery plans.
- Experience with Veeam Backup Solutions
- Experience with Oracle RMAN Merged Incremental Backups.
Availability
- Implement and maintain Oracle Data Guard, RMAN, and Fast Recovery Area (FRA) for business continuity.
- Design and manage Oracle RAC and other high-availability solutions.
- Conduct failover testing and regularly validate disaster recovery plans.
Security and Compliance
- Manage Oracle database security policies, user access control, and auditing.
- Oracle Advanced Security (TDE, Data Vault, Audit Vault) experience.
- Ensure compliance with IT governance frameworks and security best practices.
- Support internal and external audit processes, ensuring database security compliance.
Stakeholder Collaboration, Support and Reporting
- Provide technical expertise and support to development, infrastructure, and application teams.
- Engage with vendors to resolve database issues.
- Document database configurations, best practices, and standard operating procedures.
- Produce monthly database reports aligned with business and audit requirements.
- Support complex integration projects.
