73 Database Engineer jobs in South Africa

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Seeking a skilled Database Cloud Architect with Oracle expertise and a flair for cloud architectures. The ideal candidate will spearhead the design and implementation of cloud-based database solutions, ensuring security, reliability, and compliance. With a minimum of 5 years' experience in Oracle database administration or development, fluency in business English, and familiarity with ITIL processes, you'll thrive in this dynamic role. Additional advantages include proficiency in agile methods and European languages. Join our team and take your career to new heights as you pioneer innovative database solutions in the cloud!

Requirements:

• Oracle database architecture expertise
• Cloud architecture mastery
• Experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (preferred)
• Optional PostgreSQL knowledge in the cloud
• ITIL process knowledge
• 5+ years of Oracle database admin or dev experience
• Fluent in business English

Advantages:

• Agile methods proficiency
• Additional European language skills

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement cloud-based database solutions
• Develop migration plans
• Collaborate with teams to resolve issues
• Ensure database security and compliance
• Maintain documentation
• Stay updated on industry trends

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WNS Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

WNS Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Company Description

Company Description

WNS Global Services Inc. (NYSE: WNS) is a global Business Process Management (BPM) leader. WNS offers business value to 400+ global clients by combining operational excellence with deep domain expertise in key industry verticals, including Banking and Financial Services, Consulting and Professional Services, Healthcare, Insurance, Manufacturing, Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods, Shipping and Logistics, Telecommunications, Travel and Utilities. Globally, the group’s over 41,000+ Professionals serve across 60 delivery centers in 16 countries worldwide, including China, Costa Rica, India, the Philippines, Poland, Romania, South Africa, Sri Lanka, UK and US.

WNS South Africa has been in operation since 2003 and built a reputation as the industry leader for Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) in South Africa, with a growing footprint into Africa. We are a strategic partner for delivering a full range of basic to complex processes from our eight delivery centers across South Africa, employing 4000+ people.

Why join us?

We promise our employees to experience role clarity, coaching and mentoring, professional development and structured career path through our 5 people promises and keeping employee experience at the core. Experience the culture of outperformance, engagement, celebration and also contribute to society through our WNS Cares Foundation, where you have the opportunity to support meaningful initiatives and make an impact in the community.

Job Description

Purpose of the Role

You will be leading a team of technical professionals that are required to support all areas of the enterprise, ensuring all databases run at optimal performance. Database structures and tables are designed and implemented to deliver dynamic reporting at multiple levels. Ensure that industry-wide security standards are properly implemented. Develop and optimize complex T-SQL and PL/SQL code. Design and develop SQL code, ETL processes and SSRS reports based on provided requirements. Maintain and develop automation applications using various programming languages.

Qualifications

Qualifications Required:

Essential

• Matric/Grade 12 Certificate
• A bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field of study with a minimum of 5 years previous work experience in database development.
• Database engineers who possess extra education, such as a master’s degree, can substitute education for work experience
  
  
  

• 5+ year experience on Microsoft SQL Server and or related RDMS
• Computer coding –write and review computer codes to design high-functioning database systems, support programs, and to debug systems. Can design write and deploy complex code to extract data from various data sources in a big data environment using SQL, Python and other relevant code
• Programming languages – proficient to write in several common programming languages, including Python, C# and Java
• Problem-solving – identify potential problems in the database, and work to solve these issues before and after they occur
• Attention to detail – comb through lines of code to spot potential error-causing problems and possible database security and storage capacity issues
• Database Architecture - Able to structure, integrate and organise data to create and extend data models for an information system by applying certain formal techniques typically implemented in a database management system
• Good Understanding of T-SQL
• Microsoft Reporting Services (SSRS) or similar
• Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
• Understanding of DWBI concepts
• Understanding of ETL concepts
• Exposure to ETL tools
• Scripting tools
• Agile - Understands agile methodologies (e.g. Kanban, Lean, Scrum, Scaled Agile) and apply agile ways of working. Is a role model of the agile mind-set and principles.
  
  

• Design New Databases - design new databases based on company needs, data storage needs, and the number of users accessing the database. Design and develop data models and cubes.
• Write and Maintain Database Programs write new database programs and maintain existing programs to ensure they can handle the flow of traffic and the amount of data being stored in the database.
• Monitor Databases and Programs - continuously monitor databases and related systems to ensure high functionality.
• Write Programs and Scripts - write new support programs and scripts for databases to increase data storage capacity and fix existing database problems.
• Troubleshooting - troubleshoot database code, checking for potential problems that affect database functionality and related database programs.
• Debugging - look through coding language to debug existing database scripts and programs.
• Review Database Reports - review daily, weekly, and monthly database reports, including user reports and systems information, to spot problems and ensure that all databases and support systems are working
• Leadership and mentoring skills - Training and Mentoring of direct reports. Cross skilling to enable everyone to work on all environments. Train and mentor junior team members on process and technology
• Licensing, Risk Management and Compliance - Service Monitoring and Alerting. Consulting on IT strategy and architecture from technical and business perspective
  
  
  

• Strong communication skills (verbal, written and interpersonal)
• High Attention to detail
• An ability to quickly grasp complex technical issues
• Curiosity and passion for understanding data to develop reporting to help identify trends and support decision making
• Desire to continually research and learn (new technologies, tools, techniques, platforms)
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast paced and dynamic environment
• Great at building individual, team and partner relationships
• A strong sense of ownership and accountability
• Able to Prioritise workload effectively and deliver to deadlines
• Strong stakeholder management
• Honest and Reliable delivers on promises or commitments
• Ability to work remotely and independently as well as part of a team

• Seniority level Entry level

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Customer Service
• Industries Outsourcing/Offshoring

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As the Junior SQL & ERP Support, you will play a critical role in supporting the ERP and Database SQL Engineer in the efficient operation of our ERP systems and SQL databases. Your role will involve maintaining data integrity, optimizing system performance, and ensuring security, while actively contributing to our company's customer satisfaction, system uptime goals, and reporting requirements.

Minimum requirements / qualifications and/or experience

• 4 years of proven experience in SQL database administration.
• Hands-on experience with ERP SAGE200, including system configuration, maintenance, and upgrades.
• Proficiency in performance tuning, security, and troubleshooting of SQL databases.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• MS Power BI report writing capability.
• Nutanix experience (advantage).

Knowledge :

• Computers knowledge.
• Troubleshooting experience.
• Servers knowledge.
• Project management.
• Networking knowledge.
• Security and patching solutions.
• Dealing with third-party vendors.
• Recovery and DR recovery.
• Helpdesk and ticket priority management.
• System maintenance.

Skills :

• Ability to complete tasks with minimal supervision.
• Effective communication with staff.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Team player attitude.
• Fault finding and problem solving.
• Creative thinking for solutions.

Attitude / Behavioral requirements (compulsory):

• Self-motivated and independent in completing tasks.
• Thinking out of the box to foresee and prevent IT problems.
• Collaborative team player.
• Customer-oriented with a willingness to go the extra mile.
• Display of company values and culture.
• Responsibility in task completion and accountability for mistakes.
• Drive for self-improvement and enhancing customer experience.
• Ability to provide quality service to staff and fulfill duties effectively.

Purpose of job:

As the Junior SQL & ERP support, you will play a critical role in supporting the ERP and Database SQL Engineer in the efficient operation of our ERP systems and SQL databases. Your role will involve maintaining data integrity, optimizing system performance, and ensuring security, while actively contributing to our company's customer satisfaction and system uptime goals and reporting requirements.

Minimum requirements / qualifications and/or experience

• · 4 years of proven experience in SQL database administration.
• · Hands-on experience with ERP SAGE200, including system configuration, maintenance, and upgrades
• · Proficiency in performance tuning, security, and troubleshooting of SQL databases.
• · Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• · Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• · MS Power BI report writing capability
• ·Nutanix (advantage) 

Competencies required:

Knowledge :

1. Computers knowledge
2. Troubleshooting experience
3. Servers knowledge
4. Projects management
5. Networking knowledge
6. Security and patching solutions
7. Dealing with 3rd party vendors
8. Recovery and DR recovery
9. Helpdesk and ticker priority knowledge
10. Maintenance

Skills :

1. Able to get the job done, with spoon-feeding
2. Able to communicate with staff
3. Able to work under pressure
4. Being a team player
5. Fault finding and solution solving
6. Able to think out of the box for solutions

Attitude / behavioral requirements (compulsory ) :

1. Independent

I am able to get the job done without constant spoon feeding

2. Thinker

I am able to think out of the box and to foresee and prevent current and future it problems

3. Team player

I am able to work with a team

4. Hard worker

I am able to go the extra mile

5. Work ethics

I am able to display the CUSTOMER values and culture

6. Responsibility

I am able to take responsibility in completing all required tasks and to own up to mistakes that took place

7. Self-improvement

I have the drive to self-improve and better my CUSTOMER experience and those around me

8. Service provider

I am able to provide a service to the CUSTOMER staff and to complete all required tasks and duties

This role is part of a technically complex PostgreSQL Migration Project focused on modernizing an existing product’s database and data access infrastructure. You’ll work closely with the CTO and Solution Architect to port legacy components — written primarily in C# and C++ — to a PostgreSQL-based environment. You’ll need strong command of data access abstraction layers, legacy system behavior, and experience refactoring systems across platforms. This is a hands-on engineering role requiring autonomy, clear communication, and deep cross-platform fluency.

• Analyze the existing codebase and legacy data access layers
• Refactor and migrate database components to PostgreSQL
• Replace legacy data access patterns with modern equivalents
• Collaborate with CTO and Solution Architect on architectural alignment
• Contribute to documentation and knowledge transfer during the migration
• Participate in code reviews and quality assurance processes
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues during the transition

• Minimum 8 years of professional software development experience
• Extensive experience in C# and/or C++
• Strong hands-on experience with PostgreSQL, ideally in migration contexts
• Prior work with ADO.NET and relational database abstraction layers
• Demonstrated experience in legacy-to-modern code migration
• Experience working in distributed technical teams

• Formal computer science or engineering degree preferred but not mandatory
• Relevant project experience with large-scale database transitions
• Technical certifications (e.g. PostgreSQL, Microsoft) are beneficial
• 30-Minute Call: Focused on company culture and a technical dive.
• Whiteboarding/Live Technical Assessment:
• Culture Meet: Ensure team and cultural fit.
• Offer: Finalise and extend the employment offer.