Job Description
Hello Future Database AdministratorWelcome to FNB, the home of the #changeables. We design for the shapeshifters and deliver products and services that make us incredibly proud of people that make it happen.
As part of our talent team, you will be surrounded by unique talents, diverse minds, and an adaptable environment that lives up to the promise of staying curious. Now’s the time to imagine your potential in a team where experts come together and ignite effective change.
Are you someone who has experience in:
- Responsible for the 24/7 support of DB2 production database services to ensure the highest standards of availability, resilience, integrity, security and performance required by the business systems.
You will be responsible for:
- Responsible for ensuring availability and performance of the databases that support the system
- Work with the team to ensure that the associated hardware resources allocated to the databases and to ensure high availability and optimum performance
- To proactively monitor the database systems to ensure secure services with minimum downtime
- Responsible for providing statistics for trend analysis
- Responsible for improvement and maintenance of the databases to include rollout and upgrades
- Responsible for implementation and release of database changes as submitted by the development team Installing and upgrading the DB2 server and application tools
- Allocating system storage and planning future storage requirements for the database system
- Creating primary database storage structures after application developers have designed an application
- Creating primary objects (tables, views, indexes) once application developers have designed an application
- Modifying the database structure, as necessary, from information given by application developers
- Enrolling users and maintaining system security
- Controlling and monitoring user access to the database
- Monitoring and optimizing the performance of the database
- Planning for backup and recovery of database information
- Maintaining archived data
- Backing up and restoring the database
- Writing ad-hoc queries based on schema knowledge for various reporting requirements
- Security and access control.
What you will need:
- Must have between 4 and 6 years relevant experience
- Must be able to perform: DB2 technical skills, General database maintenance, Database performance & storage optimisation and Database security
- Good knowledge of SQL.
- Good knowledge of Linux DB2 mainframe experience
We can be a match if you can:
- Very good interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Committed, reliable, self-starter, able to work independently
- Problem determination/solving skills
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Are you interested to take the step? We look forward to engaging with you further. Apply now!
Job Details
Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below.
15/07/25All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group’s Employment Equity plan. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. In order for us to fulfill this purpose, candidates can disclose their disability information on a voluntary basis. The Bank will keep this information confidential unless we are required by law to disclose this information to other parties.
