Rewardsco Sales - UmhlangaPrincipal Database Administrator
Nov. 2018 - Feb. 2023Technical Leadership: Lead complex database ini+a+ves and serve as the technical authority for database-related projects. Architecture and Design: Design, architect, and implement high-availability/distributed high-availability, secure, and scalable database solu+ons and data engineering infrastructures, including rela+onal (RDBMS), non-rela+onal (NoSQL) databases and data Lakehouse. Performance Op:miza:on: Monitor and op+mize database performance, troubleshoo+ng issues to ensure reliability and minimal down+me. Data Management & Security: Ensure the integrity, security, and accessibility of organiza+onal data by managing access, implemen+ng security measures, and defining standards for data storage. Capacity Planning: Analyze database growth trends to forecast future needs and ensure sufficient infrastructure capacity is available. Mentoring & Educa:on: Provide technical guidance and mentor junior DBAs and developers on data architecture, data modeling, and best prac+ces. Strategic Planning: Analyze business requirements and develop roadmaps and implementa+on plans for cohesive data architectures. Staying Current: Keep abreast of emerging data technologies, conduc+ng proof-of-concepts and evalua+ng new tools and components. Collabora:on: Work closely with business users, analysts, developers, bi-developers, data scien+sts and cross-func+onal teams to translate business requirements into database solu+ons.