Titan Wealth Introduction
In 2021, Titan Wealth set out to create a top-to-bottom, fully integrated service to make wealth management more efficient – and more effective – for individuals, advisers, businesses and investment professionals alike. We’re tackling the fragmentation holding back the wealth management sector, its clients and their advisers – to everyone’s frustration. By vertically integrating separate wealth service components under one roof for the first time, we’ve created a better way of working for everyone’s benefit.
Our values are:
Creativity – We relentlessly seek new ways of thinking and new methods of delivering, so we can keep rewriting the rulebook for wealth services.
Commitment – It takes time, effort and energy to make an impact. There’s a ‘can do’ spirit in everything we do: for advisers, individuals, businesses and professional investors.
Collaboration – Bringing the system together allows us to bring people together more effectively: around ambitions, assets, solutions, performance. We’re inviting people to join us and see for themselves the difference we can make as a whole.
Our Cape Town team: Your needs determine where you work – whether that be in our Cape Town office, your home or anywhere else in South Africa that suits your life. Cape Town is our ‘Tech Hub’ with the majority of our engineering team based there. We encourage a work life balance with flexibility on location and hours
One shared culture
- Multi-disciplinary teams working together on challenges and masterfully delivering award-winning, cutting-edge
solutions.
- An informal atmosphere where leaders are accessible to problem-solve or provide support – in person or remotely.
- Your personal wellbeing is front and center with a commitment to making you feel comfortable.
Job Summary
As a Senior Database Administrator, you will maintain and optimize existing databases while designing new solutions that align with evolving business needs. You will take ownership of the data infrastructure, ensuring it operates reliably, securely, and efficiently to support critical operations.
Proactively monitoring database systems, you will identify and address operational issues or performance bottlenecks, working independently to troubleshoot problems and deliver fast, effective resolutions.
In this role, you will collaborate closely with product development teams, cloud engineers, and data engineers to design scalable and innovative database solutions that meet both current and future business demands.
Your ability to anticipate challenges, adapt to change, and continuously improve processes will be essential to your success as a Senior Database Administrator.
Required SkillsStrong SQL/T-SQL programming skills and knowledge of relational database management.Experience with monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Datadog or similar).Familiarity with data governance, data warehousing, and data lake architectures.Basic knowledge of scripting/programming languages such as C#, Python, or PowerShell.Understanding of configuration management tools and practices.Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to address complex database challenges efficiently.Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.Ability to work independently, manage multiple tasks, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.ResponsibilitiesCollaborate with IT Infrastructure teams to ensure the data infrastructure is secure, stable, scalable, and architected for high availability, with built-in automation and disaster recovery capabilities.Support incident management by troubleshooting issues, tracking root causes, providing timely resolutions, and generating performance and incident reports.Stay updated on database technologies, trends and best practices in database management, security, design, and data integrity to ensure continuous improvement.Develop and maintain documentation, including database schemas, configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting guides, to support knowledge transfer and ensure consistency and reliability in database operationsMentor and guide team members on database solutions, performance tuning, and best practices for effective data management.Implement and manage databases across virtualized and cloud-based environments, ensuring solutions meet business requirements.Conduct capacity planning and scalability assessments, forecasting resource requirements and growth trends, and recommending infrastructure upgrades or optimizations to accommodate future needs.Identify, investigate, and resolve complex issues, recommending corrective actions and preventive measures where necessary.Proactively monitor database performance and resource utilization, analyzing metrics such as CPU usage, memory usage, disk space, and query execution times, and tuning parameters for optimal performance in both live and test environments.Leverage automation to streamline routine database administration tasks and workflows.Collaborate with infrastructure teams to diagnose and resolve operational issues impacting database performance or availability.Perform database backups, restores, and disaster recovery procedures, validating backup integrity, implementing backup strategies, schedules, and retention policies to protect data against loss or corruption.Plan and implement data archiving strategies to optimize storage and maintain system performance.Create and manage database schemas, tables, indexes, views, and stored procedures, optimizing data structures and access paths for efficient data retrieval and manipulationAdhere to change management processes, documenting and communicating database changes, updates, and maintenance activities to stakeholders, and obtaining approvals as required.Required QualificationsCollaborate with IT Infrastructure teams to ensure the data infrastructure is secure, stable, scalable, and architected for high availability, with built-in automation and disaster recovery capabilities.Support incident management by troubleshooting issues, tracking root causes, providing timely resolutions, and generating performance and incident reports.Stay updated on database technologies, trends and best practices in database management, security, design, and data integrity to ensure continuous improvement.Develop and maintain documentation, including database schemas, configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting guides, to support knowledge transfer and ensure consistency and reliability in database operationsMentor and guide team members on database solutions, performance tuning, and best practices for effective data management.Implement and manage databases across virtualized and cloud-based environments, ensuring solutions meet business requirements.Conduct capacity planning and scalability assessments, forecasting resource requirements and growth trends, and recommending infrastructure upgrades or optimizations to accommodate future needs.Identify, investigate, and resolve complex issues, recommending corrective actions and preventive measures where necessary.Proactively monitor database performance and resource utilization, analyzing metrics such as CPU usage, memory usage, disk space, and query execution times, and tuning parameters for optimal performance in both live and test environments.Leverage automation to streamline routine database administration tasks and workflows.Collaborate with infrastructure teams to diagnose and resolve operational issues impacting database performance or availability.Perform database backups, restores, and disaster recovery procedures, validating backup integrity, implementing backup strategies, schedules, and retention policies to protect data against loss or corruption.Plan and implement data archiving strategies to optimize storage and maintain system performance.Create and manage database schemas, tables, indexes, views, and stored procedures, optimizing data structures and access paths for efficient data retrieval and manipulationAdhere to change management processes, documenting and communicating database changes, updates, and maintenance activities to stakeholders, and obtaining approvals as required.Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field; master's degree or professional certification3+ years of experience as a Database Administrator, with expertise in managing SQL Server, Azure SQL, and related technologies.Proven experience with database performance tuning, optimization, and troubleshooting in production environments.Hands-on experience with database backup, disaster recovery planning, and high availability architectures.Familiarity with cloud-based environments (e.g., Microsoft Azure) and DevOps principles.Experience working within Agile/Scrum teams, contributing to collaborative development processes.Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate or similar cloud database certifications.ITIL, DevOps, or Agile certifications are a plus.Why work for us?
- Flexible working environment with remote work as the focus, we use Workshop 17 at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town as a co-working location when face-to-face would be beneficial to the team.
- We believe in a healthy work/life balance, especially with the shift to a remote work focus. We encourage our team members to take time off, refocus, and reenergize and that a healthy separation from work can be maintained.
- We have an open, trusting, empowering, friendly and importantly informal and relaxed environment. Your ideas and experience could contribute to shaping how we work, what we work on and help us continually drive innovation and improvement.
- Competitive salary – we keep up with the latest market trends and strive to pay competitively.
- Competitive holiday leave – 20+ days’ annual leave (earn an extra day for every year worked, up to 3 extra days)
- Performance-related discretionary annual bonus.
- Retirement, Risk, and Medical-Aid contribution – we will contribute to a medical aid of your choosing.
- Training budget allowance for further study or attending conferences, including paid days off to study.
The Titan Wealth Group is firmly committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable environment for everyone who works with us, regardless of their race, age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, physical ability or disability, or political affiliation. We believe that having a diverse team allows us to create the best possible outcomes for our clients and team members. We strive to provide equal opportunities in all aspects of the workplace with respect to recruitment and career advancement, pay and benefits, training and development opportunities and other job-related activities
