# Senior Database Administrator

My client is looking for a Senior Database Administrator to join their dynamic team. Requirements: * Degree, Diploma or NQF Level 7 qualification in Information Technology, Database Administration, Computer Science or a related field. * At least 5 years of experience in database administration. * Strong hands-on experience administering SQL Server and PostgreSQL. * Practical experience with ETL processes and data warehouse environments. * Proven experience in database performance tuning and optimisation. * Experience with Python, Apache Airflow, Kafka and PowerShell scripting. * Experience working with Linux and Windows Server environments. * Experience supporting reporting and operational systems in a high-availability environment. If you would like to apply for this position, please send transcripts with applications. Should you meet the requirements for this position, please email your updated CV attached to , alternatively contact […] or visit our website, www.tumaini.co Correspondence will only be conducted with short listed candidates. Should you not hear from us within 3 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.

- **Id**: 3792177
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/tumaini-consulting-senior-database-administrator>
- **Role**: Data Science
- **Role family**: Data Science
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: South Africa
- **Countries**: ZA
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-28T11:14:26Z
- **Last verified at**: 2026-10-28T11:14:26Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Days open**: 17
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 1179
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no

## Company

- **Id**: 4497292
- **Name**: Tumaini Consulting
- **Domain**: tumaini.co.za
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/tumaini-consulting-2>
- **Is staffing agency**: yes
- **Employer type**: agency
- **Is intermediary**: no

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 100
- **Open postings**: 4
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 17
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T05:58:10Z

## Technologies

- **Airflow** — Optional: no
- **Apache Kafka** — Optional: no
- **ETL/ELT** — Optional: no
- **PostgreSQL** — Optional: no
- **PowerShell** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **SQL** — Optional: no
- **Windows** — Optional: no
- **Windows Server** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: not_scored
- **Days open**: 17

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-05T06:57:55Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 32
- **Band**: fade
- **Label**: Fading
- **P open**: 0.85
- **P active**: 0.508
- **P room**: 0.75
- **Age days**: 16
- **Expected fill days**: 17
- **Reasons**: seen:16, agency, velocity, win:late
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T05:58:10Z

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