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DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR: ORACLE

Department of Land Reform and Rural Development

Directorate: Deeds Enterprise Architecture

Reference number: 3/1/1/1/2026/96
Salary: R932 292 per annum (Level 11) (All-inclusive package to be structured in accordance with the rules for MMS)
Centre: Gauteng (Pretoria)
Province: Gauteng
Closing date: 10 July 2026
Circular: No 22 of 2026

Requirements

Minimum requirements: Applicants must be in a possession of a Grade 12 Certificate and a National Diploma in Information Technology / Computer Science Information Management (NQF Level 6) or related equivalent qualification. Minimum of 3 years' junior management experience in Oracle database administration, Oracle database concepts, and facilities. Job related knowledge: Knowledge of database software installation and maintenance, Knowledge of Data extraction, transformation, and loading. Knowledge of specialized data handling (very large databases with data types such as images and documents). Knowledge of database backups and recovery. Knowledge of database security and authentication. Database capacity planning and performance monitoring, troubleshooting, and tuning. Knowledge of transactional databases. Job related skills: Coaching and Mentoring (Though leadership) skills. Technical report writing skills. Presentation skills, Analytical skills, Problem solving skills. Communication skills. Project Management skills. Computer literate. A valid driver’s license.

Duties

Develop deeds database systems. Planning, designing and managing database. Define new and existing physical data. Prepare programs to create data. Create physical data definitions to improve performance. Migrate and maintain Deeds databases to / on cloud environment. Design database tools to monitor file growth on a daily basis. Check the availability of spaces on all databases (Development, Test and Production). Allocate space per file (afterhours). Add modify, delate files and files structure as per request. Determine database optimisation tools. Test and evaluate programmer and optimisation tools. Answer program queries educate programmers in the database structures. Define and initiate backup and recovery procedures. Manage the creation and implementation of the plans to ensure data integrity. Ensure that sufficient space is made available for growth. Allocate more disk space (done afterhours). implement database definition controls, access controls. update controls and concurrence controls etc. Monitor database usage, collecting performance statistics and tuning the database. Maintain and monitor database. Add, modify and delete field, field sizes and attributes on the database as per request. Receive the request from developer Technical Development Manager. Maintain primary and secondary keys, indexes, super descriptors. Improve and maintain database to Include rollout and upgrades. Implement and release database changes according to agreed timescales and costs. Keep the three data base (Develop, Test and Production) in synchronization.

Where to send your application

Applications can be submitted by hand delivery during office hours to: Office of the Chief Registrar of Deeds at 600 Lillian Ngoyi Street, Berea Park, Pretoria, 0002 or apply by accessing Deeds Online Job Application Portal; https://deedsportal.deeds.gov.za/(Please separate Application Form for each post) before the closing date as no late applications will be considered

Enquiries

Mr. L Tshivhase Tel: (012) 338 7211 and Mr R Saila Tel: (012) 338 7296

Note

EE Targets: African, Coloured, Indian and White Males and Coloured, Indian and White Females and Persons with Disabilities.

Taken from Public Service Vacancy Circular 22 of 2026, published by the Department of Public Service and Administration on 26 June 2026. Open the PDF to check this post against the original. Last checked 9 September 2026.

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