Job Description

Position Reports to: Manager: IT Services
Division: Strategy Enab & Modernisation
Location: SARS Head Office, Pretoria
Advert Closing Date: 05 August 2025
About the Position
We are looking for a passionate and enthusiastic DB2 LUW database administrator who will be responsible for the implementation, configuration, maintenance, and performance of the DB2 database environment for high-profile systems at SARS. The individual will join a team of experienced DB2 database administrators to ensure the availability of the database systems, data, optimal performance & security of all DB2 database systems and provide support to internal as well as external clients.
The resource needs to be an experienced Bash and Korn shell scripting programmer and needs to be familiar with programming languages, more specific Python and C++.
Job Purpose
To co-ordinate, prepare, collect and compile information required to facilitate analysis, management review, decision making or reporting requirements of the functional area. To support production databases during online day and after hours. To support developers with database related software and development.
Education and Experience
Minimum Qualification & Experience Required
Bachelor's Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in Information Technology or Computer Science AND minimum 8-10 years' experience in a DB2 environment, of which 3-4 years' experience at operational specialist level
OR
Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND Relevant IT Qualification / Certification AND 8-10 years' experience in a DB2 environment, of which 3-4 years' experience at operational specialist level
ALTERNATIVE #
Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 15 years' experience in a DB2 environment, of which 3-4 years' experience at operational specialist level
Minimum Functional Requirements:
Relevant technical experience:

• Advanced administration experience in latest version of DB2 LUW
• Experience with large, high volume transaction environments
• Query troubleshooting and optimisation
• Performance tuning
• Backup/Recovery of databases
• Clustering/High Availability experience

In the following technologies:
IBM DB2 LUW

• Relevant certification
• Advanced AIX/Linux scripting
• Extensive HADR experience
• Advanced query creation
• Extensive experience with advanced RDBMS functions such as partitioning, Q replication, compression and XML / JSON
• Extensive experience with development practices and processes
• Deep architectural understanding of DB2 and related tooling
• Ability to develop automated processes

Job Outputs:

• Analyse and make recommendations about improvements to specialist systems, procedures and associated area's practice.
• Contribute to the optimum utilisation of org. resources, advising on effective planning and development of area of specialisation resource plans.
• Develop a single practice area in alignment with operational activity and procedural frameworks and ensure tactical implementation.
• Draw on own technical or professional expertise, knowledge & experience to identify & recommend tactical solutions to defined problems in practices.
• Integrate business information, compare, analyse & produce reports to identify trends, discrepancies & inconsistencies for decision making purposes.
• Optimise goal achievement through tactical strategy implementation and optimisation of practises, processes & systems across an internal value chain.
• Plan for value-added, continuous practice & system improvements to deliver on objectives to enhance tactical implementation and excellence.
• Proactively identify interconnected problems, determine its impact and use to develop best fit alternatives, best practice implementation solutions.
• Translate top-down policy in relation to own practice area and communicate impact to relevant stakeholders.
• Recommend changes to optimise processes, systems, practice area and associated procedures and execute the implementation of change and innovation.
• Define and review data requirements for management of the function.
• Conduct assessments and use information to advise, make recommendations and facilitate improvement

Governance

• Develop and/or align governance and compliance policies for own practice area to identify and manage risk exposure liability.

People

• Integrate new knowledge and transfer skills attained through formal and informal learning opportunities in the execution of your job.
• Provide specialist know-how, support, advice and practice throught leadership in area of expertise.

Finance

• Implement and monitor financial control, management of costs and corporate governance in area of specialisation.

Client

• Develop & ensure implementation of a practice that builds service delivery excellence & encourage others to provide exceptional stakeholder service.
• Participate in the specialist practice community and contribute positively to organisation knowledge management.
• Provide authoritative, specialist expertise and advice to internal and external stakeholders.

Behavioural competencies

• Accountability
• Analytical Thinking
• Attention to Detail
• Adaptability
• Building Sustainability
• Commitment to Continuous Learning
• Conceptual Ability
• Customer Service
• Fairness and Transparency
• Honesty and Integrity
• Trust (V)
• Organisational Awareness
• Respect

Technical competencies

• Computer Literacy
• Functional Policy and Procedure
• IT Knowledge
• Customer Relationship Management
• System Thinking
• Problem Solving
• Verbal Communication

Compliance Competency

• GOC Confidential

Employment Equity
The Employment Equity policy of SARS will be considered as part of the recruitment and selection process and Persons with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. Successful candidates will be required to undertake an oath of secrecy, pre-employment screening, case study, pre-assessment, psychometric assessment and or vetting, and a declaration of private interest. The appointment is also subject to appropriate reference(s) and security clearance where applicable.