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Bring your skills as a Database Administrator to Calvinia and join a team that moves fast. This Northern Cape role is one to watch.
The Role
The organisation is investing in its Calvinia operation, and this Database Administrator position reflects that commitment. The successful candidate will work across the it jobs function and contribute to the wider Northern Cape business.
Communication runs both ways. Managers across the it jobs team in Northern Cape make time for one-to-ones, and people are expected to speak up early when something needs attention.
Stakeholders for this position include line managers, peers across the it jobs team and trusted external partners. Building those relationships early makes the next twelve months in Calvinia much easier.
What We Offer
Notably, the company invests in the people who join it. From structured onboarding to ongoing skills development, you will find clear paths to grow your career in it jobs from your base in Calvinia. Many colleagues across Northern Cape have moved into senior roles after starting in positions just like this one.
Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Calvinia teams.
Benefits are clear and consistent. Beyond the package on offer, the role includes the supports you would expect from an established South African employer in Northern Cape.
A Typical Day
Your day tends to start with a quick standup, where the team shares progress and surfaces blockers. From there, you settle into focused build time, breaking tickets into manageable chunks and pairing with colleagues when something gets thorny. Afternoons mix code reviews, planning discussions and the occasional production incident — everyone pulls together, fixes the issue and feeds the lessons back into the next sprint. By the time you sign off, you’ve shipped value, learned something new, and left clean code behind you.
Practically speaking, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Northern Cape operations throw up the unexpected.
Practically speaking, the Calvinia office buzzes through peak hours and settles into focused, productive lulls in between, giving you time to plan and reset before the next stretch of work.
Daily Duties
- Participate in code reviews and contribute to technical design discussions
- Collaborate with product and design teams during sprint planning
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for reliable, repeatable releases
- Design, develop and maintain features across the application stack
- Mentor junior engineers through pairing and structured feedback
- Write clean, testable code that follows the team’s coding standards
- Plan and execute infrastructure upgrades with minimal downtime
Essential Criteria
- Hands-on experience with relational and NoSQL databases
- Good written and verbal communication for technical and non-technical audiences
- Working knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP)
- Comfortable working in agile delivery teams
- Understanding of secure development principles aligned with POPIA
Potential is considered alongside experience, so candidates who tick most of these boxes should still be considered.