Network Administrator

Looking for your next move as a Network Administrator in Mbombela? A role has just opened that gives you real responsibility and a clear path forward in Mpumalanga.

About the Opportunity

The Network Administrator position is part of an ongoing recruitment drive across Mpumalanga. The brief has been shaped carefully, with a focus on delivery in Mbombela and across the it jobs space.

Equally, the role suits a candidate who values consistency and clear communication. The Mbombela operation runs on accurate work, steady relationships and a genuine respect for the people in the team.

Reasonable working hours and respectful planning are part of how the role runs. The team values strong delivery, and load is balanced fairly across the it jobs group in Mbombela.

Beyond that, the role has been written to be sustainable, not just busy. Strong output is expected, and managers in Mbombela also pay attention to recovery, learning and the kind of breathing room that keeps people doing good work over time.

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 Mbombela much easier.

Your Workplace

Importantly, the environment is hybrid-friendly where the role allows, with collaborative tooling, modern source-control workflows and a strong emphasis on shared ownership of code and incidents.

Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Mbombela site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.

Beyond that, the working environment is set up to give the team the focus needed for deeper work, while keeping collaboration and quick problem-solving close at hand.

A respectful, professional environment is the standard in Mpumalanga. Bullying, harassment and unfair conduct have no place here, and managers are trained to act decisively when concerns are raised.

Career Growth

This role can grow with you. Strong performers in the it jobs team in Mbombela have moved into senior, supervisory and specialist positions, and that journey is supported through coaching, training and exposure to bigger projects.

Internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Mbombela have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across Mpumalanga.

Training is a mix of formal courses, structured on-the-job learning and exposure to broader projects, all geared at building practical skills.

Growth conversations happen at a regular cadence — not just at year-end — so the path forward stays current and realistic for every Mbombela team member.

What Your Day Looks Like

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.

Crucially, the Mbombela 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.

No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Mbombela.

On top of that, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Mpumalanga operations throw up the unexpected.

About the Team

Importantly, the team you will be working with is fast-paced and energetic. Things move quickly across the Mbombela office, and the people who thrive here are the ones who plan ahead, communicate openly and pick up the slack when Mpumalanga operations get busy.

Collaboration is the default working mode. Whether picking up a quick query or working through a complex project, you will find colleagues willing to lean in and help.

Equally, the team mix in Mbombela reflects a balance of experienced operators and emerging talent, with deliberate space for diverse voices and backgrounds.

Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.

Diversity and Inclusion

Diverse teams build stronger workplaces. Applications are welcome from candidates of every background, language and community across Mpumalanga, and recruitment is fair, transparent and aligned with the EE Act.

Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Mbombela.

B-BBEE compliance is more than a scorecard here. It informs how the business invests in skills development, supplier diversity and community engagement across the country.

Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across Mpumalanga.

What We Offer

Few roles let you see the impact of your work as quickly as this one. Every shift, project and decision in Mbombela contributes to real outcomes for clients and colleagues across the it jobs space in Mpumalanga.

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 Mpumalanga.

Crucially, the company reinvests in its people: paid training, internal moves and the chance to take on bigger projects are all part of how careers in Mbombela keep progressing.

Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Mbombela teams.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Automate repetitive operational tasks using scripts and tooling
• Collaborate with product and design teams during sprint planning
• Manage user access, identity and endpoint security across the estate
• Monitor system health using observability tools and respond to alerts
• Mentor junior engineers through pairing and structured feedback
• Optimise database queries and back-end performance hot-spots
• Investigate and resolve user-reported support tickets at L2 and L3

Minimum Requirements

• Good written and verbal communication for technical and non-technical audiences
• Relevant IT qualification (degree, diploma or recognised certifications)
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex systems
• Reliable home internet for hybrid work where applicable
• Comfortable working in agile delivery teams
• 2-5 years’ commercial software development experience
• Working knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP)

If your CV speaks to the points above, this role is worth a closer look.