Database Administrator

This is a current vacancy. Role: Database Administrator. Location: Bloemfontein, Free State. The team is hiring and seeks a candidate who can step in and deliver from week one.

The Role

An experienced Database Administrator is needed to support operations in Bloemfontein. The role forms part of how the business keeps its it jobs portfolio strong in Free State.

Communication runs both ways. Managers across the it jobs team in Free State make time for one-to-ones, and people are expected to speak up early when something needs attention.

Internal documentation, process notes and shared playbooks make it easier for the Database Administrator to step into the it jobs workflow quickly. Institutional knowledge is well-organised, so people are not reinventing the wheel from one week to the next.

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

Diversity and Inclusion

In addition, the organisation supports a respectful workplace. Applications are welcome from suitably qualified candidates across Free State, and recruitment is intended to be fair and transparent.

Crucially, the hiring organisation’s applicable employment-equity and inclusion practices will be explained in the final vacancy details for Free State.

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.

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

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.

Importantly, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Free State operations throw up the unexpected.

Importantly, the Bloemfontein 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 Bloemfontein.

Your Team

You will join a tight-knit, collaborative team that knows the it jobs side of the business inside out. The Bloemfontein group is a healthy mix of experienced operators and newer joiners, all of whom share a strong commitment to delivery and to one another.

Equally, the team structure and working relationships for this role in Bloemfontein will be explained during the hiring process.

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

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.

Working in Bloemfontein

Working in Bloemfontein means a place near the Sasolburg industrial complex, with a steady flow of activity and a strong local economy. The team has built solid relationships across the Free State region, and the Bloemfontein office benefits from those long-standing connections.

Candidates should review the listed location, schedule and travel requirements before applying for this role in Bloemfontein, Free State.

Accessibility is taken seriously: where the role allows, the team works toward a balance of in-office presence and flexibility for candidates based in and around Bloemfontein.

Many candidates already living within reach of Bloemfontein cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local Free State economy.

Core Functions

• Investigate and resolve user-reported support tickets at L2 and L3
• Plan and execute infrastructure upgrades with minimal downtime
• Mentor junior engineers through pairing and structured feedback
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for reliable, repeatable releases
• Manage user access, identity and endpoint security across the estate
• Optimise database queries and back-end performance hot-spots
• Collaborate with product and design teams during sprint planning
• Implement security best practices in line with POPIA obligations

Essential Criteria

• Exposure to monitoring and observability tooling
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code
• Relevant IT qualification (degree, diploma or recognised certifications)
• Working knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP)
• Experience with containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) is an advantage
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex systems

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