Database Administrator

Bring your skills as a Database Administrator to Richards Bay and join a team that moves fast. This KwaZulu-Natal role is one to watch.

What This Role Involves

The Database Administrator vacancy forms part of how the Richards Bay branch keeps performing. It pairs day-to-day delivery with longer-running priorities that keep the it jobs side of the business moving forward.

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

Quality is everyone’s job. Whether the Database Administrator is processing a transaction, supporting a colleague or handling a customer query, the standard expected in KwaZulu-Natal is consistently high and consistently fair.

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 Richards Bay much easier.

Tools, systems and information are there to support the role rather than slow it down. The company continues to invest in the technology that backs its Richards Bay teams, and the new Database Administrator will feel that from the first week.

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.

Beyond that, the Richards Bay 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.

Notably, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when KwaZulu-Natal operations throw up the unexpected.

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

About Richards Bay

Equally, the role is based in Richards Bay, close to the Durban Harbour logistics hub. Public transport links and parking are within easy reach, making the daily commute manageable for candidates living across Richards Bay and the broader KwaZulu-Natal region.

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 Richards Bay.

If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal.

Many candidates already living within reach of Richards Bay cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local KwaZulu-Natal economy.

Where You’ll Work

Practically speaking, 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.

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

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.

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

Career Growth

Career progression here is real, not a slogan. The it jobs space in Richards Bay offers a clear runway from delivery into team leadership and beyond, and managers sit down with each team member regularly to map out the next step in KwaZulu-Natal.

Internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Richards Bay have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across KwaZulu-Natal.

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 Richards Bay team member.

Your Team

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

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.

In addition, the team mix in Richards Bay reflects a balance of experienced operators and emerging talent, with deliberate space for diverse voices and backgrounds.

Our Commitment to Transformation

Importantly, the organisation is committed to transformation and equal opportunity. Hiring is on merit, and applications are actively encouraged from women, youth, people with disabilities and other historically disadvantaged groups in line with the Employment Equity plan and B-BBEE objectives.

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

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

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.

Core Functions

• Manage user access, identity and endpoint security across the estate
• Optimise database queries and back-end performance hot-spots
• Mentor junior engineers through pairing and structured feedback
• Diagnose and resolve production incidents within agreed SLAs
• Write clean, testable code that follows the team’s coding standards
• Collaborate with product and design teams during sprint planning
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for reliable, repeatable releases

Essential Criteria

• Good written and verbal communication for technical and non-technical audiences
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code
• Strong proficiency in Java, C#, Python, JavaScript or TypeScript
• Reliable home internet for hybrid work where applicable
• Experience with containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) is an advantage
• Ability to mentor junior team members on best practices

On top of that, if your CV speaks to the points above, this role is worth a closer look.