Database Administrator

An opportunity has arisen for a Database Administrator in Ermelo. Suitably qualified candidates from across Mpumalanga are invited to apply.

The Role

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

Importantly, the organisation keeps reporting lines clean and expectations realistic. Performance is measured against a small, agreed set of metrics, and there are no surprise yardsticks for the Database Administrator taking on this position.

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 Mpumalanga is consistently high and consistently fair.

Equal Opportunity

Inclusion is a core part of how the team operates. This is an equal-opportunity employer, and candidates from all communities — including women, youth and persons living with disabilities — are encouraged to apply for this role in Ermelo.

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

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

Where You’ll Work

Notably, 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.

Importantly, 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 Ermelo site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.

Daily Duties

• Write clean, testable code that follows the team’s coding standards
• Design, develop and maintain features across the application stack
• Maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams and runbooks
• Plan and execute infrastructure upgrades with minimal downtime
• Investigate and resolve user-reported support tickets at L2 and L3
• Manage user access, identity and endpoint security across the estate
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to technical design discussions

Minimum Requirements

• Exposure to monitoring and observability tooling
• Experience with containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) is an advantage
• Experience with Git, branching strategies and pull-request workflows
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code
• Understanding of secure development principles aligned with POPIA
• Strong proficiency in Java, C#, Python, JavaScript or TypeScript
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex systems

Potential is considered alongside experience, so candidates who tick most of these boxes should still be considered.