Work-Force
A Database Administrator position is being filled in Mahikeng. Suitable candidates from across North West are invited to submit their applications for review.
About the Opportunity
The Database Administrator vacancy forms part of how the Mahikeng branch keeps performing. It pairs day-to-day delivery with longer-running priorities that keep the it jobs side of the business moving forward.
Equally, 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.
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 Mahikeng teams, and the new Database Administrator will feel that from the first week.
Our Commitment to Transformation
Crucially, the organisation supports a respectful workplace. Applications are welcome from suitably qualified candidates across North West, and recruitment is intended to be fair and transparent.
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.
Notably, the hiring organisation’s applicable employment-equity and inclusion practices will be explained in the final vacancy details for North West.
Career Growth
This role can grow with you. Strong performers in the it jobs team in Mahikeng have moved into senior, supervisory and specialist positions, and that journey is supported through coaching, training and exposure to bigger projects.
Growth conversations happen at a regular cadence — not just at year-end — so the path forward stays current and realistic for every Mahikeng team member.
Internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Mahikeng have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across North West.
Your Role
- Diagnose and resolve production incidents within agreed SLAs
- Maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams and runbooks
- Collaborate with product and design teams during sprint planning
- Manage user access, identity and endpoint security across the estate
- Optimise database queries and back-end performance hot-spots
- Design, develop and maintain features across the application stack
- Mentor junior engineers through pairing and structured feedback
Essential Criteria
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex systems
- Exposure to monitoring and observability tooling
- Experience with Git, branching strategies and pull-request workflows
- Relevant IT qualification (degree, diploma or recognised certifications)
- 2-5 years’ commercial software development experience
If your CV speaks to the points above, this role is worth a closer look.