Junior Database Administrator (CH1271)
Job Placements · Mamelodi
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Start free — we apply for you →Are you ready to elevate your career by taking on a pivotal role within a dynamic financial services environment? Our client, a reputable organisation committed to excellence and innovation, is seeking a motivated Junior Database Administrator to join their on-site team in Gauteng. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your expertise and assume significant responsibilities in maintaining and supporting critical database systems.
Duties
Perform routine health checks on database instances, including space utilisation, transaction log growth, scheduled job status, and error log reviews
Execute scheduled database maintenance activities, such as index rebuilds, reorganisation, statistics updates, and consistency checks
Assist with database patching, service pack deployment, and version upgrades
Monitor daily backup jobs, address or escalate failures, and perform periodic restore testing to validate backup integrity and recoverability
Assist with maintaining, documenting, and testing disaster recovery and high-availability configurations
Monitor database performance metrics and alerting dashboards
Identify long-running, blocking, or resource-intensive queries and assist with query and index optimisation
Administer user accounts, roles, and permissions following least-privilege principles
Support audit and compliance activities through audit-log reviews and evidence collection
Respond to service desk tickets, providing first- and second-line support to developers, analysts, and business users
Prepare, submit, and implement change requests in line with change-management procedures
Support development and testing teams with database refreshes, data masking, and environment provisioning
Develop and maintain automation scripts for operational tasks
Create and maintain documentation, runbooks, configuration registers, and knowledge-base articles
Participate in after-hours activities, scheduled maintenance, releases, and upgrades
Requirements
1–2 years’ experience in IT support, data, or database-related roles
Knowledge of Database Administration principles
Experience with SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and MySQL
Troubleshooting skills in a database environment
Nice to Have
Familiarity with scripting and automation tools
Understanding of disaster recovery and high-availability configurations
What We'll Give You
An opportunity to grow professionally within a supportive and innovative team
Exposure to diverse database systems and enterprise-level projects
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