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Database Administrator (dba)

Network Contracting·Johannesburg, Gauteng, south-africa·FULL_TIME
Technologyentry-levelFULL_TIME
-Closes Nov 19, 2026

We are currently building our IT talent database and are looking to connect with experienced Database Administrators for current and future opportunities. We are particularly interested in professionals with strong experience in database administration, performance tuning, backup and recovery, security, monitoring and production support. This is an opportunity to register your profile with us so that your database expertise can be considered for suitable opportunities as they become available. If you enjoy maintaining resilient database environments and resolving complex data-platform issues, we'd love to hear from you. Key Responsibilities: - Install, configure, administer and maintain database platforms in development, test and production environments. - Monitor database availability, capacity and performance, and investigate and resolve database incidents. - Perform database backup, restore and recovery activities and support disaster-recovery planning and testing. - Manage database security, user access, permissions, patching and compliance with operational standards. Optimise queries, indexes and database configuration while maintaining technical documentation and supporting deployments. Job Experience & Skills Required / Ideal Candidate Profile: Education - Degree, diploma or equivalent relevant qualification in Information Technology, Computer Science, Data Management or a related field is advantageous. - Relevant database certifications, such as Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL or other platform-specific certifications, will be advantageous. - Additional training in cloud databases, performance tuning or database security will be advantageous. - Additional information security qualifications will be advantageous Experience - Typically 5+ years of experience in database administration or a closely related database engineering role. - Hands-on experience administering at least one enterprise database platform, such as Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL or MySQL. - Experience with backup and recovery, performance tuning, access management, monitoring and production support. - Experience with high availability, replication, disaster recovery, cloud database services or database migration will be highly advantageous. Skills - Database installation, configuration, administration and monitoring. - SQL, query optimisation, indexing, execution plans and performance troubleshooting. - Backup and recovery, high availability, replication and disaster-recovery processes. - Database security, permissions, patching, scripting and operational documentation. Location: Gauteng Apply now! For more exciting IT vacancies, please visit: /> I also specialise in recruiting in the following fields: - Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning - Software Development - Data Engineering & Analytics If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider the vacancy application unsuccessful. Your profile will be kept on our database for any other suitable roles / positions. For more information contact: Connect with me on LinkedIn! >

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Company

Network Contracting

Location

Johannesburg, Gauteng, south-africa

Employment

FULL_TIME

Experience

entry-level

Valid until

November 19, 2026

Created

October 20, 2026

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