Database Administrator; SQL - Hybrid

Port Elizabeth, South Africa | Posted on 11/06/2025

• Original Job Title Database Administrator
• Date Opened 11/06/2025
• Job Type Full time
• Work Experience 1-3 years
• State/Province Eastern Cape
• Country South Africa

Join our clients' dynamic IT team as a Database Administrator
, where you’ll play a key role in ensuring the availability, performance, and security of the SQL Server environments. You’ll work alongside a skilled team to design, maintain, and optimize critical databases that power the day-to-day operations.

This role offers the opportunity to apply your technical expertise to real-world business challenges while contributing to high-impact projects in a collaborative, forward-thinking environment.

Responsibilities

• Support, maintain, and optimize Microsoft SQL Server databases across production, staging, and development environments.
• Assist with database architecture design, documentation, and implementation to support enterprise applications.
• Create, test, and deploy database schemas, tables, procedures, views, and functions.
• Standardize SQL Server installation and configuration across the organization.
• Develop database utilities and automate reporting processes.
• Monitor system performance and ensure capacity planning, backup, and disaster recovery readiness.
• Coordinate and perform database backups, restorations, and recovery testing.
• Implement and maintain database security, encryption, and compliance with company standards.
• Collaborate with development teams to ensure database design aligns with application needs and performance goals.
• Troubleshoot and resolve database-related issues efficiently while maintaining system stability.
• Stay current with SQL Server technologies, evaluating and recommending improvements or upgrades.
• Support end-users and internal teams with technical assistance, ensuring high-quality service delivery.
• Maintain detailed documentation of database environments, configurations, and processes.

• Minimum 2 Years experience working with SQL server.
• Strong understanding of Database Concepts and Principles.
• Understanding of project management principles.
• Bachelors in Business Administration/Computer Science or related.
• Experience working with relational database systems such as MS SQL 2019, and Client Server-Based IT Systems.
• Proficient in Microsoft Windows and Office applications focusing on Database and Spreadsheet applications.
• Understanding of Freight Forwarding and the Logistics industry is advantageous.