Database Administrator

Communicate Recruitment; Somerset West; On-site; ZAR 446,000 - 558,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Benefits

Career growth

Cloud technologies exposure

Job summary

Communicate Recruitment is seeking a Database Administrator (BI Support) in the Winelands Area, Cape Town. You will maintain reliable, secure, and high-performing database environments supporting ETL, data warehouses, dashboards, and reporting platforms.

The role covers monitoring, backups, security, change management, and continuous improvement, with opportunities to work with SSIS/SSRS/SSAS and Power BI in cloud-enabled environments.

Qualifications

• National Diploma, B-Tech, or Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 2–3 years of experience in database administration, BI support, data management, or IT support.
• Understanding of SQL fundamentals and relational databases.
• Basic database troubleshooting skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel; exposure to Power BI, SSIS, SSRS, or SSAS advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Monitor SQL Server performance, availability, growth, disk space usage, and overall health.
• Investigate database alerts, failed jobs, and performance issues.
• Conduct routine health checks and preventative maintenance activities.
• Escalate risks and incidents with clear documentation and impact assessments.
• Monitor and support SQL Agent jobs, SSIS packages, scheduled processes, and data refresh activities.
• Investigate ETL failures by reviewing logs, permissions, source system availability, and dependencies.
• Assist with job reruns, validation, and incident resolution.
• Maintain database objects such as tables, views, and stored procedures for ETL processes.
• Validate database backups and ensure successful completion per backup schedules.
• Participate in restore testing and disaster recovery exercises.
• Monitor maintenance plans and identify failed or missed activities.
• Maintain backup/recovery documentation and evidence.
• Manage database access requests and permission changes.
• Support access reviews, audits, and compliance activities.
• Identify inactive accounts, excessive permissions, and security risks.
• Ensure all changes are approved and documented.
• Assist with database deployments, script execution, and object migrations.
• Maintain implementation records, version control references, and rollback documentation.
• Support testing, environment refreshes, and post-deployment validation.
• Participate in change management processes and controlled releases.
• Maintain operational documentation, runbooks, and support procedures.
• Support governance, audit, security, and operational standards.
• Contribute to knowledge-sharing and process improvements.
• Resolve incidents and service requests related to database access, failed jobs, data refresh failures, and performance concerns.
• Assist with root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Identify opportunities to automate, optimize, and standardize processes.

Skills

SQL fundamentals

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Excel

Power BI

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in IT or related field

Tools

SSIS

SSRS

SSAS

Power BI

Job description

Database Administrator (BI Support)

Winelands Area, Cape Town

Salary: R40 000 - R50 000 per month

Are you passionate about data, databases, and business intelligence? We're looking for a Database Administrator (DBA) to join our BI and Data Platform team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to grow their career in database administration, data warehousing, cloud technologies, and business intelligence support.

As a DBA, you will play a key role in maintaining reliable, secure, and high-performing database environments that support ETL processes, data warehouses, dashboards, reporting platforms, and operational analytics.

Key Responsibilities

Database Administration & Monitoring

• Monitor SQL Server performance, availability, database growth, disk space utilization, and overall system health.
• Investigate database alerts, failed jobs, and performance issues.
• Conduct routine health checks and preventative maintenance activities.
• Escalate risks and service-impacting incidents with clear documentation and impact assessments.

ETL & Data Platform Support

• Monitor and support SQL Agent jobs, SSIS packages, scheduled processes, and data refresh activities.
• Investigate ETL failures by reviewing logs, permissions, source system availability, and process dependencies.
• Assist with job reruns, validation activities, and incident resolution.
• Maintain database objects such as tables, views, and stored procedures used within ETL processes.

Backup, Recovery & Business Continuity

• Validate database backups and ensure successful completion according to backup schedules.
• Participate in restore testing and disaster recovery exercises.
• Monitor database maintenance plans and identify failed or missed activities.
• Maintain documentation and evidence related to backup and recovery testing.

Security & Access Management

• Manage database access requests and permission changes.
• Support access reviews, audits, and compliance activities.
• Identify inactive accounts, excessive permissions, and security risks.
• Ensure all changes are properly approved and documented.

Change & Release Support

• Assist with database deployments, script execution, and object migrations.
• Maintain implementation records, version control references, and rollback documentation.
• Support testing, environment refreshes, and post-deployment validation activities.
• Participate in change management processes and controlled releases.

Documentation & Governance

• Maintain operational documentation, runbooks, and support procedures.
• Support compliance with governance, audit, security, and operational standards.
• Contribute to knowledge-sharing initiatives and process improvements.

Operational Support & Continuous Improvement

• Resolve incidents and service requests relating to:
• Database access issues
• Failed SQL Agent jobs
• Data refresh failures
• Database performance concerns
• ETL-related database issues
• Assist with root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Identify opportunities to automate, optimize, and standardize processes.

What You'll Learn & Be Exposed To

• SQL Server Administration
• Database Monitoring & Troubleshooting
• Performance Tuning & Query Optimization
• Backup, Recovery & Disaster Recovery
• Security & Access Control
• ETL & Data Warehousing Concepts
• SSIS, SSRS, SSAS, and Power BI
• Microsoft Fabric, Azure SQL, and Azure Data Factory
• Incident Management & Support Operations

Requirements

• National Diploma, B-Tech, Bachelor's Degree, or equivalent qualification in IT, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 2-3 years of experience in database administration, BI support, data management, or IT support.
• Understanding of SQL fundamentals and relational databases.
• Basic database troubleshooting skills.
• Strong attention to detail and analytical thinking.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Exposure to Power BI, SSIS, SSRS, or SSAS will be advantageous.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and performance-based incentives.
• Comprehensive employee benefits.
• Collaborative and supportive team environment.
• Opportunities for professional development and career growth.
• Exposure to modern data platforms and cloud technologies.

If you're eager to build your expertise in database administration, business intelligence, and cloud data technologies while working in a dynamic and supportive environment, we'd love to hear from you.