Junior Database Administrator (CH1271)

Capital H Staffing and Advisory Solutions; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital H Staffing and Advisory Solutions is seeking a Junior Database Administrator to join our client’s on-site team in Gauteng, in a dynamic financial services environment. This role offers the chance to develop expertise and take on responsibilities maintaining and supporting critical database systems.

You will perform health checks, maintenance, patching, backups, DR/HA testing, user management, and assist with change requests.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of 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.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine health checks on database instances, including space utilisation and error log reviews.
• Execute scheduled database maintenance activities such as index rebuilds and statistics updates.
• Assist with database patching, service pack deployment, and version upgrades.
• Monitor daily backup jobs and perform periodic restore testing.
• Maintain disaster recovery and high-availability configurations.
• Monitor database performance metrics and alerting dashboards.
• Identify long-running or blocking queries and assist with optimisation.
• Administer user accounts, roles, and permissions.
• Support audit and compliance activities through audit-log reviews.
• Respond to service desk tickets with first- and second-line support.
• Prepare and implement change requests in line with change-management procedures.
• Support development and testing teams with database refreshes and environment provisioning.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts for operational tasks.
• Create and maintain documentation, runbooks, and knowledge-base articles.
• Participate in after-hours activities and maintenance windows.

Skills

1–2 years experience in IT support /数据

Tools

SQL Server

Oracle

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Job description

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

• Supportive environment that values continuous learning and development