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🥝 Sql database administrator (mid-level/intermediate)

Samford | cape town, South-Africa | Posted June 22, 2026

Job Description

If you are currently browsing the top SQL DBA Jobs Cape Town has to offer, this intermediate role is the perfect next step for your career. We are seeking a passionate SQL DBA to take full ownership of our core Microsoft SQL Server environments (from legacy 2008/2012 to modern iterations). You will act as the primary guardian of our data-handling routine administration, backups, replication, and real-time production troubleshooting. Key Responsibilities

Data Protection & Business Continuity Backups & Recovery: Monitor, verify, and secure daily backups. Proactively troubleshoot failure alerts and rerun processes swiftly. High Availability & DR: Maintain and troubleshoot HA/DR environments utilizing Clustering, Database Mirroring, Log Shipping, and Hot Standby servers. Testing & Drills: Actively participate in periodic failover and disaster recovery testing.

Systems Engineering & Maintenance Deployments: Install, configure, and provision new MS SQL Server instances. Lifecy...

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