Operations Engineer (contract) Gauteng/hybrid Isb9303105

Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Job Description


Our client requires the services of an Operations Engineer (Senior) - Midrand/Menlyn/Rosslyn/Home Office rotationxe2x9cx85 Amazing brand with cutting-edge technology
xe2x9cx85 Excellent teams in Global team collaboration
xe2x9cx85 High work-life balance with Flexible hours
xe2x9cx85 Agile working environmentPOSITION: Contract until December 2027EXPERIENCE: 6-8 Years related working experienceCOMMENCEMENT: 01 May 2025QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE

  • xe2x9cx85Successfully completed degree in computer science/communications engineering or another degree program or comparable qualification.
  • xe2x9cx85Minimum 6 years of professional experience (also internationally) in the IT sector, some of them with responsibility of managing large Cloud / Hybrid environments
ESSENTIAL SKILLS
  • xe2x9cx856 years of professional experience in the implementation and support of IT architectures in Microsoft Azure cloud platforms
  • xe2x9cx85Advanced experience in implementing and administering Microsoft Products, especially Active Directory, KMS, PKI together with the common network services like DNS, DHCP
  • xe2x9cx85Advanced experience in Active Directory architecture and infrastructure
  • xe2x9cx85Expert experience with development and implementation of Active Directory security concepts and IT Security Solutions in Azure
  • xe2x9cx85Advanced network knowledge of IPv4, IPv6, DHCP, DNS, Routing, Firewall
  • xe2x9cx85Expert experience in Azure automation as Infrastructure as Code with Powershell and Terraform
  • xe2x9cx85Expert experience in administration of Windows Server operating systems
  • xe2x9cx85Any additional responsibilities assigned in the Agile Working Model (AWM) Charter
ADVANTAGEOUS SKILLS
  • Advanced Experience in working with hybrid cloud environments, ideally Microsoft Azure (e.g. Entra ID)
  • Experience working in an Agile environment
  • Practical knowledge of Terraform and code versioning systems like Git
  • Experience in setting up IT Security, especially with Zero Trust solutions, Microsoft Defender products and Active Directory security best practices
  • Teamwork and strong internal and external communication skills
  • Analytical thinking skills to coordinate, analyse and fix technical faults
  • Self-organizer and problem-solver with a strong delivery focus
ROLE:
  • As a fundamental part of the domain Digital Identity, they are responsible for the global Active Directory with more than 100.000 user accounts.
  • Therefore, ensuring high availability and highest state of the art security are key success factors in our daily work.
  • As part of our team, you drive the implementation of our Group IT Strategy.
  • What do we offer you?
  • As an Azure Infrastructure and Security Specialist, we offer you an innovative and challenging field of activity in the Authentications Platform product.
  • You will be responsible for the global Active Directory cloud infrastructure operation and maintenance.
  • You have the possibility to constantly improve the operational tasks and processes and increase the level of automation to keep the whole Active Directory ready for the future.
  • You work very closely in a global multicultural team and their interface partners, especially in the Digital Identity domain but also with the stakeholders and requestors from the Group IT.
  • Regular tasks as Azure Infrastructure and Security Specialist:
  • Use health monitoring to proactively solve issues and ensure service quality
  • Automate operation tasks to improve your own efficiency and to enable third-party operation teams with Just-Enough-Administration approach
  • Solve incidents and requests of improvement measures as well as problems to increase system stability and transparency
  • Plan and implement changes, sometimes also outside of the normal business hours
  • Stay up to date about security risk and mitigations to constantly strengthen the security
  • Active participation in meetings, calls and email conversations with product owner, other feature teams and stakeholders
  • Steering of responsibilities between stakeholders, customers, providers and team members
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  • Also note, that if you have not received a response from us within 2 weeks, your application was unsuccessful.
  • Candidates MUST be based in Gauteng or WILLING TO RELOCATE!
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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD1388398
  • Industry
    Not mentioned
  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Education
    Not mentioned