Lead Systems Engineer (CH734)

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

Our client, a Cape Town-based fashion retailer, is looking for a Lead Systems Engineer at their Head office.

Profile of the ideal candidate:

• An individual who is passionate about technology, both hardware and software.
• Will need to be comfortable working alone, within a team and must be able to interact with business users at all levels.
• Must have the ability to research and learn on the job.
• Should be technical minded with strong IT troubleshooting skills.
• Must be able to lead by example and set clear goals for the team to achieve. The ability to train and mentor staff.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Strong team lead capabilities (for VMWare / Intel team)
• The ability to plan and prioritize workloads
• Strong – VMWare and Microsoft Server Skills
• Strong DHCP, DNS and Active directory
• Strong Linux skills - Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, Debian GNU/Linux 5, FreeBSD, Ubuntu, Suse
• Good Server hardware experience, blade and rack mount servers.
• SCCM, SCOM
• Windows Server 2012, 2016, 2019
• Oracle Linux Virtual Manager
• SAN storage provisioning in OLVM and VMWare

QUALIFICATIONS

• Tertiary education and
• Relevant technology courses attended.
• Certifications such as MCSE, VMWare Certified Professional (VCP)

EXPERIENCE / KNOWLEDGE

• Preferably 10+ Years advanced IT Server Support and Team Lead experience
• Microsoft Licensing and VMWare Licensing
• Linux Skills
• VMWare
• Microsoft Server 2012 – 2016 - 2019
• DCHP, DNS and Active directory
• SharePoint
• SCCM - SCOM
• Intel Hardware – Virtual switches – Fibre cards – Blade and Rack mount servers
• Storage – SAN
• SNAPT – Load Balancing support and configuration

TECHNICAL

Essential Competencies

Exposure to relevant IT Infrastructure Technology such as:

• VMWare Administration
• Windows Server Administration
• AD, DNS, DHCP
• Linux
• Storage
• Good Troubleshooting skills (Hardware and Software)

Advantageous Competencies:

• Control M
• SQL Server
• SAS – Analytical software and Solutions

BEHAVIOURAL:

• Good communication skills
• Team Orientation
• Self-Starter
• Self-motivated
• Attention to detail
• Must be able to work under pressure
• Team player

General:

• While we would really like to respond to every application, should you not be contacted for this position within 15 days please consider your application as unsuccessful.
• In keeping with our client’s employment equity requirements, only South African citizens will be considered.
• Please include your current salary and salary expectations.

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