Infrastructure Engineer

LabourNet

  • Johannesburg, Gauteng
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 16 days ago
Company DescriptionLabournet is one of the largest Industrial Relations, Human Capital and Payroll Consulting firms in South Africa. The Labournet Group is currently experiencing tremendous growth and as such we're constantly searching for top talent.Job DescriptionThe Infrastructure Engineer is responsible to help build out, maintain and troubleshoot the LabourNet' s rapidly expanding infrastructure. You will be part of a talented team of engineers that demonstrate superb technical competency, delivering mission-critical infrastructure and ensuring the highest levels of availability, performance, and security within the business.Experience required:Experience working in a complex infrastructure environment.Windows Deployment experienceExperience of working in a best practice environment (ITIL), under strict change management processesAbility to understand log files and identify problems.Able to work under pressure and to challenging timescales.Able to isolate, take ownership of and resolve performance problems.Ability to be self-sufficient and make independent decisions on problem resolution that align to departmental and functional strategy.Qualifications
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Diploma in IT related domainMCSENetworking certificateAzure CertificationSecurity certification (Optional)Personality:Propensity to Own: The habit of taking ownership of a task. When faced with a challenge, the individual steps up to such a challenge by working towards a positive outcome as a result of self-working on the activities.To Simplify: A strong tendency in breaking complex scenarios down to linear challenges that can easily be resolved. It can also be described as the habit of taking the easy route towards solving complex challenges.Responsiveness: The habit of acting immediately and quickly is important for success in this job.Frustration Handling: Frustration occurs when the individual is obstructed from reaching his/her goal. A strong habit in dealing with obstructing sources/interferences in such a way that positive actions towards successful results are taken is required.Routine: A well-defined habit towards structure and repetition, sometimes even mundane activities is required. Strong behaviour in harmony with an environment of repetition and patterns of sameness needs to be present.Competencies required:Proficiency with network hardware and technologies.Proficiency with shared storage technologies.Proficiency with Microsoft operating systems.Precise attention to detail.Ability to prioritize tasks.Advanced organizational skills.Analytical skills.Reporting:Reports to Infrastructure ManagerDirect Reports: N/AWorks closely with:The Development TeamEmployeesCore responsibilities:Managing, configuring and monitoring all installed systems and infrastructureTomCat and VM application server management.Installing, configuring, testing, and maintaining operating systems application software and system management toolsEnsuring the highest levels of systems and infrastructure availabilityEnsure robust application, infrastructure, and network security with tight control over access management and effective tracking of changelogs.Assisting in incident resolution and root cause analysisCloud management and monitoring (Azure beneficial).DevOps insights on best practices and process gaps.Maintaining the infrastructureAdvise and specify preventive maintenance and administration tasks to monitor and alert, patch and maintain, and backup and recover key business systems.Supporting the infrastructureA proportion of time is spent providing 3rd line technical support through management of escalated technical issues through strong working relationships within Digital Services and with third party providers.Ad-hoc duties as required.Additional InformationIn return, we offer youCultureWe pay attention to output rather than time spent, and we offer a flexible working environment.Employer of choiceOur managers believe in putting their people first and are devoted to their growth and development, hence we practice servant leadership (inverted pyramid).FlexibilityYou must look after yourself; you cannot pour from an empty cup, and we prefer work-life integration to work-life balance.PassionBring a sense of purpose to work and depart with a sense of success.How we work at LabournetGone are the days when you had to sit in traffic to go to work! Our hybrid working approach enables employees and their supervisors to agree on a working environment that promotes productivity while also allowing them to balance their professional and personal lives. We can now create an office environment wherever we are, while sustaining virtual cooperation between our employees and teams, thanks to technology.Why should you join Labournet?
It's more than just a job with Labournet. It's a mission to make our clients compliant by doing meaningful work that focuses on cutting-edge, customer-centric services and technology solutions. Every year, you can help us by facilitating HR best practice, by securing our company's ultimate compliance across the whole employee life cycle! In the end, you've created a profession that no one could have predicted.Who are we?Your Strategic Partner in Human Resource SolutionsOur dedicated team of highly trained and educated consultants are passionate about taking workplace issues and translating them into HR Solutions that are accessible, flexible, affordable, comprehensive, and motivated by the goals and objectives of your business. Labournet strives to become an extension of your HR department to fulfill your compliance needs, allowing you to keep a relentless focus on core activities.The trusted compliance partner to employers, solving their evolving compliance needs.What do we do?We provide leading compliance solutions through-out South Africa that implement best practices within the businesses we partner with.

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