Senior Information Technology Engineer at Pattern Matched Technologies

Job Description:

Pattern Matched Technologies(Pty) Ltd an award-winning WASP (Wireless Application Service Provider) Telecommunications and Fintech software development house and Information Technology company based in the Midrand area, is looking for an enthusiastic IT engineer to join their dynamic IT team. You will be responsible for the implementation, deployment and support of the company infrastructure and networks. The applicant will be required to work in a fast-paced environment with knowledge of various IT technologies.

Desired Experience & Qualification

 Experience:

• 5+ years of working experience as a systems, networking or infrastructure engineer in relevant fields
• 5+ years of experience with Linux/Unix
• 5+ years of experience with Networking
• Fundamental knowledge of database administration tasks and processes.
• Cloud Computing/ Containerised environments
• Software Tools –Project Tracking Tools, Ticketing System
• Bash Scripting

Qualifications:

• possess at least one Engineer level certification in systems, security, networking or cloud (
• Systems - Linux, Unix
• Cloud Computing - AWS
• Virtualisation - VMWare
• Networking and Security – Fortigate, Juniper, Cisco, CompTIA
• Understanding of SDLC, ITIL, and TOGAF (highly desired)

Key Competencies:

• Good teamwork skills.
• Well-spoken in English with good communication skills
• Individual drive and mental alertness.
• Methodical, thorough attention to detail.
• Good communication and problem-solving skills.
• Time management.
• Appreciation of standards, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to work under pressure

Duties & Responsibilities

Maintaining and optimising the network

• Maintain connectivity and network uptime and availability
• Monitoring and troubleshooting bandwidth and connectivity issues
• Following change management processes

Maintaining Infrastructure

• Troubleshooting operating system issues
• Reviewing server logs
• Ensuring Server availability
• Capacity planning and growth
• Supporting end-users

Key Roles and Accountabilities:

• Systems and network implementation and deployment across multiple security levels.
• Serve as a trouble-shooter on complex IT problems.
• Perform complex implementation and maintenance tasks.
• Capture technical and business requirements; logical and physical design of the solution to ensure appropriate technology is acquired and implemented.
• Investigate and implement automatisation where possible to alleviate day to day workloads.
• Remain informed of new technical developments and cyber trends in the industry.
•  Work with team members, third parties and clients to define and deploy technology solutions.
• Standby and after-hours work required.
• Assist with the creation of documentation such as system design documentation, topology diagrams, and interface specifications.
• Day to day activities of monitoring applications, system and network logs, vulnerabilities and general server maintenance.
• Diagnosing, troubleshooting and resolving technical issues via email, telephone, and remote sessions.
• Work as part of an on-call rotation providing out of hours’ support
• Microsoft And Office 365
• Virtualization Technology / VMware.
• Strong Familiarity with Linux – CentOS and UNIX - Solaris
•  Strong Familiarity with Networking Infrastructure – Switches and Firewalls.
• AWS skills and certifications are highly desired.
• Knowledge of SNMP, SMTP, DNS, AD, LAN and WAN Technologies.