Systems Engineer at Capitec Bank

Purpose Statement
Responsible to engineer, maturity and ensure the efficient operations of the server and storage product offering within Capitec Bank. 
This includes, but is not limited to:

• Engineering of the product offering, 
• Deployment, 
• Testing, 
• Tuning, 
• Optimizing, 
• Diagnosing problems, 
• Problem resolution,
• Repairing, 
• Upgrading,
• Managing, 
• Monitoring,
• Maintaining,
• Reporting 

of the hardware, storage, operating systems, and any other supporting software/products/tooling related to providing the server and storage product offering.
 
Experience
Minimum:

• External candidate: 2+ years’ experience in Server and Storage Engineering and Administration
• Internal candidate: 0+ years’ experience in Server and Storage Engineering and Administration
• Internal candidate: 1+ years’ experience in Capitec IT Operational Support

Ideal:

• 3+ years’ experience in Server and Storage Engineering and Administration
• 3+ years’ experience in Virtualization (VMware)
• 2+ years’ experience in Microsoft Server and Linux Operating Systems

Qualifications (Minimum)

• A relevant tertiary qualification in Information Technology
• Grade 12 National Certificate / Vocational

Qualifications (Ideal or Preferred)

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology - Programming or Information Technology - Systems Engineering

Knowledge
Minimum:
Detailed knowledge of:

• Systems Engineering and Administration (Windows Server) 
• Server & Storage architecture
• Virtualization administration (VMWare preferred) 

A sound understanding of:

• IT systems development processes (SDLC lifecycle)
• Business continuity
• IT Operations
• Systems Engineering  and Administration (Linux – RHEL preferred)

Ideal: 

A sound understanding of:

• Storage/SAN 
• Networking fundamentals
• Automation and scripting (PowerShell and Python preferred)
• Database management systems and software
• Server and Storage performance and capacity analysis
• Cloud (AWS preferred) 
• Enterprise infrastructure automation, management, and reportingvery procedures to ensure business continuity

Skills

• Communications Skills
• Interpersonal & Relationship management Skills
• Analytical Skills
• Problem solving skills