Infrastructure and Security Engineer

2 weeks ago


Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Pure Placements (PTY) LTD Full time

We are looking for an Infrastructure and Security Engineer to manage and secure all aspects of our client's global hybrid IT infrastructure, encompassing on-premises, Azure, and SaaS-hosted services. The successful candidate will ensure high standards for performance, security, resilience, and compliance, working collaboratively with the global IT team, external IT partners, and other business units.

Key Responsibilities
- Infrastructure Management:** Oversee the global hybrid infrastructure to ensure uptime, security, and performance.
- Optimization:** Identify and implement best practices for continuous infrastructure improvement.
- Security Systems:** Develop, manage, and run IT security systems and processes to mitigate breaches and protect sensitive information.
- Technical Security:** Maintain the security posture with a focus on continuous technical security improvements.
- Disaster Recovery:** Conduct disaster recovery and penetration testing, addressing issues promptly.
- Support:** Collaborate with the Technology and Innovation team and the broader business to support complex issues.
- Evaluation:** Assess new technologies, make recommendations, and implement improvements.

Competencies and Attributes
- Broad understanding of IT fundamentals.
- In-depth experience with the Microsoft stack across cloud and on-premises environments.
- Strong multi-site networking experience (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, firewalls, switching).
- Experience managing physical and virtual data centre environments.
- Understanding of technical and data security concepts.
- Effective troubleshooting skills with the ability to engage additional support when necessary.
- Strong organisational, prioritization, and delegation skills.
- Self-motivated and proactive, capable of working independently without micro-management.
- Excellent communication skills and a personable nature.
- Willingness to work out of hours to accommodate service-affecting work or incident response.

Qualifications and Experience


Required Experience:
- Minimum 5 years in system administration or infrastructure management roles.

Beneficial Qualifications and Experience:
- Educational qualifications in IT or related fields.
- Vendor qualifications.
- Experience within the financial services industry.

Technology Experience:
- Azure (IaaS, serverless PaaS, SaaS components)
- Office 365 (Exchange Online, SharePoint, Teams)
- Microsoft Defender
- MS SQL
- Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops
- Mimecast
- Okta
- Silver Peak SD-WAN

If you are a driven and self-motivated professional with a passion for maintaining high standards in IT infrastructure and security, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.



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