Systems Engineer Tech Lead

6 hours ago

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Paracon Full time R180 000 - R250 000 per year

Are you ready to lead the infrastructure that powers some of South Africa's most recognized retail brands? We are looking for an expert-level Systems Engineer to serve as the Tech Lead for our mission-critical UNIX/LINUX and AIX environment.

If you thrive on complexity, possess deep technical aptitude, and are passionate about automation and stability, this is your opportunity to join the IT team of South Africa's largest private-sector employer.

As the Systems Engineering Tech Lead, you won't just maintain systems—you'll lead their evolution.

Responsibilities

Enterprise Systems Leadership

  • Technical Guidance: Lead and mentor a team of Engineers and Administrators supporting 460+ SLES/Redhat and 97 AIX LPARS.
  • Availability & Performance: Own the overall structure, availability, and performance management of our extensive UNIX/LINUX and AIX infrastructure.
  • Automation: Drive efficiency by writing and implementing sophisticated scripts (Python, Bash) for daily administration and deployments.

Stability & Security

  • Security & Compliance: Lead server security remediation, including vulnerability scanning and patching to ensure regulatory compliance.
  • Disaster Recovery (DR): Lead DR management procedures, ensuring environment synchronisation and successful coordination of DR trials.
  • RCA & Incident Management: Act as the expert escalation point, providing advanced troubleshooting, incident response, and leading detailed Root Cause Analysis (RCA).

Experience and qualification

  • 6+ years as a Systems Engineer with a focus on designing, implementing, and administering highly complex IT systems.
  • Expert-level administration knowledge on UNIX/Linux platforms (SLES/Redhat/AIX) and relevant support tools.
  • Degree/Diploma in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
  • Certification Relevant industry or system certifications (essential).
  • Functional Skills Solid experience in incident response, RCA, advanced troubleshooting, and working in a large infrastructure environment (Advanced Roadmaps Admin knowledge is key).
  • Highly Beneficial experience with scripting and/or automated deployments using Python, PowerShell, Bash, etc.

Key Competencies

  • Exceptional Leadership Skills: Ability to coach, mentor, and energise others.
  • Detail-Oriented & Quality Focused: High affinity for structure, precision, and efficiency.
  • Excellent Problem-Solving Skills: Able to assimilate complex information to drive optimal solutions.

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