Senior Infrastructure Engineer

4 days ago

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Lesaka Technologies Full time

Job Title: Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Department

Infrastructure

Location

Tygerberg Office Park, Uys Krige Drive, Plattekloof, Cape Town, South Africa

(Hybrid/On-site)

Role Summary

Fulfil the role of a strategic technical leader who is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining robust, scalable, and secure IT infrastructure. This role demands a proactive innovator who thrives on optimizing systems for efficiency, simplicity, and cost-effectiveness.

The ideal candidate is to be collaborative team player with advanced expertise across virtualization, cloud platforms, backup solutions, server hardware, containerization, and systems architecture.

Key Responsibilities

Platform Engineering 

Platform engineering, with a strong emphasis on:

  • Cloud engineering expertise (preferably Azure or AWS)
  • Infrastructure automation and orchestration
  • CI/CD pipeline integration
  • Containerization and microservices architecture

Infrastructure Design & Optimization

Architect and implement scalable, secure, and cost-effective IT systems.

Continuously assess and enhance infrastructure for performance, reliability, and simplicity.

Systems Administration & Monitoring

  • Manage virtualized environments (VMware, Hyper-V) and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS).
  • Oversee server hardware lifecycle, configuration, and performance tuning.
  • Implement and maintain monitoring tools for proactive issue detection and resolution. 

Security & Risk Management

  • Enforce server security protocols and conduct regular risk assessments.
  • Infrastructure Security Management (Hardware and Software)
  • Ensure compliance with internal and external security standards.
  • Technology infrastructure assets and life cycle management.

Backup & Disaster Recovery

  • Design and manage enterprise-grade backup and recovery solutions.
  • Test and validate disaster recovery procedures regularly.
  • Containerization & DevOps Support
  • Deploy and manage containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Collaborate with development teams to streamline CI/CD pipelines.
Collaboration & Leadership
  • Mentor junior engineers and contribute to cross-functional projects.
  • Work closely with IT leadership to align infrastructure with business goals.

Personal Attributes

  • Passionate about innovation and continuous improvement.
  • Committed to delivering high-quality, cost-effective solutions.
  • Comfortable working in fast-paced, dynamic environments. 

Key Skills & Competencies

Technical Skills

Advanced expert-level proficiency in:

  • Virtualization (VMware, Nutanix, Hyper-V)
  • Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)
  • Backup systems (Veeam, Commvault)
  • Server hardware (Dell, HP, Lenovo)
  • Server security and risk management
  • Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC) (Teraform, Ansible)
  • Monitoring tools (Data Dog, Azure Insights, AWS Cloud Watch)
  • Systems / Infrastructure architecture and design

Soft Skills

  • Team-oriented with strong collaboration skills
  • Out-of-the-box thinker and problem solver
  • Proactive and self-driven
  • Strong analytical and decision-making abilities
  • Excellent communication and documentation skills

Certifications (Preferred)

  • VMware Certified Professional (VCP) / Nutanix Certified Administrator
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect
  • CompTIA Security+
  • ITIL Foundation V4

Qualifications

Minimum 5–7 years of experience in systems engineering or infrastructure roles.

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