IT Manager (Mid-Sized Company)

Patch, monitor, back up and harden systems at a managed services provider in Alberton. This is a good step for someone who wants proper routine and a manager who notices good work.

The work is in Alberton, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• Apply monthly patches to servers and network devices
• Monitor servers, links and firewalls and act on alerts
• Manage users, groups and conditional access in Entra ID
• Review security logs and investigate suspicious sign-ins
• Handle access requests and keep records that support POPIA compliance
• Troubleshoot load-shedding related outages and UPS failures
• Build and maintain virtual machines on Hyper-V, VMware or Azure

• Clear change management and documentation habits
• At least 3 years in systems, network or cloud administration
• Degree or diploma in IT, plus relevant certifications
• Scripting in PowerShell, Bash or Python
• Willing to do standby and after-hours maintenance
• Solid TCP/IP, routing, switching and firewall knowledge

• ISO 27001 audit experience
• CCNA, Fortinet NSE or MikroTik certification
• Azure Administrator (AZ-104) or AWS Solutions Architect Associate

• Medical aid and provident fund
• Company laptop, phone and home internet allowance
• Funded certification path

• Mention the environment size, such as "120 VMs, 14 sites, 900 users", as it tells recruiters your level.
• Be ready to talk through an outage you fixed, step by step; it's a common interview question.