IT Manager (Mid-Sized Company)

You'll keep servers, networks and cloud services up and secure for a financial services company in Brackenfell. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

This post is in Brackenfell (Western Cape). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Review security logs and investigate suspicious sign-ins
• Work with ISPs on link faults and fibre installs
• Run and test backups, and do regular restore drills
• Monitor servers, links and firewalls and act on alerts
• Document network diagrams and change records

• At least 3 years in systems, network or cloud administration
• Degree or diploma in IT, plus relevant certifications
• Strong Windows Server, Active Directory and Microsoft 365 skills, or Linux for Linux posts
• Willing to do standby and after-hours maintenance
• Scripting in PowerShell, Bash or Python

• CCNA, Fortinet NSE or MikroTik certification
• Azure Administrator (AZ-104) or AWS Solutions Architect Associate
• Experience with SIEM tools such as Microsoft Sentinel or Wazuh

• Funded certification path
• Standby allowance and overtime for maintenance windows
• Medical aid and provident fund

• Be ready to talk through an outage you fixed, step by step; it's a common interview question.
• Group your CV skills by area, such as networking, cloud, security and scripting, so the tech reviewer finds them fast.