IT Manager (Mid-Sized Company)

A manufacturing group with several sites in Hammarsdale needs infrastructure that just works, and someone to make it so. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

This post is Hammarsdale-based, with most of your time spent at a manufacturing group with several sites.

• Configure switches, VLANs, VPNs and firewall rules
• Plan hardware refreshes and licence renewals with a budget
• Handle access requests and keep records that support POPIA compliance
• Manage users, groups and conditional access in Entra ID
• Run and test backups, and do regular restore drills

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

• Infrastructure-as-code with Terraform or Ansible
• CCNA, Fortinet NSE or MikroTik certification
• Azure Administrator (AZ-104) or AWS Solutions Architect Associate

• Funded certification path
• Company laptop, phone and home internet allowance
• Standby allowance and overtime for maintenance windows
• Medical aid and provident fund

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