Centurion: Operations Engineer – 1322

MORE ABOUT THE ROLE: Contract Start Date 01-12-2025 Contract End Date 31-12-2028 Nationality South African citizens / residents are preferred. Applicants with valid work permits will also be considered. Product Information High Performance Computing (HPC) is a comprehensive platform that provides a robust and scalable foundation for Computer-Aided Design (CAD), Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE), and Product Data Management (PDM) applications. HPC combines cutting- edge technology, continuous development, and close collaboration with business, application, and methods specialists to deliver state-of-the-art solutions, focused on Idea to Offer (ITO). HPC offers a platform that is seamlessly integrated with applications and infrastructure, enabling efficient management of users, groups, data, code serving, monitoring, application deployment, system management, and middleware. It delivers high-performance computing systems and job flow operation to support complex CAE applications, as well as infrastructure and services for advanced IT development demands and use cases. HPC empowers organizations to harness the power of High- Performance Computing to drive innovation, optimize design and engineering processes, and streamline product development workflows. ESSENTIAL SKILLS: System management experience in Ansible Automation Platform/Ansible Tower Experience in License services, administration, and management such as OpenLM, Matlab, and FlexLM Experience in IT-Operations, standby support and ticket management Advanced experience in Kubernetes and Dynatrace AGILE Project Management knowledge and PIC processes Experience in administrating Windows and Linux OS (client / server) Thorough knowledge of Linux and Linux commands Software License Management, installation updates, etc. Experience with Ansible Tower or AWX for managing and scaling Ansible automation Proficiency in scripting languages such as Terraform, Python, Bash, or PowerShell ADVANTAGEOUS SKILLS: Experience with configuration management practices and tools, ensuring systems are consistently configured and maintained Confluence / Jira Multi-tasking Leadership Stakeholder and Provider steering and KPI delivery management Experience in Servicenow (ITSM) Experience with containerisation software (e.g., docker) Experience with public and private cloud services (e.g., Azure, AWS, Google) ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES: Administration and Monitoring of license services incl. all server and triades, both Linux and Windows License service upgrades Client license tracking Documentation of all processes/configuration (e.g., act toolchain, CMDB, ResolveIT, SAM) Lead of operation meetings Coordinate external contractors Support and consulting license supplier (logs, test, new releases etc.) Incident-, problem- and change management Handling and fixing it-security issues Software migration and agent distribution Attendance in rolling on-call duty 24h/7 Investigating new platforms for license management QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE: Degree in Information Systems or equivalent experience ITIL certification (advantageous) Minimum of 6 years IT working experience ITIL process knowledge and work experience (Required) Minimum 4 Years experience in an operations environment WHAT DO WE OFFER YOU? Cutting edge global IT system landscape and processes Flexible working of 1960 hours in a 12-month period High Work-Life balance Remote / On-site work location flexibility Affordable Group vehicle promotions (buying or leasing options available, terms and conditions apply) Highly motivating, energetic, and fast-paced working environment Modern, state-of-the-art offices Dynamic Global Team collaboration Application of the Agile Working Model Methodology