Cape Town City Centre: SKA Mid – Storage Systems Engineer

Key Responsibilities: Administer, maintain, and support enterprise storage platforms across on-premises and cloud environments. Support enterprise backup, restore, and disaster recovery operations. Investigate, troubleshoot and resolve incidents related to storage availability, access, or performance. Maintain up-to-date documentation of storage systems, configurations, and procedures Support storage-related projects and contribute to system improvements. Participate in team collaboration and ongoing professional development to support team effectiveness and individual growth. Qualification: National Diploma in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Electronic Engineering, or equivalent qualifications coupled with 7 years experience, OR BTech/BSc in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Electronic Engineering, or equivalent qualifications coupled with 6 years experience, OR BENG/MTech in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Electronic Engineering, or equivalent qualifications coupled with 4 years experience, OR MENG in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Electronic Engineering, or equivalent qualifications coupled with 3 years experience, OR PHD in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Electronic Engineering, or equivalent qualifications coupled with 1 year experience. Experience: Experience withing with SANs and storage systems Experience working with storage server installations, monitoring and diagnoses Experience with hardware and storage software upgrades and repairs Experience working with Operating Systems, IAAS tools Experience working in data centres or server rooms/environments Basic experience with computer networks Basic hands-on experience in infrastructure design and automation, distributed systems, observability, CI/CD, container orchestration (e.g. Kubernetes), DevOps/SRE practices and cloud-native technologies. Experience working in international teams or initiatives that intersect with data platforms, storage, networking, and systems engineering domains. Knowledge: Strong understanding of systems engineering principles, including performance optimisation, fault tolerance, and resource scheduling within Linux-based environments. Hands-on experience monitoring, diagnosing, and repairing (break/fix) various OEM hardware, including HPE, Dell, and Super Micro systems. Familiarity with containerised environments (Docker, Podman), orchestration platforms (Kubernetes, Helm), and container runtime architectures (e.g., CRI). Knowledge in infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD methodologies, utilising tools such as GitLab CI, Ansible, and Terraform (advantageous). Working knowledge of networking fundamentals, including cabling and basic diagnostic procedures. Experience in asset management practices, including maintaining asset registers, system and architectural mapping, warranty and service tracking, and related tools/processes. Experience working with service levels (SLAs) and an understanding of operational frameworks such as Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), ITIL, and COBIT Knowledge of IT security principles, especially regarding change management, physical and logical access control. Awareness and adherence to Health and Safety standards and best practices. Please call us on