Centurion: Systems Engineer posted by Hire Resolve

January 15, 2026 Jobs in Centurion

Hire Resolve

Gauteng

Other IT/Computer

Job Description

About the Role

We are looking for a Systems Engineer to help build out, maintain, and troubleshoot our rapidly expanding infrastructure. You will be part of a talented team of engineers that demonstrate superb technical competency, delivering mission critical infrastructure and ensuring the highest levels of availability, performance and security.

Key Responsibilities

Manage and monitor all installed systems and infrastructure
Install, configure, test and maintain operating systems, application software and system management tools
Proactively ensure the highest levels of systems and infrastructure availability
Monitor and test application performance for potential bottlenecks, identify possible solutions and work with developers to implement those fixes
Maintain security, backup, and redundancy strategies
Write and maintain custom scripts to increase system efficiency and lower the human intervention time on any tasks
Participate in the design of information and operational support systems
Provide 2nd and 3rd level support
Liaise with vendors and other IT personnel for problem resolution

Requirements

BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject
Proven working experience in installing, configuring and troubleshooting UNIX /Linux based environments.
Solid experience in the administration and performance tuning of application stacks (e.g.,Tomcat, JBoss, Apache, Ruby, NGINX)
Solid Cloud experience, preferably in AWS
Experience with virtualization and containerization (e.g., VMware, Virtual Box)
Experience with monitoring systems
Experience with automation software (e.g., Puppet, cfengine, Chef)
Solid scripting skills (e.g., shell scripts, Perl, Ruby, Python)
Solid networking knowledge (OSI network layers, TCP/IP)

Salary & Benefits

Salary: negotiable. Our client is offering a highly competitive salary for this role based on experience.

How to Apply

Apply for this role today, visit the Hire Resolve website: hireresolve.us or email us: za. Alternatively, you are welcome to connect with Chandre Cronje, Carmen Schafer or Simone Smith on LinkedIn

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