17 Oct
Isanqa Resourcing
Midrand
Remote: Hybrid
Our client requires the services of an Operations Engineer (Senior) Midrand/Menlyn/Rosslyn/Home Office Rotation Amazing brand with cutting edge technology Excellent teams in Global team collaboration High work-life balance with Flexible hours Agile working environment POSITION: Contract until December 2027 EXPERIENCE: 6-8 Years related working experience COMMENCEMENT: As soon as possible QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE Degree in Information Systems or equivalent experience Strong Experience with Ansible Core and Ansible Automation Platform (or Ansible Tower/AWX) Strong experience with coding and scripting (Bash, PowerShell etc) Strong experience with Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu, SLES) Strong experience with Cloud Technologies (AWS, Azure)
Strong knowledge with version control systems (GitHub) Strong experience with IaC technologies (Terraform) Experience with GitOps Experience with ServiceNow (Advantageous) Experience with Dynatrace (Advantageous) Experience with SIEM technologies such as Splunk (Advantageous) Experience with Red Hat Satellite (Advantageous) Any Linux certification such as RHCSA Ansible certification - RHCE (ex294/ex407) (advantageous) Ansible tower certification (advantageous) ITIL certification (advantageous) Any Scrum certification (advantageous) Minimum of 3 years of IT operations experience Minimum of 3 years of configuration management and automation experience Minimum of 3 years of ITIL work experience Minimum of 3 years of Scrum work experience Minimum of 3 years of operating system administration work experience ESSENTIAL SKILLS Deep knowledge of Confluence,
Jira and Bitbucket/GitHub Deep knowledge of Ansible Core and Ansible Automation Platform/Ansible Tower Deep knowledge of cloud technologies such as AWS and Azure Deep knowledge of Unix, Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu, SLES) Deep knowledge of IaC and related tools such as Terraform Deep knowledge of mounting technologies Autofs and DFS Deep knowledge of storage technologies as well as state of the art solutions Deep knowledge of networks technologies and protocols NFS, CIFS, SSH, DNS, and NTP Deep knowledge of scripting / programming such as Bash, Python and Perl Any additional responsibilities assigned in the Agile Working Model (AWM) Charter ADVANTAGEOUS Knowledge of framework Agile Working Model Knowledge of Virtualisation technologies such as VMWare Knowledge of Private Cloud solutions Knowledge of Windows Server Knowledge of Dynatrace Knowledge of Splunk Knowledge of containerization technologies such as podman, Docker,
Kubernetes and OpenShift Knowledge of Directory Access Manager (DIVA) Knowledge of Intelligent Storage Orchestration Environment (iStore) and Active Directory Gruppentool (ADGR) Basic knowledge of ITIL and ITSM such as Problem-Incident-Change processes Basic knowledge of ITSM Suite Basic knowledge of Scrum Basic knowledge of Active Directory/LDAP and OIDC Basic knowledge of ServiceNow Tool and Processes Professional communication and documentation skills ROLE: Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks and roles in a highly secure and regulated environment Create, manage and operate Ansible Automation Platform objects such as templates, credentials, workflows etc Consult users to assist with migrating automation workloads to Ansible Automation Platform Deploy, manage, and operate workloads on AWS and Azure,
as well as implement security controls and compliance requirements Create, manage and operate IaC withTerraform Perform operating system and Ansible Automation Platform lifecycle management Interact with Enterprise GitHub for version control and Git branching strategy Track and update Jira user stories to ensure due dates are met Forecast and plan for resources, infrastructure, and licenses for the team in coordination with the Product Owner and Line manager in charge. Assist to ensure stability of systems and adherence of the team to GROUP Group's Operations standards. Assist to maintain a stable Operations standby list for the team.
Mentor team Ensure quality and up to date content of the knowledge base for the sub-product Ensure quality and up to date content of the Sub-Product and compliancy required documentation Able to understand complex application architecture/dependencies (CA related) Perform housekeeping/monitoring/managing of the Ansible Automation Platform focusing on stability/performance as well as cost optimization. Manage Problem, Incident and Change process for dedicated ITSM service Willing to do standby and work on weekends if needed Keep documentation up to date in all relevant systems (e. g. as is configuration CMDB/Application Instance Wizard, to be configuration Connect IT, knowledge database resolveIT) Attend and moderate operation meetings Coordinate external contractors Manage security vulnerabilities NB: By applying for this role, you consent to be added to the iSanqa database and to receive updates until you unsubscribe. Also note,
that if you have not received a response from us within 2 weeks, your application was unsuccessful. #isanqa #isanqajobs #Confluence #ansible #ITAutomation #Terraform #Bash #Python #PERL #VMWare #Agileworking #FuelledbyPassionIntegrityExcellence iSanqa is your trusted Level 2 BEE recruitment partner, dedicated to continuous improvement in delivering exceptional service. Specializing in seamless placements for permanent staff, temporary resources, and efficient contract management and billing facilitation, iSanqa Resourcing is powered by a team of professionals with an outstanding track record. With over 100 years of combined experience, we are committed to evolving our practices to ensure ongoing excellence.
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