Windows Server System Engineer Specialist

Location:

Johannesburg, ZA

Date: 17 Apr 2025

Reference: 138933

Requisition Details & Talent Acquisition Consultant

REQ 138933 - Keabetswe Modise

Closing Date: 30 April 2025

Job Family

Information Technology

Career Stream

IT Operations

Leadership Pipeline

Manage Self: Professional

Job Purpose

To provide specialist technical expertise and support to Nedbank’s Windows Server Environment. Design, implementation, maintenance, and optimization of Windows Server environments within the organization. Ensure the stability, security, and performance of these systems; physical, virtual on-premises and virtual cloud servers. Enable the organization's Server infrastructure to function effectively and efficiently.

Job Responsibilities

Contribute to a culture of transformation by participating in Nedbank culture building initiatives, business strategy, and CSI.
Stay abreast of developments in field of expertise, ensuring personal and professional growth.
Understand and embrace the Nedbank vision and values, leading by example.
Perform Server Health Checks
Perform Monitoring and Logging: Dynatrace, Grafana
Optimisation
Ensuring acceptance criteria is adhered to before any new servers are provisioned into environment
Continually assess existing processes and Identify opportunities to improve or enhance processes, adding value to Nedbank.
Project planning, implementation & ensuring end to end delivery
Conduct Scripting & Enhance Automation
SCCM packaging, scripting, Patching
Engagement with VMware team
Ensure contingency during disaster recovery (DR). Provide sustainable solutions per incident by conducting root cause and trend analysis.
Infrastructure as Code: (IaC): Chef, Terraform
Enhance containerisation and orchestration
Follow SDLC Best Practices
Conduct Vulnerability Management tasks
Performing OS Upgrades
Performing Server Migrations
Investigate AD / DNS issues
Configuring SQL Server
Perform extensive Windows Server troubleshooting & fault finding
Configure & troubleshoot Microsoft Clustered environments
Ensure all documentation is up to date and relevant
Ensure knowledge management, continuity, and team success through constructive participation in a diverse team and by sharing knowledge with team., upskilling & providing guidance to Juniors

People Specification

Windows Server OS extensive knowledge SQL
Azure and/ or AWS
Scripting & Automation

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees

Minimum Experience Level

10 years plus exposure to IT environment
5+ Years Window Server/ System Engineer Experience
Windows Server Experience & Certification
Azure and/ or AWS Experience & Certification
Scripting & Automation

Technical / Professional Knowledge

Banking knowledge
Banking procedures
Business Acumen
Business principles
Business terms and definitions
Communication Strategies
Data analysis
Governance, Risk and Controls
Industry trends
Microsoft Office
Principles of financial management
Principles of project management
Relevant software and systems knowledge
Research methodology
Decision-making process
Business writing skills
Relevant regulatory, compliance and risk legislation
Cluster Specific Operational Knowledge
Information Technology concepts
System Development Life cycle(SDLC)
IT Risk and security principes
ITIL
Single Operating system
Application systems
Computer Hardware & Software
Specific technology of relevant to domain
System Enigeering Concepts
Domain specific utilities

Behavioural Competencies

Decision Making
Influencing
Innovation
Building partnerships
Compelling Communication
Driving for Results
Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills

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Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at +27 860 555 566