Senior Administrator Application Support

Vodafone Group Plc; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 760,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentives and competitive benefits

Pension funds and medical aid benefits

Staff discounts and connectivity perks

Job summary

Vodafone is seeking an experienced Application Operations professional to ensure an effective and efficient service with emphasis on Event Streaming within the DevOps & Application Operations Practices at Vodacom, Midrand Campus. You will troubleshoot issues, manage incidents and contribute to capacity planning in a 24/7 environment.

The role requires 2–3 years in Application Operations, cloud-native experience, and familiarity with monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and AppDynamics.

Qualifications

• Matric/Grade 12 is essential.
• 2-3 years relevant experience in Application Operations.
• AWS certifications (DevOps / SysOps) are advantageous.
• ITIL certifications are advantageous.
• 2-3 years’ experience in Application Operations, including cloud-native environments.
• Experience in a 24/7 Application Support environment.
• Exposure to large, high-availability Enterprise platforms.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and resolve application and system issues; develop solutions and document correction processes.
• Compile incident reports and conduct incident reviews; ensure permanent fixes for production problems.
• Maintain Operational Integrity Controls and oversee their adoption; ensure processes are implemented and documented.
• Interface with Vendors, Change Management, IT, and Customer Care to resolve operational changes or incidents.
• Plan and optimize change controls for system upgrades and configuration changes.
• Participate in acceptance and/or performance testing for a stable production environment.
• Input into capacity plans to ensure resources for future growth.
• Maintain relationships with stakeholders, business partners and suppliers.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Incident management

Cloud-native environments

Linux/Unix

Event streaming

Real-time data streaming

Distributed messaging

Monitoring tools

Stakeholder liaison

Education

Matric / Grade 12

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

AppDynamics

Confluent Kafka

Kafka Connect

Schema Registry

Apache Flink

Job description

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Role Purpose/Business Unit:

To ensure an effective and efficient application support service with an emphasis on Event Streaming is rendered and maintained in the DevOps & Application Operations Practices within the Commercial & Digital Channels Division.

Your responsibilities will include:

• To troubleshoot and resolve application and system issues, develop solutions, document correction process, ensure fixes are implemented and monitored.
• To compile incident reports, attend/conduct incident reviews and follow through to ensure permanent fixes for production problems.
• To maintain Operational Integrity Controls (ICE) and oversee their adoption, ensuring that all relevant processes are implemented, maintained and adhered to, and that all key controls are documented and executed.
• To interface with different role players (Vendors, Change Management, IT, Customer Care departments etc.) to ensure that any operational changes or incidents are effectively and efficiently resolved and a solution implemented.
• To plan and optimize change controls as a result of system/application upgrades and configuration changes, adhering to Change Control procedures.
• To be involved with and facilitate the process of acceptance and/or application performance testing to ensure a stable production environment.
• To input into capacity plans (e.g. stability, performance, storage etc) to ensure systems have resources for future growth.
• To maintain good relationships with stakeholders, business partners and suppliers.

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

• Matric / Grade 12 essential.
• 2-3 years relevant experience.
• AWS certifications (DevOps / SysOps) are advantageous.
• ITIL certifications is advantageous.
• 2-3 years’ experience in Application Operations, inclusive of cloud-native environments (essential).
• Working in a 24/7 Application Support (standby) environment utilising various technologies (essential).
• Exposure to Enterprise platforms (i.e. large scale) with a high availability requirement (essential).
• Linux/Unix experience is advantageous.

Core competencies, knowledge, and experience:

• Application of ITIL principles in an operational environment.
• Experience and knowledge (2+ years) of the telecommunications industry.
• Experience working in a large agile environment, with multiple teams.
• Experience supporting Enterprise IT Systems.
• Familiarity with application performance monitoring and advanced troubleshooting, including expertise in monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, AppDynamics) and performance optimization techniques.
• Strong knowledge of event-driven architecture, real-time data streaming and distributed messaging systems, including Confluent Kafka and Apache Flink.
• Understanding of streaming patterns, event processing, consumer offset management, data replication and high-availability architectures.
• In-depth understanding of application stacks, databases, middleware technologies and distributed streaming platforms, including Confluent Kafka, Kafka Connect, Schema Registry and Apache Flink.

AI and Digital Enablement

• Demonstrates the ability to effectively adopt and utilise AI-enabled tools, digital technologies and automation capabilities to improve personal productivity, quality and service delivery.
• Applies data-driven and technology-enabled approaches to solve business problems and improve operational outcomes.
• Maintains awareness of emerging technology and AI trends and contributes ideas that improve processes, customer experience and operational effectiveness.
• Demonstrates AI fluency and literacy through the ability to effectively use, evaluate and govern AI-enabled tools and solutions, applying them responsibly to improve business outcomes, productivity and decision-making.
• Maintains awareness of emerging technology and AI trends and contributes ideas that improve processes, customer experience and operational effectiveness.
• Demonstrates AI fluency and literacy through the ability to effectively use, evaluate and govern AI-enabled tools and solutions, applying them responsibly to improve business outcomes, productivity and decision-making.

We make an impact by offering:

• Enticing incentive programs and competitive benefit packages
• Retirement funds, risk benefits, and medical aid benefits
• Cell phone and data benefits, advantages fibre connection discounts, and exclusive staff discounts offered in collaboration with partner companies

Closing date for Applications: 14 September 2026.

The base location for this role is Vodacom, Midrand Campus

The company's approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply. Vodacom is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates, and values diversity & Inclusion.