Senior Desktop Engineer

Boardroom Appointments; Carletonville; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments is seeking an experienced IT professional to join our desktop support and enterprise IT team in Gauteng. The role focuses on delivering robust desktop support, systems administration, and proactive IT troubleshooting across diverse hardware, software, and networks.

Candidates should demonstrate leadership, project management, and strong communication skills to interact with clients and internal teams while guiding IT initiatives and ensuring system performance.

Qualifications

• Extensive technical expertise in desktop support, systems administration, and troubleshooting.
• In-depth knowledge of Windows, macOS and Linux operating systems.
• Ability to manage and resolve complex technical issues with minimal supervision.
• Leadership experience, mentoring staff and contributing to IT strategy.
• Experience in system deployment, maintenance and optimization.
• Strong communication skills for clients and stakeholders.
• Project management skills to oversee IT initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects or teams to resolve complex technical issues.
• Mentor junior and intermediate engineers.
• Oversee IT initiatives including desktop upgrades.
• Document and report on system performance and issues.

Skills

Desktop support

Systems administration

Troubleshooting

Leadership experience

Project management

Communication skills

Tools

Windows

macOS

Linux

Enterprise IT infrastructure

Job description

Requirements:

• Extensive technical expertise in desktop support, systems administration, and troubleshooting, covering a wide range of hardware, software, and network environments.
• In-depth knowledge of operating systems (Windows, macOS, Linux) and expertise in enterprise-level IT infrastructure, security protocols, and advanced troubleshooting.
• The ability to manage and resolve complex technical issues with minimal supervision, often leading projects or teams.
• Leadership experience, potentially supervising junior and intermediate engineers, mentoring staff, and contributing to strategic IT decisions.
• Experience in system deployment, maintenance, and optimization, including large-scale installations and configurations across multiple systems.
• Strong communication skills for interacting with clients, stakeholders, and internal teams, as well as the ability to document and report on system performance and issues.
• Project management skills to oversee IT initiatives, desktop upgrades, and other tech projects.