Senior Infra Engineer: Secure, Resilient IT Operations

University of Fort Hare; KwaZulu-Natal; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Fort Hare in KwaZulu-Natal is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer on a 1-year contract to maintain and secure the organization’s IT infrastructure. You will oversee identity services, cloud administration, firewall governance, and endpoint security to keep operations resilient and available.

The role combines hands-on engineering with strategic planning to minimize downtime and support business functions across all sites.

Qualifications

• 5 to 7 years experience essential.
• Matric and tertiary qualification required.
• Experience securing and administering large IT infrastructures is essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage Active Directory and identity services across sites.
• Administer Microsoft 365 and Azure environments.
• Operate FortiGate firewalls and ensure WAN connectivity and site resilience.

Skills

Active Directory

Microsoft 365

Azure administration

FortiGate security

Education

Matric and tertiary qualification

Tools

FortiGate

SCCM/Intune

CrowdStrike

Job description

University of Fort Hare in KwaZulu-Natal is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer on a 1-year contract to maintain and secure the organization’s IT infrastructure. You will oversee identity services, cloud administration, firewall governance, and endpoint security to keep operations resilient and available.

The role combines hands-on engineering with strategic planning to minimize downtime and support business functions across all sites.