Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Sabenza IT & Recruitment; Durban; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Sabenza IT & Recruitment in Durban, South Africa is seeking a hands-on Infrastructure Engineer to manage critical servers, virtualization, storage, and Active Directory. You will drive Azure and Microsoft 365 administration while shaping cyber security and resilience across the estate.

Ideal candidates will lead incident escalation, mentor junior engineers and spearhead upgrades, migrations and improvements to keep systems running reliably in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Hands-on infrastructure expertise to manage servers, storage, and AD.
• Experience administering Azure and Microsoft 365.
• Strong background in cybersecurity and incident response.

Responsibilities

• Manage servers, virtualization, storage and Active Directory.
• Administer Azure and Microsoft 365.
• Manage FortiGate firewalls, WAN, VPN and network infrastructure.
• Support SCCM/Intune and endpoint management.
• Drive cybersecurity, monitoring and vulnerability management.
• Manage backups, Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity.
• Lead infrastructure upgrades, migrations and improvements.
• Act as the senior technical escalation point and mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Infrastructure leadership

Mentoring

Incident escalation

Tools

Microsoft 365

Active Directory

FortiGate

SCCM

CrowdStrike

Backup & DR

Job description

Durban, South Africa | Posted on 07/09/2026

Key Responsibilities

• Manage servers, virtualisation, storage and Active Directory
• Administer Azure and Microsoft 365
• Manage FortiGate firewalls, WAN, VPN and network infrastructure
• Support SCCM/Intune and endpoint management
• Drive cybersecurity, monitoring and vulnerability management
• Manage backups, Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
• Lead infrastructure upgrades, migrations and improvements
• Act as the senior technical escalation point and mentor junior engineers

Requirements

Key Technologies

• Microsoft 365
• Active Directory
• FortiGate
• SCCM
• CrowdStrike
• Backup & DR

If you’re a hands-on infrastructure expert who thrives on solving complex challenges and keeping critical systems running, we want to hear from you!