Senior Infrastructure Engineer

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

Our Datacentrix client in KZN is looking for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer on contract for 1 year. The Senior Infrastructure Engineer is responsible for ensuring the organization's IT infrastructure is secure, stable, resilient, and capable of supporting business operations. The role combines technical expertise, operational support, project delivery, and strategic planning to maintain and improve the company's technology environment. This role is the technical custodian of the organization's infrastructure, responsible for keeping the business running securely, efficiently, and with minimal downtime

Qualifications and Experience

• Matric and Tertiary Qualification
• 5 to 7 Years Experience essential

Key Areas of responsibility

• Active Directory and identity services across all sites.
• Microsoft 365 and Azure administration.
• FortiGate firewalls, WAN connectivity, and site resilience.
• Endpoint management through SCCM/Intune.
• Security platforms such as CrowdStrike.
• Disaster recovery and business continuity planning.
• Ensuring users can continue working from alternative sites if a branch experiences an outage.
• In simple terms, this role is the technical custodian of the organization's