Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Sabenza IT & Recruitment; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 800 000 - 1 200 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT solutions provider in Johannesburg is searching for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to manage IT operations and software license services. The role demands expertise with Ansible Automation, Kubernetes, and scripting skills in Python or Bash. Responsibilities include overseeing license management, incident handling, and stakeholder consultation in a dynamic environment. Candidates should have strong experience in both Linux and Windows systems, and effective communication skills are necessary. This position provides a chance to work with cutting-edge technologies in a collaborative setting.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in systems administration and automation.
• Experience with both Windows and Linux environments.
• Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, PowerShell, or Terraform.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex IT operations, license services, and software deployments.
• Provide strategic oversight and stakeholder management.
• Documentation of processes and configurations.

Skills

Systems administration

Automation expertise

Software license management

Scripting in Python

Scripting in Bash

Scripting in PowerShell

Scripting in Terraform

Kubernetes

Dynatrace

Tools

Ansible Automation Platform/Tower

OpenLM

Matlab

FlexLM

Confluence

Jira

ServiceNow

Docker

Job description

Johannesburg, South Africa | Posted on 14/01/2026

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Infrastructure Engineer with deep expertise in systems administration, automation, and software license management. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Ansible Automation Platform/Tower, Kubernetes, Dynatrace, and both Windows and Linux environments, combined with strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, PowerShell, or Terraform.

This role involves managing complex IT operations, license services, and software deployments, while providing strategic oversight, stakeholder management, and on-call support in a fast-paced, agile environment.

Responsibilities

• Administration and monitoring of license services, including all servers and triades for both Linux and Windows.
• Documentation of all processes and configurations (e.g., ACT toolchain, CMDB, ResolveIT, SAM).
• Lead operation meetings.
• Support and consult with license suppliers (logs, tests, new releases, etc.).
• Incident-, problem-, and change management.
• Handle and fix IT-security issues.
• Software migration and agent distribution.
• Participation in rolling on-call duty (24/7).
• Investigate new platforms for license management.

Essential Skills

• System management experience with Ansible Automation Platform/Ansible Tower.
• Experience in license services, administration, and management such as OpenLM, Matlab, and FlexLM.
• Experience in IT-operations, standby support and ticket management.
• Advanced experience in Kubernetes and Dynatrace.
• Agile project management knowledge and PIC processes.
• Experience in administrating Windows and Linux operating systems (client/server).
• Proficiency in Linux and Linux commands.
• Software license management, installation and updates; experience with Ansible Tower or AWX for managing and scaling Ansible automation.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Terraform, Python, Bash, or PowerShell.

Advantageous Skills

• Experience with configuration management practices and tools, ensuring systems are consistently configured and maintained.
• Confluence / Jira.
• Multi-tasking.
• Leadership.
• Stakeholder and provider steering and KPI delivery management.
• Experience in ServiceNow (ITSM).
• Experience with containerisation software (e.g., Docker).
• Experience with public and private cloud services (e.g., Azure, AWS, Google).