Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Sabenza IT & Recruitment; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 850 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT recruitment agency is looking for a highly skilled Senior Infrastructure Engineer in Johannesburg. The candidate should have experience in systems administration, automation using tools like Ansible, and familiarity with both Windows and Linux environments. Responsibilities include managing license services, software deployments, and providing on-call support. Ideal candidates will have strong scripting skills and experience with Kubernetes and Dynatrace as well as other license management tools. This role demands strategic oversight in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Ansible Automation Platform/Tower and Kubernetes.
• Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, PowerShell, or Terraform.
• Experience in license management and administration.

Responsibilities

• Administrate and monitor license services for both Linux and Windows.
• Handle software migrations and agent distributions.
• Provide on-call support 24/7.

Skills

Ansible Automation Platform

Kubernetes

Dynatrace

Python

Bash

PowerShell

Terraform

Tools

OpenLM

Matlab

FlexLM

Confluence

Jira

ServiceNow

Job description

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.

Requirements

Role & Responsibilities

• Administration and Monitoring of license services incl. all server and triades, both Linux and Windows
• License service upgrades
• Client license tracking
• Documentation of all processes/configuration (e.g., act toolchain, CMDB, ResolveIT, SAM)
• Lead of operation meetings
• Coordinate external contractors
• Support and consulting license supplier (logs, test, new releases etc.)
• Incident-, problem- and change management
• Handling and fixing it-security issues
• Software migration and agent distribution
• Attendance in rolling on‑call duty 24h/7
• Investigating new platforms for license management

Essential Skills

• System management experience in Ansible Automation Platform/Ansible Tower
• Experience in License services, administration, and management such as OpenLM, Matlab, and FlexLM
• Advanced experience in Kubernetes and Dynatrace
(to "Agile Project Management knowledge and PIC processes"?)
• AGILE Project Management knowledge and/li>
• Experience in administrating Windows and Linux OS (client / server)
• Thorough knowledge of Linux and Linux commands
• Software License Management, installation updates, etc. 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)