Senior System Engineer - WebSphere & OpenShift Specialist

Sars; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

SARS is seeking an experienced IT professional to coordinate, program, implement and maintain system architectures, focusing on IBM WebSphere Application Server and related client services. The role emphasizes 24/7 availability across SARS BU platforms and knowledge of containerization (Docker, OpenShift) with Kubernetes orchestration as an advantage.

The candidate will resolve complex hardware and software issues, plan infrastructure, and ensure stable performance for enterprise business

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) Information Technology AND 8-10 years' experience in IBM WebSphere Application Server, of which 3-4 years at junior specialist level.
• Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND IT Qualification(s) / Certification(s), in Information Technology and 8-10 years’ experience in IBM WebSphere Application Server, of which 3-4 years at junior specialist level.

Responsibilities

• Analyse and make recommendations about improvements to specialist systems, procedures, policies and practices.
• Contribute to the optimum utilisation of org. resources, advising on effective planning and development of area of specialisation resource plans.
• Develop a single practice area in alignment with operational activity and procedural frameworks and ensure tactical implementation.
• Draw on own technical or professional expertise to identify and recommend tactical solutions to defined problems in practices.
• Integrate business information, compare, analyse and produce reports to identify trends, discrepancies and inconsistencies for decision making purposes.
• Optimise goal achievement through tactical strategy implementation and optimisation of practises, processes and systems across an internal value chain.

Job description

SARS is seeking an experienced IT professional to coordinate, program, implement and maintain system architectures, focusing on IBM WebSphere Application Server and related client services. The role emphasizes 24/7 availability across SARS BU platforms and knowledge of containerization (Docker, OpenShift) with Kubernetes orchestration as an advantage.

The candidate will resolve complex hardware and software issues, plan infrastructure, and ensure stable performance for enterprise business