Senior Systems Engineer Mr Price Group

Mr-Price-Group; Durban; On-site; ZAR 550,000 - 850,000; Full time

Job summary

Mr-Price-Group seeks an experienced IT Infrastructure Specialist to manage enterprise servers, storage and cloud environments in Durban, South Africa. You will configure, upgrade and maintain systems, ensuring capacity, security and reliability.

You will administer Entra ID (Azure AD), Intune and Microsoft 365, coordinate with vendors and lead technical projects. A strong ITIL background and mentoring of juniors are expected.

Qualifications

• Relevant IT Bachelor’s Degree, Diploma or Microsoft Certifications (MCSE/MCITP).
• Storage Certification (Advantage).
• Minimum of 5 years in a technical role with servers and storage.
• Knowledge of hardware platforms, converged infra, networking, SAN/NAS.
• Experience with Entra ID, Intune, and Microsoft 365.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on management of enterprise-class server, storage and cloud infrastructure.
• Configure, upgrade, install and manage server and storage tools.
• Perform capacity planning for scalability and availability.
• Troubleshoot hardware, software and configuration issues.
• Maintain SAN/NAS and manage lifecycle, patching, and optimisations.
• Administer Entra ID (Azure AD) including identity governance, conditional access, RBAC and SSO.
• Manage Intune device enrolment, compliance policies and deployments.
• Administer Microsoft 365 suite and licensing.
• Collaborate with vendor support and participate in IT project delivery.
• Mentor junior staff and enforce ITIL-aligned change processes.
• Contribute to business continuity and disaster recovery planning.

Skills

Server administration

Storage management

Azure Entra ID

Intune administration

Microsoft 365 administration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT

Diploma in IT

MCSE/MCITP Certification

Tools

Azure AD

Intune

Microsoft 365

SAN/NAS

Job description

Job Description

The purpose of this role is to provide enterprise-class, server and storage infrastructure technical support services.

Responsibilities

Hands-on management of enterprise-class server, storage and cloud infrastructure

Configure, upgrade, install and manage server and storage diagnostic, configuration and management tools

Perform capacity management and planning to ensure scalability and availability of the server, storage and cloud environment

Troubleshoot and resolve software, hardware, configuration and operational problems across the enterprise environment

Maintain servers and storage area networks through practical and structured maintenance plans

Manage and report on new implementations, lifecycle management, patch management, optimisation and service improvement initiatives

Administer, manage and troubleshoot Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) including identity governance, conditional access, RBAC and SSO configurations

Manage, troubleshoot and optimise Microsoft Intune including device enrolment, compliance policies, configuration profiles and application deployments

Administer and support the Microsoft 365 suite including Exchange Online, SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive and licensing management

Investigate and resolve escalated issues related to Entra ID, Intune and Microsoft 365 services

Work with vendor technical support to facilitate the analysis and resolution of complex technical issues

Participate in the design and engineering of a secure server, storage and modern workplace environment and delivery of IT projects

Lead and mentor junior team members and Systems Administrators in day-to-day technical operations

Follow and enforce established change management processes in alignment with ITIL best practices

Ensure systems administration tasks and documentation are kept up to date in compliance with operational standards and governance requirements

Participate in business continuity and disaster recovery infrastructure planning, building and testing

Drive continuous improvement initiatives across infrastructure, endpoint management and operational processes

Qualifications

Relevant IT Bachelor’s Degree, Diploma or Complete Microsoft Certifications (MCSE/MCITP)

Storage Certification (Advantage)

A minimum of 5 years in a technical role (design, implementation and maintenance of servers and storage).

Expect knowledge of hardware platforms, converged infrastructure, networking, SAN, NAS and subsystems.

Strong knowledge of enterprise and mid-range storage, file system, cloud and virtualisation technologies.

Experience in installation, upgrade, patching of server hardware and platform software.

Experience in backup, recovery design, DR implementation, monitoring implementation, troubleshooting, performance tuning and optimization.

Hands-on experience administering Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) including identity governance, conditional access, RBAC and SSO