Technical Specialist

FirstRand Bank Limited; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 500 000 - 700 000; Full time

Job summary

A major financial institution in Johannesburg seeks a Technical Specialist to manage IT infrastructure and deliver technical solutions. You will provide support for applications, implement automation, and collaborate with development teams. The ideal candidate should have experience with Red Hat Linux, DevOps tools, and strong communication skills. This role offers a diverse work environment with opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Wellness programs

Generous leave policy

Employee banking rates

Professional development resources

Flexible working conditions

Innovative workspace

Qualifications

• Manage and maintain Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers.
• Provide Level 2 / 3 support for business-critical applications.
• Design and maintain infrastructure solutions, both on-prem and cloud-hosted.
• Write playbooks for configuration management and automation.
• Build and maintain CI / CD pipelines.
• Deploy and manage applications in Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Perform patching and upgrades for RHEL servers.
• Monitor application logs and resource usage.
• Conduct incident and change management.
• Collaborate with developers and QA teams.

Skills

System Administration (Red Hat Linux)

Application Support

Infrastructure Engineering

DevOps & Automation

Operational Support

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

Tools

Ansible

CI / CD Pipelines

Kubernetes / Containerization

Monitoring Tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)

Scripting (Bash, Python)

Job description

Description

Hello Future TechnicaL Specialist

Welcome to FNB, the home of the #changeables. We design for the shapeshifters and deliver products and services that make us incredibly proud of people that make it happen.

As part of our talented team, you will be surrounded by unique talents, diverse minds, and an adaptable environment that lives up to the promise of staying curious. Now’s the time to imagine your potential in a team where experts come together and ignite effective change.

To plan, design and build an Information Technology (IT) infrastructure architecture usually at an enterprise level to meet business requirements

Are you someone who can do the following :

• System Administration (Red Hat Linux): Manage and maintain Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) servers. Perform patching, upgrades, performance tuning, and troubleshooting. Implement security hardening and compliance (SELinux, firewalld, auditing).
• Application Support: Provide Level 2 / 3 support for business-critical applications running on RHEL. Monitor application logs, resource usage, and dependencies. Work with developers to troubleshoot performance, integration, and deployment issues.
• Infrastructure Engineering: Design and maintain infrastructure solutions (on-prem or cloud-hosted). Capacity planning and scaling. Storage, networking, and backup integration into application environments.

2. DevOps & Automation

• Ansible: Write playbooks / roles for configuration management and automation. Standardize server builds and patching automation. Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for repeatable deployments.
• CI / CD Pipelines: Build and maintain CI / CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, Tekton). Automate build, test, and deployment processes. Integrate static code analysis, unit testing, and artifact management.
• Kubernetes / Containerization: Deploy, manage, and troubleshoot applications in Kubernetes / Openshift. Build and manage container images (Docker, Podman). Ensure proper monitoring, logging, scaling, and failover strategies.

3. Operational Support

• Incident, Problem, and Change management (ITIL-aligned).
• Root cause analysis and long-term remediation.
• On-call participation for critical infrastructure / application issues.
• Monitoring (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK / EFK, Splunk).

4. Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

• Work closely with Developers to support application deployment and performance.
• Partner with QA / Testing teams to align environments with testing needs.
• Collaborate with Infrastructure Architects on solution design.
• Guide junior engineers and act as a technical SME (Subject Matter Expert).

5. Key Skills

• OS / Infra: RHEL, systemd, networking (TCP / IP, DNS, load balancing).
• Scripting: Bash, Python (for automation and integration).
• DevOps Tools: Ansible, Git, Jenkins, GitLab, ArgoCD / Tekton.
• K8s / Openshift: Deployment, Helm, Operators, namespaces, RBAC, secrets / configmaps.
• Monitoring / Logging: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK / EFK, Splunk.
• Security & Compliance: Patching, vulnerability management, IAM.

6. Soft Skills

• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• Communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Documentation and knowledge sharing.
• Adaptability across infrastructure and application layers.

Dare to imagine the change with us if you are :

• An adaptable problem solver who does not fear change but thrives from it.
• A disruptor in your field of IT expertise.
• An initiative taker who identifies opportunity and improves.
• Known for your delivery track record.
• Wanting to be in a career that makes meaningful contribution to your and other people's lives.

You’ll benefit from our changeable benefits like :

• Opportunities to network and collaborate.
• Inspiring work environment.
• Work that is challenging.
• Space to make a difference.
• Opportunities to innovate.
• Conditions that are flexible.
• Focus on health and wellbeing (onsite wellness center, gym and crèche at our main campus to innovative employee wellbeing and financial fitness programmes).
• Resources to help you with your professional development.
• Generous leave policy.
• Preferential employee banking rates.
• When it comes to learning and development, we encourage our changeable to expand their knowledge, on their own, with others, in person or online.
• As for our workspace, it is immersive, collaborative, and energetic because at FNB, innovation is our lifeblood and change in our DNA.

Are you interested to take the step? We look forward to engaging with you further. Apply now!

Job Details

Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below.

08 / 11 / 25

All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group’s Employment Equity plan. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. In order for us to fulfill this purpose, candidates can disclose their disability information on a voluntary basis. The Bank will keep this information confidential unless we are required by law to disclose this information to other parties.