Windows Server System Engineer Specialist

nedbank; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 1 000 000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled IT Operations professional to enhance their Windows Server environment. This role focuses on the design, implementation, and maintenance of server systems, ensuring optimal performance and security. You will contribute to a culture of transformation while managing server health checks, monitoring, and automation tasks. The ideal candidate will possess extensive knowledge of Windows Server, SQL, and cloud services like Azure and AWS. Join a dynamic team and play a crucial role in driving innovation and efficiency within the organization, while enjoying opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in IT with 5+ years as a Windows Server/System Engineer.
• Extensive knowledge of Windows Server OS and SQL, with Azure/AWS experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise and support for Windows Server environments.
• Conduct server health checks, monitoring, and logging to ensure stability.

Skills

Windows Server OS

Scripting & Automation

SQL

Azure

AWS

Monitoring and Logging

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Disaster Recovery

Vulnerability Management

Microsoft Clustered environments

Education

Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees

Tools

Dynatrace

Grafana

Chef

Terraform

SCCM

Microsoft Office

Job description

Requisition Details & Talent Acquisition Consultant

REQ 138933 - Keabetswe Modise

Closing Date: 30 April 2025

Job Family: Information Technology Career Stream: IT Operations
Leadership Pipeline: Manage Self: Professional
Job Purpose

To provide specialist technical expertise and support to Nedbank’s Windows Server Environment. Design, implementation, maintenance, and optimization of Windows Server environments within the organization. Ensure the stability, security, and performance of these systems; physical, virtual on-premises and virtual cloud servers. Enable the organization's Server infrastructure to function effectively and efficiently.

Job Responsibilities

• Contribute to a culture of transformation by participating in Nedbank culture building initiatives, business strategy, and CSI.
• Stay abreast of developments in field of expertise, ensuring personal and professional growth.
• Understand and embrace the Nedbank vision and values, leading by example.
• Perform Server Health Checks.
• Perform Monitoring and Logging: Dynatrace, Grafana.
• Optimisation.
• Ensure acceptance criteria is adhered to before any new servers are provisioned into the environment.
• Continually assess existing processes and identify opportunities to improve or enhance processes, adding value to Nedbank.
• Project planning, implementation & ensuring end-to-end delivery.
• Conduct Scripting & Enhance Automation.
• SCCM packaging, scripting, Patching.
• Engagement with VMware team.
• Ensure contingency during disaster recovery (DR). Provide sustainable solutions per incident by conducting root cause and trend analysis.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Chef, Terraform.
• Enhance containerisation and orchestration.
• Follow SDLC Best Practices.
• Conduct Vulnerability Management tasks.
• Perform OS Upgrades.
• Perform Server Migrations.
• Investigate AD / DNS issues.
• Configuring SQL Server.
• Perform extensive Windows Server troubleshooting & fault finding.
• Configure & troubleshoot Microsoft Clustered environments.
• Ensure all documentation is up to date and relevant.
• Ensure knowledge management, continuity, and team success through constructive participation in a diverse team and by sharing knowledge with team, upskilling & providing guidance to Juniors.

People Specification

• Windows Server OS extensive knowledge SQL.
• Azure and/or AWS.
• Scripting & Automation.

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees.

Minimum Experience Level

• 10 years plus exposure to IT environment.
• 5+ Years Window Server/System Engineer Experience.
• Windows Server Experience & Certification.
• Azure and/or AWS Experience & Certification.
• Scripting & Automation.

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Banking knowledge.
• Banking procedures.
• Business Acumen.
• Business principles.
• Business terms and definitions.
• Communication Strategies.
• Data analysis.
• Governance, Risk and Controls.
• Industry trends.
• Microsoft Office.
• Principles of financial management.
• Principles of project management.
• Relevant software and systems knowledge.
• Research methodology.
• Decision-making process.
• Business writing skills.
• Relevant regulatory, compliance and risk legislation.
• Cluster Specific Operational Knowledge.
• Information Technology concepts.
• System Development Life cycle (SDLC).
• IT Risk and security principles.
• ITIL.
• Single Operating system.
• Application systems.
• Computer Hardware & Software.
• Specific technology of relevant to domain.
• System Engineering Concepts.
• Domain specific utilities.

Behavioural Competencies

• Decision Making.
• Influencing.
• Innovation.
• Building partnerships.
• Compelling Communication.
• Driving for Results.
• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills.

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