SARS Specialist Systems Engineer – Linux Job Vacancies in Pretoria

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SARS has released a Specialist Systems Engineer – Linux job notification at www.sars.gov.za Careers website. South African Revenue Service has displayed vacant seats for the post of Specialist Systems Engineer – Linux vacancies. Candidates satisfying the desired eligibility conditions as mentioned in the South African Revenue Service official notification can submit their application in the prescribed format on before last date with the help of details given below-
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SARS Specialist Systems Engineer – Linux Job Description

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

Relevant Bachelor’s Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in IT or related field with 5-7 years’ experience an IT engineering environment, of which 2-3 years ideally at Functional specialist level.
Knowledge of Linux Systems Administration including modern Docker, OpenShift, Kurbenetes and Cloud technologies
Experience in working with Redhat, SuSE and Ubuntu systems.

OR

Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND Relevant IT Qualification (s) / Certification (s), and 5 – 7 years’ experience in a similar environment AND additional requirements specified in Min Functional requirements, where applicable.

VMWare Certification OR AiX: IBM AiX Certified Engineer, PowerHA, IBM Systems Director or relevant certification OR Mainframe: IBM zOS/systems Certified Engineer or any other relevant certification OR LINUX: SuSE Certified Professional or Linux Professional Certified Level 2 or Redhat Certified Technician OR Storage: Storage Management and backup/Restore Certification or any other relevant certification OR WAS: IBM WebSphere Application Server Certified System Administrator or any other relevant certification

Alternatively

Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 10 years IT engineering related experience.
Redhat Linux Certified Engineer Certification.
LPIC Level 2 Certification.

Minimum Functional Requirements:

Need to be familiar with:

Redhat Linux Systems Version 7+
SuSE Enterprise Linux Version 10+
Ubuntu Server and Ubuntu Desktop Version 18.04+
Microsoft Windows Server
SAN, SCSI, NFS Storage Knowledge
IT Hardware knowledge
SharePoint knowledge
Exchange knowledge
VMWare knowledge,
Active Directory knowledge

Generic Job Outputs

Process

To Build and Support Docker, OpenShift and Other Cloud Infrastruture tools to run SARS IT projects.
To Build, Install and Configure Ubuntu, Redhat and SuSE Operating Systems in High Availability Server Environments.
To Build and Configure Highly Available Filesystems such as GFS and OCFS2 for clustered SAP Environments.
Accumulate information to review work progress that provides input to reporting, decision making and the identification of improvement opportunities.
Apply practical and applied knowledge and act authoritatively on methods, systems and procedures to identify trends and potential risks.
Communication of situational interpretation and judgement of work outputs and queries in area of specialisation.
Correctly apply policies, practices, standards, procedures and legislation in the delivery of work outputs.
Draw on own knowledge and experience to diagnose symptoms, causes and possible effects in order to solve emerging problems.
Initiate process and procedural change, implement the change and provide guidelines and support related to new requirements as a result of the change.
Plan for value-added process improvements, initiatives and services to deliver on operational strategy and objectives.
Execute specialist input through investigation &opportunities within the product process including risk concern.
Provide specialist input through the investigation of opportunities for operational and process product and risk optimisation.
Accumulate information to review work progress that provides input to reporting, decision making and the identification of improvement
opportunities.
Apply practical and applied knowledge and act authoritatively on methods, systems and procedures to identify trends and potential risks.
To communication of situational interpretation and judgement of work outputs and queries in area of specialisation.
To be responsible for the configuring, debugging and supporting multiple infrastructure platforms and software stacks.
Coordinate and perform in-depth tests, including end-user reviews, for modified and new systems.
Correctly apply policies, practices, standards, procedures and legislation in the delivery of work outputs.
Create and maintain documentation as it relates to system configuration, mapping, processes, and service records.
Design and deploy new applications and enhancements to existing applications, software, and operating systems and participate in the design of information and operational support systems;
Design and perform server and security audits, system backup procedures, and other recovery processes in accordance with the company’s disaster recovery and business continuity strategies.
Developing, maintaining and supporting technical infrastructure, hardware and system software components and document it accordingly.
Draw on own knowledge and experience to diagnose symptoms, causes and possible effects in order to solve emerging problems. Initiate process and procedural change, implement the change and provide guidelines and support related to new requirements as a result of the change.
Plan for value-added process improvements initiatives for current systems to be more effective and efficient and services to deliver on operational strategy and objectives
Liaise with stakeholders for problem resolution.
Maintenance, support and upgrades of in-house developed applications and 3rd Party Applications, including issues like security, backup, and redundancy strategies.
Participate in the administration and maintenance of the remote monitoring and management system: update agent scripts, respond to alerts, monitor dashboard, and periodic system review.
Participates in various IT projects intended to continually improve/upgrade the system infrastructure, ensuring change management procedures and methodologies are implemented and followed.
Perform hardware and software assessments; assist in security audits and new business investigations.
Performing high-level root-cause analysis for service interruption recovery and creating preventive measures
Performing installation, maintenance and support of system software/hardware and user support
Proactively ensure the highest levels of systems and infrastructure availability whilst monitoring and perform test application performance for potential bottlenecks identify possible solutions. Manage the Regional Data Centres.
Write and maintain custom scripts to increase system efficiency and lower the human intervention time on any tasks to ensure compatibility and interoperability of in-house computing systems.
Ensure system connectivity of all servers, shared software, groupware, and other applications.
Integrate servers and their associated software into enterprise systems/solutions.
Analyse, prepare and deliver system performance statistics and reports.
Propose and create system design models, specifications, diagrams, and charts to provide direction to system programmer and development teams.
Provide orientation and training to end users for all modified and new systems and mentoring of peers and staff.

Governance

Implement and provide input into the development of governance, compliance, integrity and ethics processes within area of specialisation

People

Develop and maintain productive working relationships with peers and team members to achieve predefined objectives.
Search for, integrate and share new knowledge attained through formal and informal learning opportunities in the execution of your job

Finance

Adhere to organisational policies and procedures to ensure cost effectiveness and reduction of financial costs

Client

Contribute to a culture of service excellence, which builds positive relationships and provides opportunity for feedback and exceptional service.
Provide authoritative, specialist services, expertise and advice to internal and external stakeholders.

Compliance Competencies

GOC Confidential

Employment Equity

The Employment Equity policy of SARS will be considered as part of the recruitment and selection process

It is the applicant’s responsibility to have all foreign qualifications evaluated and verified by the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA) and proof thereof must be attached. Successful candidates will be subjected to personnel suitability checks including pre-employment screening, vetting and integrity assurance testing and will be further required to declare their private interests on an annual basis. Appointment is subject to a positive outcome of the relevant checks.

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