Senior IT Technician

Recruiter:

Recru-it

Job Ref:

PE011566/Tabz

Date posted:

Thursday, April 16, 2026

Location:

Pretoria, South Africa

Salary:

Annually

SUMMARY:
Our client is looking for a Senior IT Technician to be the technical backbone of their team—someone who's seen it all, fixed most of it, and can guide others through the rest.
You'll work hands-on with enterprise infrastructure while mentoring junior techs and helping shape how their client deliver services to over 100 clients. This isn't a "manage from a distance" role—you'll be in the trenches, but with the authority and support to do things properly.

POSITION INFO:
Duties & Responsibilities
Lead the technical charge

Be the go-to expert for complex escalations across networking, security, and Microsoft environments
Design and implement solutions for clients ranging from SMBs to enterprises
Drive automation initiatives to make their team more efficient

Keep the company’s infrastructure rock-solid

Manage FortiGate firewalls, MikroTik routers, and BGP configurations
Administer Hyper-V clusters and Microsoft server environments
Oversee M365 tenants—migrations, configurations, and ongoing optimisation

Build the team

Mentor junior technicians and help them level up
Create documentation that actually gets used
Contribute to the companies internal knowledge base and best practices

Work with clients

Understand their business challenges and translate them into technical solutions
Be someone clients trust and want to work with

Desired Experience & Qualification
The essentials:

10+ years in IT with deep experience across multiple domains
Expert-level knowledge of FortiGate security appliances
Strong Microsoft 365 and Azure administration skills
Solid networking fundamentals (routing, switching, firewalls, VPNs)
Hyper-V and Windows Server administration experience
Scripting/automation skills (PowerShell is a must)
A valid driver's licence and own transport

Bonus points for:

Fortinet NSE certifications
Microsoft certifications (Azure, M365)
Cisco CCNP or equivalent
Experience with Proxmox, Linux, or VoIP systems (3CX)
ISP/carrier networking experience

The intangibles:

You explain complex things simply
You document as you go (not "when you have time")
You're calm under pressure
You take ownership—if it's broken, you fix it
You're curious and keep learning

Interested?

Competitive salary
Real technical work
Growth opportunity — Help shape a growing company's technical direction. Your input matters.
Modern stack — Teraco-hosted infrastructure, 100Gbps networking, enterprise tools, and room to implement better solutions
Team culture — Small team, no politics, direct communication. The company solve problems together.
Learning budget — Certifications and training supported
Work-life balance — our client works hard but respect personal time.

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