Systems Engineer Specialist - Contract

SUMMARY:
Systems Engineer

POSITION INFO:

Our Client a Global Tech firm is seeking a Systems Engineer Specialist to join their team in Sandton on a contract basis. They offer stability, growth, attractive rates and a great working environment.

You will be responsible for designing and developing web applications, databases and infrastructure. You will also ensure that the company's systems are running smoothly by fixing problems quickly and efficiently. This role requires you to have strong communication skills in order to liaise with internal teams as well as external partners. Additionally, you should possess a sound understanding of information technology (IT) concepts such as server administration, database management or software development lifecycle processes.

Requirements

1. Ensure adherence to documented procedures by auditing service delivery functions
2. Ensure the correct and effective use of system hardware and software
3. Resolve issues by inspecting malfunctioning computer hardware, software and/or components - analysing cause, and planning repair procedures
4. Recommend solutions through the investigation of service problems
5. Support the business process needs by performing and consulting on a variety of technical tasks in the diagnosis, repair, maintenance and installation of computers and/or related equipment
6. Ensure documentation for relevant systems software product and operational documents are prepared and maintained
7. Approve and recommend actions to be taken and identify those which merit action
8. Adhere to organisational process by ensuring standards are implemented and correctly applied when design are reviewed or designed
9. Ensure contingency during disaster recovery (DR)
10. Provide sustainable solutions per incident by conducting root cause and trend analysis
11. Ensure knowledge management, continuity and team success through constructive participation in a diverse team and by sharing knowledge with team
12. Maintain a broad knowledge of state of the art technology, equipment and or systems across domains
13. Meet the organisation's problem management needs through liaising with suitable vendors
14. Build sound professional relationships
15. Ensure understanding of client needs
16. Ensure accurate reporting to stakeholders Provide advice to junior staff by participating in peer reviews and providing technical mentoring
17. Enable recommendations and planning for the tuning of system hardware and software
18. Monitor system efficiency against published SLAs
19. Recover cost by ensuring time are captured correctly and against correct project
20. Ensure end to end project delivery
21. Analyzes computer hardware, software, or networks to identify or correct problems
22. Analyzes changes in data or settings
23. Ensures that new technology is appropriately implemented within existing systems
24. Provides ongoing analysis and recommendation of security techniques for web application architectures and deployments

Qualifications

1. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field required
2. Experience working with the following technologies: Java, C++, Python, PHP, Rails, Oracle Database 10g & 11g Express Edition; WebSphere Portal; Linux/Unix Server environment; Windows Server 2008/2012; SQL Server 2005/2008/2012
3. Experience as a Systems Engineer Specialist
4. 5 years of experience with systems engineering and/or software development; ability to analyze requirements, create specifications, and write code for systems to be installed, configured, monitored and managed by end users
5. Experience working on large scale distributed systems and multi-tier architecture preferred
6. Experience developing web services preferred
7. Experience with web development, database administration and web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) is preferred

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