101 Systems Engineer jobs in Johannesburg

• Bachelors degree in chemical engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics/Electro-Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• Analytical Person
• Confident (Not arrogant)
• Self- starter
• Collaborator
• Presentable
• Effective communication skills
• Energetic and Motivated
• Good presentation skills

• Experience in process/system engineering, preferably in the vacuum pump or related industrial equipment industry. A graduate with the right attitude will be considered.
• Proficiency in SolidWorks (preferred) and CAD design.
• Proven project management experience with end-to-end project delivery.
• Knowledge of FDA, hygienic, ISO, and industry-specific standards.
• Strong technical knowledge across multiple industrial markets: food, plastics, woodwork, medical, automotive, packaging, oil & gas, wastewater, and paper.
• Excellent communication, customer-facing, and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to travel occasionally for site visits, installations, or trade events.

• Project Engineering & Design
  
  • Perform precise engineering calculations, detailed technical drawings, and prepare Bills of Materials (BOMs).
  • Design vacuum pump systems using SolidWorks or other CAD software (3D models and manufacturing drawings).
  • Develop comprehensive operating procedures, installation manuals, and control philosophies.
  • Ensure compliance with FDA, hygienic design, ISO, Quality, and industry-specific standards across food & beverage, pharmaceutical, medical, oil & gas, automotive, plastics, packaging, wastewater, and woodwork markets.
  Project Management
  
  • Lead projects end-to-end : client engagement, proposals, design, procurement, installation, commissioning, and project close-out.
  • Coordinate with global and local suppliers to source quality components within budget and timelines.
  • Submit technical tenders and system proposals, managing delivery schedules and customer expectations.
  • Oversee on-site installations, commissioning, and provide technical guidance.
  • Ensure all projects comply with site safety regulations and quality standards .
  Client Support & Relationship Management
  
  • Support the Sales team with technical expertise, system proposals, tenders, and customer presentations .
  • Provide after-sales technical troubleshooting and on-site problem solving to secure repeat business.
  • Conduct on-site evaluations, customer training, and technical consultations.
  • Drive positive customer experiences through proactive service and professional engagement.
  • As a Sales focused company, there will be a responsibility to help grow system sales and complex sales.
  Continuous Improvement & Reporting
  
  • Contribute to process improvement initiatives that streamline operations within the Systems Department.
  • Expand the companys systems offering across industries.
  • Produce accurate weekly, monthly, and project status reports to support decision-making.
  • Deliver internal and external training sessions to colleagues and customers.
  
  Cross-Functional Collaboration
  
  • Collaborate closely with Sales, Service, Procurement, and Quality to ensure seamless project execution.
  • Share technical expertise and feedback to improve workflows and support company-wide initiatives.
  • Represent the company at trade shows, exhibitions, and industry events .

We are looking for a Systems Engineer to join our team based in Sandton, JHB Hybrid.

To provide specialist technical expertise and support in installing; testing; tuning; optimising; diagnosing problems; repairing; upgrading and maintaining both externally and internally supplied hardware and systems software (i.e. operating systems; data management products; office automation products; embedded systems); and other utility enabling software and related equipment.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to a culture conducive to the achievement of transformation goals by participating in the Culture building initiatives (e.g. staff surveys etc.).
• Participate and support corporate social responsibility initiatives for the achievement of key business strategies.
• Identify and recommend opportunities to enhance processes; systems and policies and support implementation of new processes; policies and systems.
• Enable recommendations of system hardware and software tuning through gathering of performance statistics from the Information Communication and Technology (ICT) platforms.
• Mitigate risks in the event of system hardware or software failure by collecting critical information, adhering to agreed procedures and executing standard fixes.
• Identify problems by investigating potential and actual service problems; escalate and/ or apply standard fixes.
• Support technology decisions by maintaining awareness of existing and emerging software and hardware solutions.
• Support the business process needs of the organization by performing a variety of technical tasks in the diagnosis; repair; maintenance and installation of computers and/or related equipment.
• Ensure compliance to relevant standards and policies by preparing and maintaining operational documentation for relevant system software products.
• Solve problems by independently addressing incidents of a standard nature.
• Ensure smooth workflow by participating in Disaster Recovery (DR) procedures.
• Ensure all work tasks are completed through adherence to organisational process.
• Ensure the correct and effective use of system hardware and software by implementing and advising on systems development and service delivery staff on policies; procedures and standards.
• Ensure smooth workflow in obtaining required service by liaison with vendors and repair personnel.
• Ensure client needs are met by participating in client progress reports.
• Ensure customer needs are met by facilitating sign-off of designs by relevant stakeholders.
• Keep abreast of legislation and other industry changes that impacts on role by reading the relevant newsletters; websites and attending sessions.
• Understand and embrace the vision and demonstrate the values through interaction with team and stakeholders.
• Improve personal capability and stay abreast of developments in field of expertise by identifying training courses and career progression for self through input and feedback from managers.
• Ensure personal growth and enable effectiveness in performance of roles and responsibilities by ensuring all learning activities are completed; experience practiced, and certifications obtained and/or maintained within specified time frames.
• Ensure information is provided correctly to stakeholders by maintaining knowledge sharing knowledge with team.
• Monitor system efficiency against published service level agreements (SLA) through collection of performance data.
• Ensure operational cost reduction by ensuring overtime and time are captured correctly and timeously.
• Ensure due dates for report delivery are met by running reports that support team decisions.

Non-negotiable skillset and experience in Red hat Linux administration:

1.) Between 3-5 years' experience working on Linux.

2.) Preferable to have exposure to:

3.) ZVM Systems

4.) Red hat Linux

5.) Satellite

6.) VMware

7.) Azure

8.) AWS

9.) Chef

To provide specialist technical expertise and support in installing; testing; tuning; optimising; diagnosing problems; repairing; upgrading and maintaining both externally and internally supplied hardware and systems software (i.e. Operating systems; data management products; office automation products; embedded systems); and other utility enabling software and related equipment.

• 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
• Identify opportunities to improve or enhance processes, adding value to Nedbank. Ensure adherence to documented procedures by auditing service delivery functions
• Ensure the correct and effective use of system hardware and software
• Resolve issues by inspecting malfunctioning computer hardware, software and/or components - analysing cause, and planning repair procedures
• Recommend solutions through the investigation of service problems
• 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
• Ensure documentation for relevant systems software product and operational documents are prepared and maintained
• Approve and recommend actions to be taken and identify those which merit action
• Adhere to organisational process by ensuring standards are implemented and correctly applied when design are reviewed or designed
• Enable decision making and technical reviews
• Ensure contingency during disaster recovery (DR).Provide sustainable solutions per incident by conducting root cause and trend analysis
• Ensure knowledge management, continuity and team success through constructive participation in a diverse team and by sharing knowledge with team
• Maintain a broad knowledge of state of the art technology, equipment and or systems across domains
• Meet the organisation's problem management needs through liaising with suitable vendors
• Build sound professional relationships. Ensure understanding of client needs. Ensure accurate reporting to stakeholders
• Provide advice to junior staff by participating in peer reviews and providing technical mentoring
• Enable recommendations and planning for the tuning of system hardware and software
• Monitor system efficiency against published SLAs
• Recover cost by ensuring time are captured correctly and against correct project
• Ensure end to end project delivery

• Professional Qualifications/Honour’s Degree

10 years plus exposure to IT environment with minimum of 5 years Systems Engineering.

• 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
• System Development Life cycle(SDLC)
• IT Risk and security principes
• ITIL
• Single Operating system
• Application systems
• Computer Hardware & Software
• Specific technology of relevant to domain
• Domain specific utilities
• Decision Making
• Building partnerships
• Driving for Results
• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills

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Job Description

1. Managing system availability and server capacity efficiently.
2. Supervising and developing the performance of systems support operators.
3. Conducting and facilitating internal audits in compliance with external audit rules.
4. Performing all functions of project management.
5. Ensuring incidents are managed and resolved promptly.
6. Planning and implementing system changes, including documentation and skills transfer.
7. Overseeing all aspects of daily IT operations.

Qualifications & Skills

• IT-related qualification (A+, N+, MCSE, CCNA, IT diploma/degree).
• Good computer literacy (MS Office).
• Minimum 2 years' experience in an IT environment and 1 year experience in 2nd or 3rd level IT support.

Suitable candidates will be contacted.

If you do not get a response within 14 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain scalable and resilient systems architecture (physical, virtual, and cloud-based).
• Lead and manage projects related to infrastructure upgrades, migrations, and system integrations.
• Provide advanced technical support and root cause analysis for system outages and incidents.
• Manage Windows / Linux servers, Active Directory, Exchange 2019, Microsoft 365, and virtualization platforms (e.g., Nutanix).
• Maintain cloud infrastructure, especially in Microsoft Azure.
• Develop and maintain system documentation, architecture diagrams, and SOPs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and recommend improvements to enhance system performance and security.
• Ensure compliance with IT policies, data protection, and regulatory requirements.
• Implement and enforce security policies, tools, and practices across infrastructure and endpoints.
• Monitor system and network logs for anomalies using various Analysis & EDR tools.
• Apply OS and application patches regularly and manage endpoint protection platforms.
• Enforce IAM policies including MFA, RBAC, and least-privilege access models.
• Support vulnerability assessments, audits, and regulatory compliance (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR).
• Design and maintain comprehensive backup strategies for physical, virtual, and cloud environments.
• Manage enterprise backup and recovery tools (e.g., Veeam).
• Schedule and monitor backup jobs, ensuring integrity, encryption, and successful replication.
• Perform regular testing of backup restores and disaster recovery (DR) plans to validate readiness.
• Lead incident response related to data loss, corruption, or ransomware events.
• Maintain documentation for backup policies, DR runbooks, and RTO / RPO objectives.
• Support business continuity planning and coordinate with stakeholders to ensure resilience.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 8+ years of experience in a systems engineering or senior infrastructure role.
• Deep understanding of Information technologies ,ie, Windows Server, Active Directory, Group Policy, Exchange / O365, Microsoft SQL, Firewall platforms, Networking.
• Proficiency with virtualization technologies (e.g., Nutanix).
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure).
• Experience with configuration management tools.
• Strong scripting skills (PowerShell).
• Excellent troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• Proven experience with backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning.
• Strong communication and project management skills.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity tools and frameworks (e.g., NIST, CIS Controls).

• Relevant certifications preferred (e.g., MCSE, Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate, CCNA / CCNP, Fortinet Certified Associate (FCA), Azure Database Administrator Associate, Veeam (VMCE).
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Exposure to ITIL practices and service management tools.
• Experience working in a regulated or security-sensitive environment.

• Participation in an on-call standby rotation is required.
• Occasional travel to remote business units as needed.

R 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 (South African Rand)

We are looking for a talented and motivated Middleweight Business Systems Engineer to join our dynamic team. This role will focus on providing support for CRM systems and Fusion Middleware technologies, ensuring the seamless integration and functionality of our business applications. You will play a critical role in optimizing business processes and improving operational efficiency through effective system management and support.

• Support and maintain CRM systems and applications, ensuring high availability and performance.
• Provide technical support for Oracle WebLogic, Oracle Fusion Middleware, and Oracle WebCenter Content Management.
• Manage and configure IBM WebSphere Portal, IBM MQ, and IBM LDAP to support business operations and user authentication.
• Implement and maintain Kafka for real-time data integration and streaming between business systems.
• Utilize ElasticSearch, LogStash, and Kibana for log management, performance monitoring, and data visualization.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, design solutions, and implement enhancements to business systems.
• Conduct system testing, troubleshooting, and issue resolution, ensuring minimal disruption to business operations.
• Prepare and maintain documentation, including system architecture, process flows, and user manuals.
• Assist in the development and implementation of best practices for system integration and management.
• Participate in project planning, ensuring timely delivery of projects and adherence to specifications.

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 6 years of experience as a Business Systems Engineer or similar role.
• Strong experience with CRM systems and their integration with middleware technologies.
• Proficiency in Oracle WebLogic, Oracle Fusion Middleware, and Oracle WebCenter Content Management.
• Familiarity with IBM WebSphere Portal, IBM MQ, and IBM LDAP.
• Experience with Kafka for data streaming and integration.
• Knowledge of ElasticSearch, LogStash, and Kibana for monitoring and log management.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Relevant certifications in Oracle, IBM, or related technologies.
• Experience with agile methodologies and project management.
• Familiarity with data modeling and database design concepts.

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• Implementing and managing robust security measures to safeguard system integrity and protect sensitive data.
• Maintaining thorough documentation for system configurations, processes, and procedures.
• Conducting regular system audits.
• Troubleshooting and resolving hardware, software, and network issues.
• Maintaining and optimizing servers, networks, and cloud-based systems.
• Facilitating Penetration and Vulnerability audits end to end and point to point.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Knowledge of system integrations and API Backend logic in languages like Python, Javascript, Node.js, Java.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with automation tools such as Ansible, Puppet, or Terraform.
• Familiar with networking protocols, firewalls, VPNs, and load balancers.

Suitable candidates will be contacted. If you do not get a response within 14 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.

• Seniority level: Entry level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Information Technology
• Industries: Advertising Services

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• To provide specialist technical expertise and support in installing; testing; tuning; optimising; diagnosing problems; repairing; upgrading and maintaining both externally and internally supplied hardware and systems software (i.e. Operating systems; data management products; office automation products; embedded systems); and other utility enabling software and related equipment
  
  

• To provide specialist technical expertise and support in installing; testing; tuning; optimising; diagnosing problems; repairing; upgrading and maintaining both externally and internally supplied hardware and systems software (i.e. Operating systems; data management products; office automation products; embedded systems); and other utility enabling software and related equipment
  
  

• Contribute to a culture of transformation by participating in the company's culture-building initiatives, business strategy, and CSI
• Stay abreast of developments in the field of expertise, ensuring personal and professional growth
• Understand and embrace the company's vision and values, leading by example. Identify opportunities to improve or enhance processes, adding value to the company
• Ensure adherence to documented procedures by auditing service delivery functions. Ensure the correct and effective use of system hardware and software
• Resolve issues by inspecting malfunctioning computer hardware, software, and/or components - analysing the cause, and planning repair procedures
• Recommend solutions through the investigation of service problems
• 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
• Ensure documentation for the relevant systems software product and operational documents is prepared and maintained
• Approve and recommend actions to be taken and identify those which merit action. Adhere to organisational processes by ensuring standards are implemented and correctly applied when designs are reviewed or designed
• Enable decision making and technical reviews
• Ensure contingency during disaster recovery (DR)
• Provide sustainable solutions per incident by conducting root cause and trend analysis
• Ensure knowledge management, continuity, and team success through constructive participation in a diverse team and by sharing knowledge with the team
• Maintain a broad knowledge of state-of-the-art technology, equipment, and or systems across domains. Meet the organisation's problem management needs through liaising with suitable vendors
• Build sound professional relationships
• Ensure understanding of client needs
• Ensure accurate reporting to stakeholders
• Provide advice to junior staff by participating in peer reviews and providing technical mentoring. Enable recommendations and planning for the tuning of system hardware and software. Monitor system efficiency against published SLAs
• Recover cost by ensuring times are captured correctly and against the correct project
• Ensure end-to-end project delivery
  
  

• An experienced VMware ESXi Host Engineer Specialist with at least 10 Years of Experience
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• Seniority level Mid-Senior level

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Information Technology
• Industries Advertising Services

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