Job Purpose
Daily Operations of installation, upgrading and maintaining high uptime of SARS' core systems which are used daily for SARS Tax Collection.
Education and Experience
Minimum Qualification & Experience Required
Relevant Higher Certificate (NQF 5) with 3 years' experience in a similar environment with a CompTia Linux+ Certification / Redhat/SuSE Certification /RHEL EX200 or Higher.
ALTERNATIVE #
Senior Certificate (NQF 4) with 4 years' experience in a similar environment with a CompTia Linux + Certification / / Redhat/SuSE Certification /RHEL EX200 or Higher
Minimum Functional Requirements
Familiar with working with Red Hat, Ubuntu and SuSE Linux Systems installed on x86, x86_64, power64 hardware as well as Virtual Machines and BareMetal machines.
Familiar with working with Docker or Podman Containers, Registories and Kubernetes Environments.
Industry Related Qualifications and Experience
3+ years' experience in Administration / Site Reliability Engineering experience which include Data Centre Operations.
Comptia Linux+ Certification.
Red Hat Linux or SuSE Linux Certifications.
Experience on working with OEM Hardware from IBM, HP and Dell.
Additional Technical Competencies
Day to day Site Reliability Engineering skills related to Linux Server Installations, Migrations, Upgrades, Decommissions and Maintenance. Working with BareMetal Linux Systems and Virtualized Linux Systems. Creating and Maintaining scripts with Bash Shell, Python and Ansible.
Job Outputs:
Process
Apply and utilise systems in a manner that contributes to efficient and effective service delivery and optimised quality.
Apply software changes that adhere to relevant standards and deliver a solution as per technical requirements.
Communication of transactional outputs and queries in area of work according to policies and quality requirements.
Contribute to the successful implementation of change initiatives by providing support in area of work.
Deliver on contracted performance objectives and escalate unresolved delivery and quality issues to management and process owners.
Draw on own knowledge and experience to identify and develop solutions that leads to improved service delivery and quality.
Effectively plan and schedule own activities to continuously improve quality and service delivery in area of work.
Report on transactional and process activities within set guidelines to provide timely information for decision making.
Governance
Ensure that completed work adhere to relevant policies, procedures, governance and legislative requirements and report on deviations and discrepancies.
Comply to set governance and compliance procedures and processes related to an area of work and continuously identify and escalate risks.
People
Drive own performance to achieve work outputs in line with required response time, quality and service delivery standards.
Search for, integrate and share new knowledge attained through formal and informal learning opportunities in the execution of your job.
Finance
Adhere to specified polices, standards and procedures to prevent wastage on resources and report violations.
Client
Contribute to a culture of service excellence, which builds positive relationships and provides opportunity for feedback and exceptional service.
Ensure client satisfaction by delivering a service that is consistent, seamless and error free.
Behavioural competencies
Accountability
Analytical thinking
Attention to detail
Commitment to Continuous Learning
Conceptual Ability
Expertise in Context
Fairness and Transparency
Honesty and Integrity
Organisational Awareness
Problem Solving and Analysis
Respect
Trust
Technical competencies
Application Development and Maintenance
Computer Literacy
Data Collection and Analysis
Efficiency improvement
Functional Policies and Procedures
IT Applications
IT Development
Reporting
System Thinking
Deadline:20th March,2026