IT Operations Engineer (Contract) GautengMenlyn ISB9700994

Our client is looking for an Advanced IT Operations Engineer to deliver critical 24 7 support that keeps global manufacturing plants operating efficiently across an international production this role youll lead incident management conduct root cause analysis and drive operational excellence for enterprise-wide IT service desk operations.

You will play a vital part in ensuring operational stability and business continuity applying your customer service expertise and strong problem-solving skills to minimize downtime and provide world-class support for production-critical systems across all international plants.

Advanced operations engineering with 24x7 production support

Flexible working of 1960 hours with shift-based operations

Enterprise IT service desk role with incident and escalation management

POSITION: Contract: 01 January 2026 31 December 2028

EXPERIENCE: Minimum 2 years IT related working experience 3 years customer service facing role

COMMENCEMENT: 01 January 2026

LOCATION: Menlyn

TEAM: Enterprise IT Service Desk / Production Support

Qualifications / Experience

• Two years IT related working experience
• Minimum 3 years in a customer service facing role

Essential Skills Requirements

• Fluent Business English (Excellent Verbal & written)
• Min 3 years in a customer service facing role
• Escalations and complaint management
• Problem solving and root cause analysis
• Any additional responsibilities assigned in the Agile Working Model (AWM) Charter

Advantageous Skills Requirements

• Information Technology Certification / Qualification
• Specific organizational know-how and experience

Role Requirements

• IT experience delivering operations support services
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high attention to detail
• Provide Production Support (IT) for all international plants outside of Germany
• Be the telephone call receipt of IT incidents related to production issues
• Pre-qualify IT-incidents and classify additional relationships
• Fix incidents in IT systems in accordance with User manuals
• Monitor IT system error messages and process accordingly
• Provide guidance throughout the Incident management processes
• Initiate the IT escalation process when required
• Process email requests
• Serve as an Information channel for Management and end-users
• Work onsite shifts as part of a team providing 24 x 7 x 365 support
• Steering the measurements and communication of operation KPIs and defining necessary measures to improve quality
• Prioritizing the necessary operational scope for applications of business-critical processes for the backlog
• Leading specific operation meetings for processing of major and critical incidents
• Leading postmortem treatment of major and critical incidents
• Supporting Infrastructure Feature Teams in post-processing of major incidents
• Supporting with the development of the system design about the requirements for stable operation (design for run)
• Steering the IT Service Continuity Management (ITSCM) for business-critical processes
• Integrating requirements for critical applications from the regulated business units
• Requesting measures in the PRIME processes for the implementation of operational and compliance requirements from the infrastructure
• Planning and ensuring the appropriate use of the overarching operation budget
• Ensuring the implementation of technical lifecycle measures and identifying security measures
• Monitor and maintain the health and performance of applications
• Troubleshoot and resolve application issues ensuring minimal downtime and impact on users
• Analyse application logs and metrics to identify and address potential issues proactively
• Implement and maintain monitoring and alerting solutions for applications and infrastructure
• Ensure adherence to security and compliance standards in all operational activities
• Document operational procedures incident reports and troubleshooting guides

NB:

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