IT Operations EngineerJAVA EE & ITIL (Contract) GautengHybrid ISB9302096

Our client is seeking an Entry Level Operations Engineer to join a high-impact DevOps team at the Group IT Hub South Africa delivering IT solutions to the global Group.

You will be responsible for supporting and maintaining a central identity provider platform that delivers authentication services for all digital identities and clients - including browser mobile app microservice-to-microservice and IoT device authentication - across any cloud environment using fully automated interfaces and standard authentication protocols.

Authentication Expertise: Support and maintain a central identity provider leveraging standard authentication technologies including SAML OpenID Connect and API Gateway across cloud environments.

Technical Delivery: 5-7 years of IT experience with a solid technical background in Java SpringBoot Angular Kafka AWS and SQL delivering solutions in line with quality and SLA requirements.

Operational Excellence: Strong incident management and troubleshooting capabilities ensuring production stability and supporting after-hours as required within a structured DevOps framework.

Position Details:

• Contract Dates:to
• Location: Midrand / Menlyn / Rosslyn / Home Office Rotation
• Role Group: DevOps Role Name: Operations Engineering
• Level: Entry
• Experience: Minimum 5-7 years

Qualifications & Experience:

• IT Degree / Diploma or equivalent experience
• Minimum 5-7 years IT working experience
• ITIL process knowledge and work experience (Required)
• Experience in leading teams

Essential Skills & Technologies:

• Java EE development knowledge
• Knowledge of authentication solutions - SAML OpenID Connect API Gateway
• Expert knowledge in web and cloud technologies
• Java SpringBoot Angular (TypeScript and JavaScript)
• Kafka & JMS (MQ)
• SQL (Oracle Postgres)
• Cloud infrastructure (AWS)
• Linux commands
• Expertise in Agile development and DevOps
• Knowledge of current IT architectures manufacturers and trends
• Strong operational management capabilities including incident management and troubleshooting
• Strong sense of reliability - available to support after-hours as required
• Any additional responsibilities assigned in the Agile Working Model (AWM) Charter

Advantageous Skills:

• Authentication Protocols: Knowledge in IT security features such as authentication protocols
• RESTful and SOAP services
• Design and development of Microservices
• Git and CI/CD pipelines
• Maven Docker
• Jira Confluence
• Payara / Glassfish
• Apache WebLogic Jenkins Nexus
• Software Development Excellence: Strong technical background with focus on Java development and support
• Incident Management: Skilled in managing incidents and troubleshooting technical issues promptly
• Lifecycle Management: Knowledge in operational processes and lifecycle management
• Mentorship and Development: Committed to mentoring and developing team members

Key Responsibilities:

• Requirements Analysis: Understand business requirements prepare AS-IS and TO-BE documents and obtain sign-off for functional and/or technical design documents
• Documentation: Preparation of system/technical documentation as per ISO standards including user manuals
• Solution Design: Proactively propose solutions to improve support of new business processes
• System Design Review: Present proposed system solutions to IT Project Managers Leaders and System Owners
• Development: Develop system solutions in line with quality and delivery requirements
• Integration: Interact with consultants of other modules for integration requirements
• Testing: Prepare test data and documentation conduct Unit tests Regression tests and System Integration security tests including recording of results and change management activities
• Training: Prepare user manuals and conduct training to business process owners
• Go-Live Planning: Plan go-live milestones preparation and execution of migration cutover and post Go-Live support activities
• Production Support: Troubleshoot resolve and close production support tickets (Incidents & Problems) within defined SLAs
• User Management: Analyse and scope end-user authorisation roles
• Agile Participation: Execute according to Agile Methodology and attend all team meetings including Stand-ups Sprint Reviews Sprint Retrospectives and Sprint Planning
• Coaching: Willingness and ability to mentor and train fellow colleagues and users when required
• Client Interaction: Meet with end users gather requirements and interact with clients through meetings calls and emails

Important Application Details

Location & Relocation Applicants based outside of Gauteng must be willing to relocate. Please note that relocation to the province will be at the candidates own cost.

Eligibility & Legal

• Citizenship: South African citizens and residents are preferred.
• Work Permits: Candidates with valid work permits will be considered.
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Application Status If you do not receive a response within 2 weeks please consider your application unsuccessful.

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