NSFAS is looking for suitably qualified applicants to apply for their various vacancies. The Closing Date for applications is the 8th September 2023
NSFAS
APPLICATIONS ARE INVITED FROM SUITABLY QUALIFIED AND EXPERIENCED CANDIDATES TO APPLY THE FOLLOWING VACANT POSITIONS:
POST 1: SENIOR DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR
VACANCY NO: 21 of 2023/24
TYPE & GRADE: C4 PERMANENT
LOCATION: CAPE TOWN
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Minimum requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field (NQF level 7)
- ITIL
- Relevant certifications, such as AWS Certified Database – Specialty, Microsoft Certified: Azure
- Virtualization Certification
- 8 years of experience as a Server DBA or similar role
- 5 years of experience with Server Administration experience required.
- 8 years of experience with Performance Tuning and Optimization (PTO)
- Experience in migrating on-premises databases to cloud-based environments or integrating.
- databases with other cloud services.
- 8 years of experience with backups, restores and recovery models.
- Experience in High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) options.
- Experience on different database platforms i.e. NoSQL, MongoDB
Preferred
- 10 years of experience in a Database architecture or similar role
- 7 years working on Cloud database platforms.
- Financial sector experience.
- Preferred application development experience with C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, or similar programming languages
POST 2: SENIOR CLOUD SYSOPS ENGINEER (SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER) X 2
VACANCY NO: 19 of 2023/24
TYPE & GRADE: C4 PERMANENT
LOCATION: CAPE TOWN
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Minimum requirements:
- National Diploma in Information Systems or related qualification (NQF 6)
- ITIL
- Cloud Certification (i.e., AWS, AZURE)
- 3 years hands-on experience and knowledge with one or more major cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or IBM Cloud.
- 3-year experience in system administration, including managing and maintaining operating systems (such as Linux or Windows), networking, storage, and virtualization technologies.
- Experience with infrastructure automation and configuration management tools like AWS CloudFormation, Azure Resource Manager, Google Cloud Deployment Manager, Terraform, or Ansible.
- Knowledge of atleast one scripting language (e.g., PowerShell, Bash, Python) for automating tasks.
- 3 years hands-on experience and knowledge of Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), subnets, security groups, VPNs, firewalls, and implementing security controls within a cloud environment.
- Experience with containerization technologies like Docker, container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes, and integration with cloud services
- Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools for continuous integration, deployment, and delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
- Ability to identify and resolve technical issues related to cloud infrastructure, networking, security, and performance.
- Understanding of cloud security principles, including identity and access management (IAM), encryption, key management, and secure data storage.
Preferred
- 5 years of experience as a Cloud Engineer or similar role
- Advanced knowledge of cloud Technologies
- Financial sector experience
POST 3: CYBER SECURITY ANALYST
VACANCY NO: 20 of 2023/24
TYPE & GRADE: C5 PERMANENT
LOCATION: CAPE TOWN
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Minimum requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in information systems or related (NQF 7)
- ITIL
- At least one entry-level information Security certification i.e. RESILIA/ ISO27001/ CISSP, CEH, etc
- Cloud Certification (i.e. AWS, AZURE, Google)
- 5 Experience in LAN, WLAN and WAN networking technologies, etc. CCNA/CCNP/CCDP certified or similar (preferred -Cisco and HP)
- Experience in LAN, WAN, DMZ security, firewalls, WAF, IPS, etc. CEH/FCNSA/CCNA: security certified or similar (preferred -Cisco ASA and FortiGate)
- Experience with web application security and firewalls (preferred -Barracuda)
- Experience with MS Windows, Server, SQL, Exchange, Active Directory, etc.
- Experience with VMWare
- Experience with Linux -Kali, Ubuntu, Debian, Centos, Redhat, Fedora, etc.
- Experience with SAN and Backup technologies, etc.
- Experience with programming and scripting languages, HTML, Java, Python, etc.
- Experience with penetration testing tools and vulnerability scanners, Nessus, Arachni, FOCA, etc.
- Experience with SIEM solutions, Alien Vault, etc.
- Experience with Infrastructure and application monitoring and management tools and Software
Preferred
- Knowledge and Experience of security frameworks and regulations, i.e., NIST, POPIA, ISO 27001.
- Advanced knowledge of the higher education sector
CLOSING DATE: 08 SEPEMBER 2023
Please note the following contact details are for enquiries about JOB CONTENT ONLY and NOT for application purposes.
Enquiries: Email: [email protected]
Interested applicants Interested applicants must complete an NFSAS Employment Application Form CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD with a detailed Curriculum Vitae, copies of academic qualifications, and names of three contactable referees. The response must be addressed to the attention of Ms. Thokozile Mnikina via the following email address: [email protected].
NSFAS various vacancies
NSFAS various vacancies
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