Were at our best when we lead and over the past 25 years, as the Company that pioneered mobile in South Africa, Vodacom has achieved a remarkable list of firsts. Were immensely proud to be a leader in our field and are 100% committed to continue trailblazing.
We employ individuals who are as passionate about customers as we are. We are truly Customer Obsessed, which means that we are passionate about exceeding customer expectations; work relentlessly to really understand the customer; look at decisions through the customers eyes and take personal accountability for the customer experience.
We have the below vacancy available in our Organisation:
The Specialist: Vas Support role is based within Technology
The role of the Specialist: Vas Support is to in this role, responsible for all support, maintenance, patching, upgrading and installation of the RHEV/RHEL and SAN Storage environments. Provisioning and maintenance of hypervisors and virtual machines will also form part of the duties. The Specialist must also have workable knowledge of a SAN storage environment used by the VMs. Mounting storage for VMs will form part of the purpose of the role. Any Mobile Telecoms (GSM/SI P) and VAS knowledge and background will be advantageous.
Key accountabilities and decision ownership
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Provide high level support and uptime
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Maintain systems & systems availability
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Managed Change Management Procedures
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Ensure system security
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Managed system performance
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Managed hypervisor, VM and storage provisioning
Core competencies, knowledge and experience
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Red Hat Linux
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RHEV & RHEL
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Hitachi (or other) SAN Storage administration knowledge
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GSM and Telecommunication knowledge will be BENE FICIAL
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TCP/IP knowledge
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Scripting/coding in any of the following will be beneficial: Bash, C, PHP, Perl etc
The ideal candidate for this role will have:
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Degree or diploma in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or equivalent Experience
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4 8 year experience on Linux/Unix based systems on a high level, preferably in a Cloud/hypervisor/VM environment
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Experience on the Microsoft Office package i.e. MS Word, MS Excel and MS Power Point is essential
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Any experience on VAS Messaging platforms (Voicemail, SMS, MMS) will be beneficial.
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GSM experience will serve as a major advantage
The base location for this role is Techno Park, Midrand
The Companys approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.
Vodacom is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates and values diversity & inclusion.