Work-Force
Looking for your next move as a Network Administrator in Vryburg? A role has just opened that gives you real responsibility and a clear path forward in North West.
The Role
This Network Administrator role has been briefed against a clear set of outcomes for Vryburg. The successful candidate will work alongside an established team and will be expected to contribute meaningfully to the it jobs pipeline across North West.
Expect a structured first ninety days, with onboarding milestones, regular check-ins, and an early focus on getting comfortable with the systems and processes that underpin the Vryburg team.
The role has been written to be sustainable, not just busy. Strong output is expected, and managers in Vryburg also pay attention to recovery, learning and the kind of breathing room that keeps people doing good work over time.
About the Team
On top of that, the team you will be working with is fast-paced and energetic. Things move quickly across the Vryburg office, and the people who thrive here are the ones who plan ahead, communicate openly and pick up the slack when North West operations get busy.
Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.
Practically speaking, the team mix in Vryburg reflects a balance of experienced operators and emerging talent, with deliberate space for diverse voices and backgrounds.
Your Workplace
On top of that, the environment is hybrid-friendly where the role allows, with collaborative tooling, modern source-control workflows and a strong emphasis on shared ownership of code and incidents.
Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Vryburg site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.
A respectful, professional environment is the standard in North West. Bullying, harassment and unfair conduct have no place here, and managers are trained to act decisively when concerns are raised.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Mentor junior engineers through pairing and structured feedback
- Diagnose and resolve production incidents within agreed SLAs
- Automate repetitive operational tasks using scripts and tooling
- Implement security best practices in line with POPIA obligations
- Investigate and resolve user-reported support tickets at L2 and L3
- Maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams and runbooks
- Monitor system health using observability tools and respond to alerts
- Manage user access, identity and endpoint security across the estate
Candidate Profile
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code
- 2-5 years’ commercial software development experience
- Good written and verbal communication for technical and non-technical audiences
- Comfortable working in agile delivery teams
- Ability to mentor junior team members on best practices
- Exposure to monitoring and observability tooling
- Experience with containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) is an advantage
Candidates who meet most of these criteria are welcome to be considered for the role.