Senior Systems Engineer

Location: Pinelands, Cape Town

Salary: Market related

Lead cutting-edge IT solutions for diverse clients while driving innovation and performance.

Is this you?

You’re a tech-savvy problem solver with exceptional communication skills, able to engage confidently with everyone from CEOs to junior staff. You thrive on diagnosing and resolving complex technical challenges, are highly organised, proactive, and results-driven. Whether working independently or as part of a team, you take pride in delivering high-quality solutions and mentoring others to reach their full potential.

What you’ll be doing (and why you’ll enjoy it)

You’ll design and implement tailored IT solutions for a variety of clients, ensuring systems are secure, scalable, and high-performing. From deploying servers, networks, and cloud platforms to proactively monitoring and maintaining infrastructure, you’ll ensure stability and efficiency. You’ll act as the escalation point for technical issues, lead projects from start to finish, and guide junior engineers. Regular client interactions, including audits, roadmaps, and IT strategy discussions, will keep your work varied and impactful.

Where you’ll be doing it

Our client is a leading IT services provider known for delivering high-quality technology solutions to businesses across multiple sectors. They pride themselves on a collaborative culture, a strong commitment to professional growth, and a focus on innovation and excellence in service delivery.

What you’ll need

You’ll bring 8–10 years’ experience as a Systems Engineer, ideally within an MSP environment, supported by relevant IT qualifications (degree, diploma, CompTIA or equivalent) and Microsoft 365 certifications. You’ll have proven expertise in Microsoft tenant management, server technologies, networking, and virtualisation (Hyper-V or VMware). Experience with firewalls, RMM/PSA tools, and project management will be a strong advantage.

What you’ll get

Along with a competitive salary, you’ll receive a cell phone and medical allowance, group life, disability, and funeral benefits. You’ll enjoy opportunities for career growth in a dynamic, forward-thinking environment that values continuous learning and innovation.

How to apply

For a confidential discussion please contact Judy Engelbrecht on (010) 065 1655 or send your CV to judy.engelbrecht@ttec.co.za. We appreciate that your CV might not be fully up to date. No problem, just send us what you have. We do respond to everyone! Just give us a few days to work through your application.

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