{"id":34459,"date":"2026-04-22T20:02:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T20:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/job\/systems-administrator-it\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T20:02:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T20:02:29","slug":"systems-administrator-it","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/job\/systems-administrator-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Systems Administrator \u2013 IT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are seeking an experienced Systems Administrator with strong VMware and enterprise virtualization expertise to design, operate, and support our server, database, and cloud infrastructure.<br \/>\n\tThe role prioritizes VMware vSphere environments, while maintaining responsibility across Windows and Linux servers, MS SQL Server platforms, storage, security, backup, and hybrid cloud services.<\/p>\n<p>You must have the following:<\/p>\n<p>\t10+ years\u2019 experience in enterprise server and virtualization environments<br \/>\n\tHands\u2011on experience with VMware virtualization platforms<br \/>\n\tStrong Windows Server and Linux administration skills<br \/>\n\tExperience with MS SQL Server clustering \/ HA<br \/>\n\tBackup, disaster recovery, monitoring, and performance optimization<br \/>\n\tScripting and automation (PowerShell, Bash)<br \/>\n\tSound understanding of infrastructure security and compliance<\/p>\n<p>Advantageous Skills &amp; Certifications:<\/p>\n<p>\tVMware VCP \/ VCAP certifications<br \/>\n\tContainer platforms (Docker, Kubernetes)<br \/>\n\tAdvanced networking and network virtualization<br \/>\n\tLinux certifications (RHCE \/ LPIC)<br \/>\n\tAzure and hybrid\u2011cloud experience<\/p>\n<p>Your Key Performance Activities will include but not limited to:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Process:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\tDesign, implement, and operate VMware vSphere (ESXi, vCenter) environments<br \/>\n\tSupport other virtualization platforms (e.g. Hyper\u2011V, cloud\u2011based solutions)<br \/>\n\tImplement and support advanced networking and virtualization technologies (VXLAN, SDN)<br \/>\n\tAdminister and support MS SQL Server environments, including failover clustering and high availability<br \/>\n\tManage server, storage, and backup infrastructure in line with SLAs and best practices<br \/>\n\tMaintain secure, compliant, and highly available systems across the group<br \/>\n\tContribute to infrastructure architecture, modernization, and optimization initiatives<\/p>\n<p>Apply via company website (  ) or<\/p>\n<p>ivanhoemines.simplify.hr<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_job_location":"","_application":"http:\/\/ivanhoemines.simplify.hr","_company_name":"Ivanhoe Mines","_company_website":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary":"","_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job_listing_region":[11],"job-types":[12],"class_list":{"0":"post-34459","1":"job_listing","2":"type-job_listing","3":"status-publish","4":"hentry","5":"job_listing_region-gauteng","7":"job-type-full-time"},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/34459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_region?post=34459"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=34459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}