System Engineer Iii At Capitec Bank

This is a senior role for a Systems Engineer 3. You'll join a tight, technically excellent team and take full ownership of our Linux environment across cloud and on-premises. Your knowledge will help set the standard. Your decisions will shape how the platform runs.





What you'll be doing





Own the Linux environment — cloud, on-premises, and everything in between

Build automation that removes friction and makes the whole team faster

Troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues, deep-dive into root causes, and apply performance tuning

Support AWS-hosted workloads alongside an on-premises footprint

Raise the technical standard of the engineers around you

Lead platform health





What we're looking for





7+ years in Systems Engineering, Linux Engineering, or Infrastructure Engineering

Deep Linux expertise — this is your primary strength, backed by e.g. RHCE certification as a minimum

Proven Red Hat Satellite and patch management skills

AWS cloud experience in production environments

A background in large, high-pressure environments — someone who understands the weight of financial services infrastructure





Advantageous





Virtualization (VMware/KVM)

Ansible Automation Platform (AAP)

GitHub

AWS Cloud

SAN

Storage

Hardware

MS Windows Server

BIND DNS

Python

YAML

Terraform

Satellite

ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus

Kubernetes

AI (Claude Code)





Why join us





High standards. Real scale. You'll work alongside engineers who are excellent at what they do — and you'll be the person they turn to for Linux. There's room here to go deep, build things that last, and put your mark on infrastructure that millions of people depend on every day.

If you come from banking, financial services, or another always-on, high-stakes environment — you'll feel right at home.





Education (Minimum)





Grade 12 National Certificate / Vocational





Education (Ideal or Preferred)





A relevant tertiary qualification in Information Technology or AWS Practitioner





Skills





Attention to Detail

Commercial Thinking Skills

Decision making skills

Influencing Skills

Leadership Skills

Problem solving skills





Additional Information





Clear criminal and credit record