SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER REF NO: NDOH 16/2024

An undergraduate qualification (NQF 7) as recognized by SAQA in Computer
Science or ICT. At least five (5) years’ experience at senior management level
in installing, configuring and troubleshooting UNIX/Linux based environments.
Experience in the administration and performance tuning of application stacks
e.g., Tomcat, JBoss, Apache, Ruby and NGINX. Cloud, virtualisation and
containerization e.g., VMware, Virtual Box. Understanding of both operational
and scope aspects of projects. Experience with monitoring systems,
automation software like Puppet, cfengine, Chef. Knowledge of OSI network
layers, TCP/IP, data architecture and programming, interpretation of technical
requirements into an overall system planning that makes the best working
capability at reasonable cost, the health sector (Basic), National Health
Insurance policy and Act, Public Service Regulations and Public Service Act
and the National Health Act. Good shell scripts, Perl, Ruby, Python, conflict and
people management, information security, analytical, ethical behaviour,
communication (written and verbal), customer service, planning,
organisational, computer (MS Office), stakeholder, time and team management
skills. Ability and willingness to travel. A valid driver’s licence. SMS pre-entry
Certificate is required for appointment finalisation.
DUTIES : Manage and monitor all installed systems and infrastructure to proactively
ensure the highest levels of systems and infrastructure availability. Support
installation, configuration, testing and maintenance of operating systems,
application software and system management tools. Monitor and test
application performance for potential bottlenecks, identify possible solutions,
and work with developers to implement those fixes. Actively maintain security,
backup, and redundancy strategies for NHI IS Infrastructure. Write and
maintain custom scripts to increase system efficiency and lower the human
intervention time on any tasks.
ENQUIRIES : Ms M Wolmarans – email: Milani.Wolmarans@health.gov.za