Date: 4 Jul 2024
Location: Bellville, Western Cape, ZA
Who are we? Sanlam Group Technology is responsible for the provision of a digitally enabled technology service as a group COE, drive business and transformation and provide group-wide digital and data architecture. We operate the various technology platforms and shared services, ensure Cyber and Information Security resilience, and act as technology governance and risk orchestrator for technology across Sanlam.
This is a technical Kafka Event Management support job. This is for an Individual with Linux Certification and Integration and DEVSECOPS experience and some Coding background. Operational support is key and Standby and after-hours support will be expected. Manage and maintain Kafka Event Management platforms to ensure stability and continued high performance of said platforms and applications deployed thereon. Assist in implementing, managing and configuration of environment, platform, and application monitoring. Assisting in the constant automation and configuration of the Kafka and surrounding environments. Participate in continual investigation into best practices, methodologies and tooling for deployment, DevOps, monitoring, release and configuration management and all other relevant disciplines. Documentation of the investigation is compulsory. Work with Linux advance implementations as well as hardware configured environments. Ensure that tooling and platform obsolesce is avoided and managed in the form of roadmaps, patches, and upgrades. Facilitate the automation of areas this person will be involved as the workload is growing and the toolsets are also expanding – key is to automate as much as makes sense and use proper rules to ensure it is a clean and secure implementation.
What will make you successful in this role?Linux advance user with Certification started.RedHat JBoss EAP (or Wildfly)Kafka working knowledge and at least 2 years' experience.Kubernetes and Rancher experienceUnderstand the concept of integration of web-based services and practical use of APIs, REST and SOAP services.Understand the conceptual makeup of the SDLC and, with regards to the implementation phase, the change in responsibilities based on the level of agility.AnsibleChefPuppetForemanRundeckRedis (cache)GraylogHarborUnderstanding of relationships and integration between host, operating system, platform, and application layers. Knowledge of integration between application touch-points such as directory services (i.e., LDAP), databases, load balancers, and reverse-proxies are also beneficial.
Exposure to containerization concepts and technology such as the following:
Docker (Swarm)Kubernetes operations & administrationQualifications and ExperienceQualifications
MatricTertiary qualification in Information TechnologyExperience
2-5 years in the field of Information Technology2-5 years runtime operations support in some formExposure with scripting2 years as an advanced Linux userKnowledge and SkillsEvaluates and recommends suitable hardware and software
Financial advice and support
System security
Advanced analytics to address business requirements
Project Planning
Personal AttributesDecision quality - Contributing through others
Organisational savvy - Contributing through others
Optimises work processes - Contributing through others
Plans and aligns - Contributing through others
Build a successful career with usWe're all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future – your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realize their worth. Through its five business clusters – Sanlam Fintech, Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Allianz, Santam, as well as MiWay and the Group Office – the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.
Core CompetenciesBeing resilient - Contributing through others
Collaborates - Contributing through others
Cultivates innovation - Contributing through others
Customer focus - Contributing through others
Drives results - Contributing through others
Turnaround timeThe shortlisting process will only start once the application due date has been reached. The time taken to complete this process will depend on how far you progress and the availability of managers.
Our commitment to transformationThe Sanlam Group is committed to achieving transformation and embraces diversity. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace as we believe that these are key components to ensuring a thriving and sustainable business in South Africa. The Group's Employment Equity plan and targets will be considered as part of the selection process.
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