Senior IT Engineer
Kurtosys
IT
Western Cape, South Africa
Posted on Aug 11, 2025
ABOUT US:
Kurtosys provides asset and wealth managers with a data and content publication platform that enables the construction and distribution of critical sales, marketing, and client reporting materials. Founded in 2002, Kurtosys operates across four global offices. Underpinned by global ISO-27001 certification in information security management, the Kurtosys team has a deep understanding of working at scale with data, information design, industry regulations and compliance issues.
THE OPPORTUNITY:
- We are seeking an experienced IT Engineer to join our internal IT Team who are responsible for office IT and infrastructure (including network) and staff devices.
- You will be expected to acquire, install or upgrade hardware and software; provide routine automation; maintain security policies; manage deployment processes; troubleshoot issues; train and/or supervise staff or technical support in projects and contribute to internal documentation for any activity they are involved in.
- In this capacity, we are looking for a super smart, friendly, awesome, all around proud-to-be-a-geek individual who not only takes care of technology, but the people using it.
YOU WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR:
- JIRA for ticket resolution related to customer hosting and company issues· Exceptionally good communication skills, both verbally and written (part of a global team)
- Management of operating system and hardware inventory with reporting for licensing and financial controls
- Installing software updates and OS management in a consistent manner· Review of network performance, collection of performance data for analysis
- Using of logging and monitoring systems
- Routine maintenance, patch management
- Managing Change Control and Deployment processes
- Configuration of corporate office network components in a consistent manner
- Management of inventory covering physical and virtual devices
- JIRA Agile project work and internal group issue resolution
THE NON-NEGOTIABLES:
- Professional Experience in Cloud Networking, AWS , GCP or Azure
- Experience of networks involving several offices and data centres in different countries
- Microsoft 365 Suite Management
- Windows Server (Active Directory)
- T Security Concepts
- College Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or similar technical discipline, or provable experience on such a level
- CCNP and CCNP Security certification or equivalent or any Cisco experience is a nice to have
OUR TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENT:
- Microsoft Cloud(Office 365/Azure), Defender XDR, Entra,
- AWS + GCP
- Mac OSx, ABM, MDM Mosyle
- Windows Desktop (RDP) and Server in the Cloud - Azure
- Conventional Data-Centre Networking – AWS, Azure, Cloudflare, Mikrotik
- Enterprise ZeroTrust technologies
- Scripting (Linux shell / BASH / Python)
- Basic Network Security (ACL, Security Groups, Threat Detection)
- Intrusion prevention and detection systems
BENEFITS:
- Hybrid Working
- Relaxed Dress Code
- Open Culture
- Flexible Work Hours
- Group Risk Cover
- Employee Wellbeing Program
- 20 Days Paid Leave
- Ongoing Staff Appreciation Events
- Access To Learning Platforms
- Working With Experts Across The Globe
FINAL THOUGHTS:
- We are an international SaaS based fintech company
- We work with up to date technology, promote from within wherever possible, and encourage our team members to use initiative, think out the box and share their ideas.
- We aim to transform how our customers - which includes the world's most prestigious financial services firms - drive engagement with their audiences.
- Our aim is to give our customers the ability to target, knowledge share and nurture their community of prospects and clients to develop long standing relationships.
Get in touch to learn more.