System Admin M-Pesa IT Infrastructure 1 at Vodacom

What you’ll do

Role Purpose

To manage and maintain M-Pesa infrastructure platforms, ensuring high availability, operational stability, disaster recovery readiness, infrastructure lifecycle compliance, incident management, and effective delivery of infrastructure projects and support services for critical digital financial systems.

Key Accountabilities

M-Pesa Platform Infrastructure Operations

Operating System Lifecycle & Vulnerability Management

Change & Release Management

Incident Management

Access Security & Compliance

Monitoring & Operational Readiness

Who you are

Core Skills Required

Infrastructure Operations Management

Linux System Administration (Red Hat)

Incident & Problem Management

Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity

Change & Release Management

VMware Virtualization & Storage Administration

Infrastructure Security & Compliance

Qualifications & Experience

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technology field.

Minimum of 3-5 years' experience in IT Infrastructure Administration within a large enterprise, telecommunications, financial services, fintech, or mission-critical environment.

Hands-on experience administering Linux (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) and Windows Server environments.

Experience managing

Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) / RHCE

VMware Certified Professional (VCP)

Kubernetes and Container Administration (CKA/CKAD)

Microsoft Certified: Windows Server or Azure Administration

ITIL Foundation Certification

Active-Active High Availability implementation experience

Knowledge of Payment Gateways

Knowledge of VMware, Private & Public Cloud technologies

Knowledge of HP, Dell, Oracle hardware

At least 3+ years' experience in IT System Infrastructure Administration

VMware Tanzu, Kubernetes, Docker/containerization experience

Red Hat OpenShift administration experience

Not a perfect fit?

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help you see how your skills fit in.

What's in it for you

We want you to feel happy and fulfilled at work, without compromising the other things in life that matter to you. There are lots of ways we support this, including hybrid working and generous parental leave. You'll also get four Spirit Days a year to focus on your personal development and wellbeing, plus a host of other great benefits too.

Who we are

You may have already heard of Vodafone - We're a leading Telecommunications company in Europe and Africa. But what you might not know is that we are continuously investing in new technologies to improve the lives of millions of customers, businesses and people around the world, creating a better future for everyone.

As part of our global family, whether that's Vodafone, Vodacom or _VOIS, you'll feel a sense of pride and purpose as you contribute to our culture of innovation. We pursue equality of opportunity and inclusion for all candidates through our employment policies and practices. We recognise and celebrate the importance of diversity and inclusivity in our workspace and we do not tolerate any form of discrimination especially related to but not limited to race, colour, age, veteran status, gender identification, sexual orientation, pregnancy, ethnicity, disability, religion, political affiliation, trade union membership, nationality, indigenous status, medical condition, HIV status, social origin, cultural background, social, or marital status.

Together we can.

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