System Admin M-Pesa IT Infrastructure 1
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.