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DEPUTY DIRECTOR: INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY AND

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

Salary band

R 932 292

Closing date

13 July 2026

Reference

NSF10/07/2026

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About this role

Department

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

Directorate

Information Communication Technology And Analytics

Location

Pretoria

Salary

R932 292 per annum (Level 11) (All-Inclusive Remuneration Package)

Requirements

An appropriate bachelor’s degree / advanced diploma (NQF level 7) in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Informatics or a related field and certified in Veeam Certified Engineer (VMCE) or VMware Certified Professional (VCP). A postgraduate qualification and certifications such as ITIL, COBIT, PMP, CISM or CISSP, CompTIA Security+ (for security-focused environments and knowledge of virtualization (VMware Hyper-V) and Microsoft D365 will be an added advantage. A minimum of five (5) years’ relevant experience in ICT, of which at least three (3) years must have been at a junior management level. Working knowledge of the Public Service Corporate Governance of ICT Policy Framework (DPSA), the National e-Government Strategy and Roadmap, the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), the Cybercrimes Act, the PFMA, and the ICT House of Values. Practical experience in managing, maintaining and lead the core Backup infrastructure, rectify faults affecting Backup Infrastructure availability and capacity, install Backup server, and ensure that the organisational data is backed up and restores are functional. Provide 2nd,3rd line, and supervisor support to End User Computing (EUC) resources. Resolve medium to high operational incidents and provide support and associated services in the client’s enterprise LAN /End-user environment to ensure good service delivery, and ICT vendor and SLA management. Strong leadership, project management, stakeholder engagement and report-writing skills. A valid driver’s licence.

Duties

Infrastructure Management: Deploy, patch, and monitor physical and virtual servers, storage networks (SAN/NAS), and cloud environments (Azure). Oversee and manage backup jobs and schedules, restore process (VM, files and databases) and resolution of high medium operational incidents. Implementation of all backup services and solutions relating to the Backup infrastructure and Directory services. Design procedures and standards for Directory integrated

Enquiries

Mr D Moyane Tel No: (012) 943 3105 / Ms C Els (012) 943 3250 / Ms B Setuki (012) 943 3161

Closing Date

13 July 2026

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Requirements

·An appropriate bachelor’s degree / advanced diploma (NQF level 7) in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Informatics or a related field and certified in Veeam Certified Engineer (VMCE) or VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
·A postgraduate qualification and certifications such as ITIL, COBIT, PMP, CISM or CISSP, CompTIA Security+ (for security-focused environments and knowledge of virtualization (VMware Hyper-V) and Microsoft D365 will be an added advantage
·A minimum of five (5) years’ relevant experience in ICT, of which at least three (3) years must have been at a junior management level
·Working knowledge of the Public Service Corporate Governance of ICT Policy Framework (DPSA), the National e-Government Strategy and Roadmap, the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), the Cybercrimes Act, the PFMA, and the ICT House of Values
·Practical experience in managing, maintaining and lead the core Backup infrastructure, rectify faults affecting Backup Infrastructure availability and capacity, install Backup server, and ensure that the organisational data is backed up and restores are functional
·Provide 2nd,3rd line, and supervisor support to End User Computing (EUC) resources
·Resolve medium to high operational incidents and provide support and associated services in the client’s enterprise LAN /End-user environment to ensure good service delivery, and ICT vendor and SLA management
·Strong leadership, project management, stakeholder engagement and report-writing skills
·A valid driver’s licence

Key Duties

·Infrastructure Management: Deploy, patch, and monitor physical and virtual servers, storage networks (SAN/NAS), and cloud environments (Azure)
·Oversee and manage backup jobs and schedules, restore process (VM, files and databases) and resolution of high medium operational incidents
·Implementation of all backup services and solutions relating to the Backup infrastructure and Directory services
·Design procedures and standards for Directory integrated

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