Fully Remote System Engineer
Contract Duration: 6 months
Work Location: Remote within South Africa
Paying up to R460 ph.
The Company:
USA-based Venture Capital and Private Equity Firm.
Responsibilities:
- Manage and support application patching and packaging processes.
- Oversee Windows and Microsoft patching to ensure compliance and security.
- Utilize SCCM and Intune for deployment, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
- Work closely with security and IT teams to improve patch management strategies.
- Diagnosing failed patches, analysing logs, and resolving system conflicts.
- Ensure compliance with security policies and vulnerability remediation requirements.
Skills & Experience:
- Strong experience with SCCM and Intune.
- Expertise in the full lifecycle of application patching and packaging.
- Knowledge of Windows patching, specifically Microsoft WuFB update processes.
- Understanding of vulnerability management and remediation processes.
- PowerShell Scripting for automation, patch deployment, and reporting.
- Reporting & Analytics ability to extract and analyse patching data using tools like Power BI or Excel.
- Experience with NinjaOne or a similar RMM tool for remote patch management and monitoring.
- Experience with PatchMyPC (patching third party applications)
Candidates must be based within South Africa
Desired Skills:
- Systems engineering
- sccm
- intune
- ninjaone
- PatchMyPC
- PowerShell
- PowerBI
- Excel
- Application Patching
- Vulnerability Management