GSA Managed Applications: Junior Web Applications Engineer at Sanlam Group

What will you do?

As a member of the Sanlam Group Technology(SGT) Managed Applications team, you will be is responsible for implementation, integration & deployments for various standalone applications across the Sanlam group, however this role is mostly focused on support for our WordPress Solutions. These websites are developed by external vendors or internal dev teams & you will form part of the team that ensures it is implemented within our environment according to SGT standards as well as managed and maintained within business agreed SLA’s.

For this role, we require a candidate who is eager to learn backend application configuration and installations.  Your role will be to deploy and manage and number of WordPress solutions and ensure it meets our deployment and security standards.

What will make you successful in this role?

• Experience in managing, hosting and supporting WordPress websites
• Experience in managing, hosting and supporting WordPress ecommerce websites
• Exposure to DB platforms like MSSQL, Mariadb, MySql, MongoDb, etc
• Exposure to Moodle LMS
• Understanding Linux OS, esp RHEL, Debian or Ubuntu
• Able to troubleshoot WordPress issues and knowledge on WordPress backend
• Understanding the concept of automated/continuous deployments and branching on repos eg: git, tortoise svn, etc
• Able to troubleshoot issues related to application hosting on a server level
• Have a basic understanding of the Windows & Linux Server environments
• Install applications on a server, based on online or vendor documentation 
• Provide written progress reports to colleagues and managers 
• Create weekly / monthly reports on environment stability
• Create weekly / monthly reports on incidents and requests
• Perform Release Management (Software, Hardware & Services) Activities
• Perform Change Management Activities, including Logging of changes, Attending Pre- / E- & Weekly CAB
• Assist with Operation Support
• Assist with application documentation 

Qualifications and Experience

Qualifications

• Matric
• Degree or Diploma in Information Technology

Experience

• Minimum of 1 year experience in WordPress
• Some experience in jquery and bootstrap would be advantageous
• Knowledge of one of more of SGT’s Clients Business and Systems will be advantageous

Knowledge and Skills

1. Problem Tracking Tools
2. Computer Installation
3. Compliance Monitoring
4. Computer Operations Knowledge
5. Information Reporting