Website Capitec Bank
Capitec Bank is the largest retail bank in South Africa, focusing on providing affordable, simple, and transparent banking services to individuals and businesses.
Capitec Bank is the largest retail bank in South Africa, focusing on providing affordable, simple, and transparent banking services to individuals and businesses. The bank is also a leading digital bank, with over 11.7 million digital customers who can transact, save, and access credit through its mobile app. Capitec’s main product is the Global One account, a combined transacting, savings, and credit solution.
About the role:
- In this role, you’ll take the lead in engineering and automating Capitec’s hybrid cloud infrastructure. As a senior Systems Engineer, you will design, build, and support scalable and secure server and storage solutions—while driving automation initiatives across environments using Ansible, Terraform, and other tools. You’ll play a key part in ensuring infrastructure is resilient, future-ready, and aligned with Capitec’s digital transformation goals.
- You’ll also be a technical mentor and role model to other engineers, helping shape how we do infrastructure through collaboration, knowledge sharing, and thought leadership.
Our ideal candidate has:
- 8+ years of hands-on experience in enterprise infrastructure, cloud (especially AWS), and automation
Expertise in:
- AWS, Ansible, Terraform, Git,
- Python, PowerShell, Bash
- VMware, Windows & Linux servers, Storage solutions
- A relevant IT degree or diploma is preferred, but practical experience and certifications in AWS, automation, or Linux are just as important
- Strong troubleshooting skills and a proactive, solution-oriented mindset
- A passion for learning, leading, and improving systems and processes
What you’ll love about the role:
- Strategic influence: You’ll help shape the future of Capitec’s hybrid cloud environment
- Cutting-edge tech: Get hands-on with AWS, automation tools, and modern infrastructure approaches
- Team impact: Work in a collaborative, values-driven team that thrives on innovation and shared success
- Career growth: Develop in a fast-paced environment with meaningful opportunities
Education (Minimum)
- Grade 12 National Certificate / Vocational
Education (Ideal or Preferred)
- A relevant tertiary qualification in Information Technology
