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ROAD ACCIDENT FUND (RAF)
 
The Road Accident Fund's mission is to provide appropriate cover to all road users within the borders of South Africa; to rehabilitate and compensate persons injured as a result of motor vehicle accidents in a timely and caring manner; and to actively promote safe use of our roads
 
The Organisation requires the services of qualified individuals for the following position, the positions will be based in Head Office:-
 
THIS IS AN INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ADVERTISEMENT
 
CITRIX SYSTEMS ENGINEER: T.A.S.K GRADE 14
26042019CSE
LOCATION: Centurion
CLOSING DATE & TIME: 7/23/2019 11:55 PM
 

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Purpose of the Job: Reporting to Manager: Wintel and Integrity Systems, the successful incumbent will be responsible for designing, delivering and maintaining a secure, fast, effective, reliable Citrix physical and virtual Server Architecture ensuring the delivery of core and client service business applications. Ensuring Citrix Systems availability and optimal environment.
 
Key Performance Areas
  • Install, configure and maintain Citrix Virtual environment (Citrix XenServer multiple pools and XenApp server farms.
  • Maintain Server security at physical and virtual server level.
  • Provide technical support for all components of Citrix XenServer and XenApp, including Citrix Clients, Windows Terminal Server, Provisioning server and Web Interface/ Secure Gateway.
  • Perform all aspects of Citrix server provisioning, including Citrix Presentation Server installation, application installation and publishing and printing configuration, group policy administration.
  • Create server, user and application utilization reports using Citrix Resource Manager and Edge-sight.
  • Provider user access to systems as per security Policies.
  • Prepare and maintain any server related Documentation. 
 
Qualifications and Experience
  • Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma @ NQF Level 7 in Computer Science/ IT qualification.
  • Relevant 5 – 7 years' experience in Citrix administration environment of which 2 years must have been on supervisory level or an area of expertise.
  • Experience in Citrix Certified Administrator (CCA XenApp 5.0), Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator Server, Application Virtualization and Clustering Citrix Presentation Server 4.0, 4.5 and XenApp 5.0 and 6.5.
  • Experience in Citrix Access Gateway, Citrix NetScaler VPX and Edge-sight experience.
  • Experience in Windows Terminal Servers, IIS, DNS, DHCP, Active Directory, etc.
  • Experience in the Installation and configuration of windows and Citrix applications in a multi-user environment.

Technical and behavioural competencies required
  • Strategic capability and leadership.
  • Result orientation.
  • Business and financial acumen.
  • Brand and stakeholder orientation.
  • Organisational resilience.
  • Communication skills.
  • Team resilience.
  • Network and alliances.
  • Talent management skills.
  • Change management.
  • Citrix XenServer and XenApp maintenance and support.
  • Configure and install new implementations and developments within Citrix (Citrix XenServer 5.6 or higher, Citrix NetScaler VPX or other and Citrix XenApp 6.0 or higher).
  • Ensure anti-virus software and updated virus definitions.


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Remuneration 
Total cost to company applicable to this position is minimum R668 907.00 per annum, negotiable.

NB: "RAF offers Total Employment Cost packages with no additional contributions from the Employer, successful candidates are required to structure their packages in a manner that will suit their needs".

Closing date: 23 July 2019

Applications can be forwarded to the Recruitment Officer at Eco Glades; email address is Zama.Recruitment@raf.co.za OR hand delivered at 420 Witch-Hazel Avenue, Eco Glades 2, Centurion.
 
INSTRUCTION TO PROSPECTIVE APPLICANTS
  1. Indicate the name and the reference number for the position you are applying for on the subject line
  2. Do not submit copies of qualifications and ID as these will be requested from shortlisted candidates on the interview date
  3. Submit a short CV with a maximum of  5 pages
  4. Please indicate your current salary and salary expectations if considered for the position.

The Road Accident Fund subscribes to the principles of employment equity and preference will be given to groups who are underrepresented in terms of our Employment Equity Plan
 
Please note that the prospective employees will be subjected to security vetting
 
NB:  Applicants who have not received any correspondence from us within six weeks from the closing date can consider themselves unsuccessful