The Senior Linux Systems Engineer will be involved in configuring, maintaining, and administrating the Linux estate including the Kubernetes and Docker solutions. The Senior Linux System Engineer will be involved with determining strategy and will also aid in the lifecycle management of all related technologies from incubation to end of life planning. The role is also responsible for ensuring security and configuration compliance and will work with other members of the IT System engineering Team. Vendor management and internal client expectation management is also core to the role. As part of the responsibilities, the role will be tasked to respond to requests from end users, managers, developers, and team members for specific IT system assistance, data, and information. Senior Linux System Engineer role collaborates with senior personnel in performing risk assessments to determine impact on customer business processes and systems downtime and proposes changes as needed. The Senior Linux System Engineer implements system changes across large, complex and diverse collaborative environments by using standardised defined methods and procedures; provides efficient and prompt handling of all changes to improve day-to-day operations.
Responsibilities
Infrastructure and Network Development and Maintenance
Direct and oversee infrastructure developments and maintenance to ensure business requirements can be met. Proactively maintain and develop all Linux infrastructure technology to maintain a 24x7x365 uptime service. Fault finding, analysis and of logging information for reporting of performance exceptions. Proactively monitoring system performance and capacity planning Create and modify scripts or applications to perform tasks. Plan and execute system fixes, updates, and enhancements. Ownership and execution of incident management and system maintenance. Manage, coordinate, and implement software upgrades, patches, hot fixes on servers, workstations, and network hardware.
Enterprise Infrastructure Modernisation
Drive advances in technologies and architectures to increase the value delivered by technology and digital capabilities, either through improvements to the efficiency of technology environment or through those that reduce the total cost of technology operations. Recommend and participate in activities related to the design, development and maintenance of the digital capabilities within the enterprise architecture.
Technical Developments Recommendation
Discuss and recommend more complex or innovative technical developments to improve quality of the website/portal/application software and supporting infrastructure to better meet business needs. Engineering of systems administration-related solutions for various project and operational needs.
Information Security
Lead in detecting and analysing security incidents including attacks, breaches, and identified vulnerabilities and remediate any security gaps in line with the security incident management procedure. Implement security procedures, as directed by security team.
Enterprise Architecture
Contribute to architecture viewpoints that articulate business requirements. Maintain best practices on managing systems and services across all environments. Provide input on ways to improve the stability, security, efficiency, and scalability of the environment. Optimise and maintain performance, housekeeping, availability, serviceability, and recovery. Ensure system availability, functionality, integrity, and efficiency, and maintain system configuration and documentation.
Analysis of "As Is" and "To Be"
Document complex "as is" and "to be" processes and describe the changes required to migrate to the "to be" capability to record accurately the change required. Collaborate with other teams and team members to develop automation strategies and deployment processes.
Horizon Scanning
Explore and develop a detailed understanding of external developments or emerging issues and evaluate their potential impact on, or usefulness to, the organisation.
Feasibility Studies
Conduct feasibility studies from a technological and organisational perspective and document findings to complete cost-benefit analysis on implementing changes to business processes, products, or business unit structure.
Operational Compliance
Monitor and review performance and behaviours within area of responsibility to identify and resolve non-compliance with the organisation's policies and relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct.
Personal Capability Building
Act as subject matter expert in an area of technology, policy, regulation, or operational management for the team. Maintain external accreditations and in depth understanding of current and emerging external regulation and industry best practices through continuing professional development, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.
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GENERAL EDUCATION
Grade 12/ SAQA Accredited Equivalent (Essential)
Linux certifications (RHCT, RHCE and LPIC) (Essential)
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or similar relevant degree (Advantageous)
General Experience
8 to 10 years experience in Linux technologies (Essential)
Previous working experience as a Linux Administrator for 3-5 years' (Essential)
Extensive Kubernetes and Docker experience (Advantageous)
- SAQA Accredited Equivalent - It is the onus of the applicant to provide TIH and its subsidiaries with certified evidence that their qualification(s) meet the equivalent NQF level required for this role at time of application. As a registered Financial Service Provider, we are mandated to ensure that all our representatives are and remain fit and proper at all times. By applying for this role, you consent to having your relevant qualification and or accreditation or confirm that you are working towards meeting the competency requirements. You further consent to the relevant information being verified.
