Department: Infrastructure
Location: Bellville, Cape Town
About The Company
Our client is a dynamic IT company that delivers value-driven IT solutions to their group. Their work lives revolve around their DNA. They take pride in their work, treat their colleagues, partners, and their country with respect. Our client exercise collaborative decision-making and believe in having a balance in life. They do this all whilst being fun to be with and enjoying what they do.
About The Role
They are looking for a Linux Engineer who will be responsible for implementing, maintaining, and monitoring the infrastructure; also, to collaborate with other team members to develop automation strategies and deployment processes. You will become an integral part of the team, making every problem of the platform a problem of your own, and solving them accordingly. Services; Using agile methodologies the server squad works in close partnership with different business retailers within their Group. Their mission is Enriching the lives of customers by enabling business channels to provide financial services through the use of technology.
Responsibilities
- Provide advanced operating system support for Linux servers
- Design, install and support VMware
- Manage support calls for the supported environment
- Maintain related documentation
- Ensure optimal efficiency of VMware systems
- Establish and ensure high availability of systems
- Deploy Hardware
- Provide hardware support for servers
- Installing and configuring software, hardware and networks
- Monitoring system performance and troubleshooting issues
- Ensuring security and efficiency of IT infrastructure
- Install and configure software and hardware
- Manage network servers and technology tools
- Set up accounts and workstations
- Monitor performance and maintain systems according to requirements
- Troubleshoot issues and outages
- Ensure security through access controls, backups and firewalls
- Upgrade systems with new releases and models
- Develop expertise to train staff on new technologies
- Build an internal wiki with technical documentation, manuals and IT policies
- Matric
- BSc/Ba in Information Technology, Computer Science or a related discipline; professional certification (e.g. Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)) is a plus
- Experience with databases, networks (LAN, WAN) and patch management
- 8+ years of database, network administration, or system administration experience
- System administration and IT certifications in Linux, Microsoft, or other network related fields are a plus.
- Microsoft Certified Solutions Engineer (MCSE)
- Oracle Linux System Administrator (Oracle)
- Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)
- Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
- CompTIA Server+
- Ability to create scripts in Python, Perl or another language
- Familiarity with various operating systems and platforms
- Resourcefulness and problem-solving aptitude
- Excellent communication skills
- Knowledge of different operating systems (Microsoft, Unix, Linux, etc.)
- Basic programming skills - (PHP, JavaScript, etc.)
- Hardware knowledge
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving mindset
- Critical thinking
