Experience and Qualifications:
- 6+ Years IT infrastructure and operating system experience
- 4+ Years Linux experience
- 1+ Years Scripting and automation
- Virtualisation using, KVM, VMware, PowerVM, oVirt
- Storage management experience
- Tertiary IT qualification (3 years degree/NQF Level 5) (Preferred)
Responsibilities:
- Install and configure Linux operating systems and servers.
- Perform Hardware and System Monitoring.
- Operating system and Hardware performance management.
- Ensure availability and performance of the integrated infrastructure systems.
- Maintain and service components for Linux servers and storage according to best practices and in a cost-effective manner.
- Administer storage pools, file system, snapshots, and clones on Linux systems.
- Implementation of Infrastructure changes.
- Incident, Problem and Change management through the usage of JIRA.
- Patch Management.
- Conduct after hours standby and Daily Health Checks.
- Automation and Configuration management (using Ansible, Puppet, Salt, CF Engine, GIT, or related products).
- Engage with the company Infrastructure and Operations as well as Business consumers of compute infrastructure to plan changes and maintenance tasks.
- Capacity planning and workload balancing.
- Comprehension of Benchmark standards ( e.g., CIS).
- Adherence and implementation of security policies, processes, and procedures.
- Maintain documentation of Linux hardware and software components and user and operator procedures.
- Facilitate the implementation of disaster recovery procedures to ensure business continuity.
Competencies Required:
- Extensive Knowledge of Linux (Red Hat/CentOS)
- Knowledge of AIX systems will be beneficial
- Experience with virtualisation platforms (e.g., VMWare)
- Backup and Recovery procedures for Linux systems
- Networking (TCP/IP)
- Authentication – PAM/AD Integration
- Scripting e.g., Bash, Perl & Python
- Unix Security best practices (Understanding and implementation)
- Behavioural understanding of Databases (e.g., Oracle, PostgreSQL) and Applications (e.g., Nginx) on Linux will be beneficial
- Excellent interpersonal skills in areas of engagement with business
- Verbal and writing skills, both technical and non-technical
- Knowledge of enterprise architecture concepts will be beneficial
- Understanding and knowledge of IT Service Management (ITSM) and Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) principles for service delivery
- Knowledge of Agile Principles for project management, rapid prototyping, DevOps
- Understanding and Execution of Disaster recovery procedures