Senior Linux Engineer or Linux Administrator

4 weeks ago


Midrand, South Africa Elite Search Full time
Role:

- Work closely with fellow LE Engineers and other technical teams to design and deliver secure, reliable, and scalable solutions. These solutions will be built, tested, and deployed using continuous integration and deployment pipelines, ensuring a seamless transition from development to production.
- Manage team workloads while aligning with the expectations of key stakeholders.
- Server & Process Management (systems, logs, user permissions)
- Networking & Security (firewalls, SSH, certificates, iptables/nftables)
- Automation & Scripting (Bash, Python, Ansible, Terraform)
- Troubleshooting & Performance Tuning (debugging system resource issues)

Technical Skills required:

- Solid UNIX/Linux background 5 years+.
- Experience with configuration management tools (e.g., Chef, Ansible, Puppet) ideally 3+ years.
- Familiarity with container management technologies, such as Kubernetes ideally 3+ years.
- Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaaC).
- Expos.
- Experience with popular CI platforms (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Bamboo, or Travis).
- Familiarity with SysOps practices and runbooks.
- Understanding of infrastructure deployment and templating (e.g., Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Terraform).
- Experience with advanced monitoring models (Prometheus is a plus).
- Knowledge of continuous integration and automated testing practices.
- Visualization experience (ELK, Grafana, or Splunk) is an advantage.
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