TJ 14958 - SENIOR LINUX SYSTEMS ENGINEER (Hybrid)

4 weeks ago


Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Professional Career Services Full time
Employer Description Specialists in Cyber Security, Cloud Solutions and Managed Services Job Description
  • This role requires a strong technical background and experience, with a minimum of 5 years track record in a similar role.
  • The successful candidate will play an important role in delivering managed services to our clients and, also implementing and supporting new technology projects.
  • This role will work closely with our Engineering lead, who is ultimately responsible for all aspects of the IT services infrastructure that supports customers and the business.
  • Although this role forms part of a team, the role requires a dynamic individual who has the experience and maturity to self-manage and to set their own work tasks based on the business requirements and priorities.
  • The successful candidate will ideally become a long-term member of the team and participate in the fortunes of the business in the long term.
  • This role is based in Cape Town but will require occasional travel to our offices and clients in Johannesburg.
Qualifications
  • Degree/National Diploma
  • Linux Certification
  • Cloud Certification (Azure/AWS)
Skills
  • Microsoft networking Active Directory (expert level)
  • Microsoft Windows Server/Workstation (expert level)
  • Expert knowledge of Windows Server Infrastructure including Active Directory, DNS, Group Policy, DHCP, ADFS
  • Firewall configuration and support (NAT, VPNs, DMZs, packet filtering etc.)
  • Strong IT Security knowledge (network, system and endpoint)
  • Expert knowledge of networking protocols including VLANs, NAT, TCP/IP, Routing
  • Cloud Services certification and experience required AWS and/or Azure
  • Expert level Virtualisation skills, Hyper-V, Citrix, VMWare
  • Messaging and Collaboration
  • Hardware (Server OS and Storage)
  • Excellent Linux skills
  • Knowledge and experience with Infrastructure monitoring Tools
  • Knowledge and experience with Data Protection and Backup Tools
  • Knowledge and experience with IT Operations Management frameworks
  • Containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)
  • DevOps
Benefits
  • Home Internet
  • Cell Allowance


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