System Engineer (Infra)

MSI GLOBAL PRIVATE LIMITED; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology company in Singapore is seeking a Technical Support Engineer to provide comprehensive support for operating systems and middleware, manage databases, and handle container orchestration platforms. The ideal candidate has 5-10 years of IT experience, solid skills in Unix Shell scripting, and a background in cloud technologies. Join our team to drive technical excellence in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of IT experience.
• Exposure to operating system and middleware administration.
• Solid understanding of application architecture.
• Hands-on experience with Unix Shell scripting.
• Experience with containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Possession of any cloud certifications is advantageous.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for operating systems and middleware.
• Deploy, configure, and maintain middleware infrastructure.
• Install and maintain database servers.
• Install and manage LDAP servers.
• Manage container orchestration platforms.
• Troubleshoot, patch, and upgrade systems.

Skills

Technical support

Middleware administration

Database management

Unix Shell scripting

Containerization technologies

Communication

Collaboration

Tools

IBM WebSphere

IBM MQ

Red Hat JBoss

IBM DB2

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Kubernetes

Docker

Red Hat OpenShift

Job description

The role involves providing comprehensive technical support and maintenance for operating systems, middleware, databases, LDAP, and container orchestration platforms. The candidate will be responsible for deploying, configuring, and managing these systems to ensure smooth operations in development and testing environments. In addition to hands‑on technical tasks, the role requires supporting bid activities by producing infrastructure sizing and deployment topology, coordinating with cross‑functional teams, and leading infrastructure‑related discussions to enable effective planning and deployment at the customer site.

Job Description

• Provide support and maintenance for operating systems, including Windows, Linux, and IBM AIX, Solaris.
• Deploy, configure and maintain middleware infrastructure, including IBM WebSphere, IBM MQ, Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform, and Red Hat JBoss A‑MQ.
• Install, configure, and manage database servers, including IBM DB2, PostgreSQL, MySQL.
• Install, configure, and maintain LDAP servers, including IBM Security Directory Server and Apache LDAP.
• Install, configure, and maintain container orchestration platforms, including Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) clusters.
• Handle technical matters such as troubleshooting, patching, and upgrading systems, both operating systems and middleware.
• In addition to hands‑on technical responsibilities, support bid activities by providing infrastructure sizing, coordinating with cross‑functional stakeholders, and leading end‑to‑end technical discussions related to infrastructure planning and deployment.

Requirements

• Minimum 5‑10 years of IT experience.
• Ideally, exposure to both operating system and middleware administration.
• Solid understanding of application architecture, covering authentication, web server, database servers, application servers, and messaging servers.
• Proficient in Unix Shell scripting.
• Hands‑on experience with containerization technologies like Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift.
• Eagerness to explore legacy systems and embrace new cloud platform services, along with a positive attitude to join the team on this journey.
• Possession of any cloud certifications (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP, or Red Hat) will be advantageous.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross‑functional teams and stakeholders.