Advanced Cloud & Linux Infrastructure Engineer (TTD)

Sabenza IT & Recruitment; Pretoria; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Sabenza IT & Recruitment seeks an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to design, develop, secure, automate and operate Linux platforms across office and production environments in Pretoria. The role requires autonomous problem-solving, guidance to teammates and strong Linux/Cloud skills.

You will work with AWS and Azure, implement configuration management, and drive security hardening and compliance initiatives while maintaining high availability and operational stability.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with Unix and Linux operating systems (Ubuntu, Red Hat, SUSE).
• Deep experience with Ansible Automation and Ansible Tower.
• Strong shell scripting in Bash, Python, and Perl.
• Deep experience with GitHub and GitOps repositories.
• Strong understanding of secure coding practices and Configuration as Code.
• Experience with monitoring solutions like Grafana.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure).
• Minimum 5 years IT Operations experience.
• Minimum 5 years in configuration management and automation.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain Linux client platforms across office and production environments.
• Define, implement and continuously improve Linux functionality based on business needs.
• Develop and maintain Linux base images, software packages and configuration standards.
• Ensure Linux platforms comply with security, hardening and regulatory requirements.
• Perform vulnerability assessments and remediation.
• Install, configure, administer and support Linux environments across physical, virtual and cloud infrastructure.
• Support Linux environments in AWS and other cloud platforms.
• Monitor system performance and troubleshoot infrastructure issues.
• Ensure high availability and operational stability across critical environments.
• Automate deployment, configuration and operational processes to improve efficiency and reliability.
• Manage system updates, patches and lifecycle activities.
• Support Incident, Problem and Change Management activities.
• Maintain technical documentation and CMDB records.
• Adhere to operational standards and security policies.
• Track Jira user stories and tasks in an Agile environment.
• Collaborate with infra, cloud, security and app teams.
• Facilitate operational meetings and contribute to service improvement.
• Participate in on-call support and weekend maintenance.

Skills

Unix/Linux

Ubuntu

Red Hat

SUSE

Bash

Python

Perl

Shell scripting

GitHub

GitOps

AWS

Azure

Education

Degree in Information Systems

Tools

Ansible

Ansible Tower

GitHub

Job description

Pretoria, South Africa | Posted on 07/09/2026

We are lookingfor an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to join our InfrastructureEngineering team.

In this role, youwill be responsible for the design, development, security, automation andoperation of Linux platforms across office and production environments. Youwill help ensure that Linux environments remain secure, stable, compliant,highly available and aligned with business and operational requirements.

This is anadvanced level position suited to an engineer who can work largelyautonomously, solve complex technical problems and provide guidance to lessexperienced team members.

What You WillBe Responsible For:

• Design,develop and maintain Linux client platforms across office and productionenvironments.
• Define,implement and continuously improve Linux functionality based on business andoperational requirements.
• Developand maintain Linux base images, software packages and configuration standards.
• EnsureLinux platforms comply with security, hardening and regulatory requirements.
• Performvulnerability assessments and implement appropriate remediation measures.
• Install,configure, administer and support Linux environments across physical, virtualand cloud infrastructure.
• SupportLinux environments running in cloud platforms such as AWS.
• Monitorsystem performance and troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues.
• Ensurehigh availability, reliability and operational stability across criticalenvironments.
• Automatedeployment, configuration and operational processes to improve efficiency andreliability.
• Managesystem updates, patches and Linux platform lifecycle activities.
• SupportIncident, Problem and Change Management processes for dedicated IT services.
• Maintainaccurate technical documentation, knowledge articles, CMDB records andoperational procedures.
• Ensureadherence to operational standards, security policies and compliancerequirements.
• Trackand manage Jira user stories and operational tasks within an Agile workingenvironment.
• Collaborateclosely with infrastructure, cloud, security and application teams.
• Facilitateoperational meetings and contribute to continuous service improvementinitiatives.
• Participate in on callsupport and weekend maintenance activities when required.
  

Requirements

EssentialSkills and Experience

• Strongexperience with Unix and Linux operating systems, particularly Ubuntu, Red Hatand SUSE.
• Deepexperience with Ansible Automation and Ansible Tower.
• Strongshell scripting experience using Bash, Perl and Python.
• Deepexperience with GitHub and GitOps repositories.
• Strongunderstanding of secure coding practices and Configuration as Code.
• Experiencewith system monitoring solutions such as Grafana or similar technologies.
• Experiencewith backup solutions.
• Solidunderstanding of networking concepts including DNS, DHCP, SSH and TCP IP.
• Experiencewith proxy configuration.
• Strongexperience with Linux administration, automation and configuration management.
• Experiencewith cloud technologies such as AWS and Azure.
• Strongknowledge of GitHub and version control practices.
• Aminimum of 5 years IT Operations experience.
• Aminimum of 5 years experience in configuration management and automation.

AdvantageousSkills

• Linuxcertifications such as RHCSA.
• Ansiblecertifications such as RHCE, EX294 or EX407.
• ITcertifications such as RHCA, SUSE or Veritas Infoscale.
• Experiencewith high availability technologies such as Veritas Infoscale.
• Experiencewith Rudder or similar configuration management technologies.
• Knowledgeof Agile working methodologies.
• Experiencewith virtualisation technologies such as VMware.
• Knowledgeof private cloud solutions.
• Experiencewith Windows Server.
• Experiencewith Dynatrace or Grafana.
• Experiencewith Splunk.
• Experiencewith containerisation technologies such as Podman, Docker, Kubernetes orOpenShift.
• Basicknowledge of ITIL principles.
• Knowledgeof Incident, Problem and Change Management processes.
• Experiencewith ServiceNow and related IT service management processes.
• Experiencewith Red Hat Satellite.

Qualifications

• Degreein Information Systems or a related qualification, or equivalent practicalexperience.
• Minimumof 5 years experience in IT Operations.
• Minimumof 5 years experience in configuration management and automation.
• StrongLinux administration and engineering experience.
• Strongcoding and scripting capabilities, particularly Bash, Python or PowerShell.
• Experienceworking with cloud technologies such as AWS and Azure.
• Experienceusing version control systems such as GitHub.
  
• Opportunityto work with modern infrastructure, cloud and automation technologies.
• Flexibleworking based on an annual working hour model.
• Strongfocus on work life balance.
• Remoteand on site working flexibility.
• Anenergetic, collaborative and fast paced working environment.
• Modernworking facilities.
• Theopportunity to collaborate with global technology teams.
• AnAgile working environment.
• Opportunitiesto work on critical infrastructure platforms and large scale technologysolutions.