Infrastructure Engineer (TTD)

Sabenza IT & Recruitment; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Sabenza IT & Recruitment in Pretoria, South Africa, is seeking an entry-level Infrastructure Engineer to join a DevOps team responsible for designing, supporting and automating secure Linux environments powering global business-critical systems.

If you are passionate about Bash scripting, cloud platforms, and solving technical puzzles, and eager to learn from experienced engineers, this role offers hands-on experience, exposure to Ansible, GitOps, monitoring tools, and modern virtualization in a

Qualifications

• Degree in Information Systems or equivalent experience.
• Strong scripting experience (Bash, Python, Perl).
• Experience with Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu, SLES).
• Cloud technologies experience (AWS, Azure).
• Experience with GitHub and GitOps workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design, support and automate secure Linux environments across global systems.
• Collaborate with DevOps team to implement automation and configuration management.
• Assist in cloud platform provisioning and incident response.

Skills

Unix/Linux

Ansible

Shell scripting

Git/GitOps

Monitoring tools

Secure coding practices

Networking concepts

Proxy configuration

Education

Degree in Information Systems or equivalent experience

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Podman

VMware

GitHub

Job description

Pretoria, South Africa | Posted on 05/08/2026

Do you get excited about Linux, automation and cloud technology? Are you the type of person who enjoys scripting repetitive tasks instead of doing them manually? If you're ready to kick-start your career in enterprise infrastructure while learning from experienced engineers, this could be your next big opportunity.

We're looking for an Entry-Level Infrastructure Engineer to join a collaborative DevOps team responsible for designing, supporting and automating secure Linux environments that power business-critical systems across the globe.

If Bash scripts, cloud platforms and solving technical puzzles sound like fun, you\'ll fit right in.

Requirements

• Strong experience with Unix/Linux operating systems (Ubuntu, Redhat, SUSE).
• Deep experience in Ansible Automation and Ansible Tower.
• Deep experience in shell scripting (Bash, Perl, Python).
• Deep experience of GitHub and GitOps repositories.
• Knowledge of system monitoring tools (Grafana or similar) and backup solutions.
• Deep experience of secure coding practices and config as code.
• Solid understanding of networking concepts (DNS, DHCP, SSH, TCP/IP) and proxy configuration.

Advantageous Skills

• IT certifications (RHCA, SUSE, Veritas Infoscale) are a plus.
• Knowledge of High Availability systems including Veritas Infoscale and Rudder or similar.
• Knowledge of Agile Working Model.
• Knowledge of Virtualization technologies such as VMWare.
• Knowledge of Private Cloud solutions.
• Knowledge of Windows Server.
• Knowledge of Dynatrace or Grafana.
• Knowledge of Splunk.
• Knowledge of containerization technologies such as podman, Docker, Kubernetes and OpenShift.
• Basic knowledge of ITIL and PIC processes such as Problem-Incident-Change processes.
• Basic knowledge of ServiceNow Tool and Processes.

Qualifications / Experience

• Degree in Information Systems or equivalent experience.
• Strong experience with coding and scripting (Bash, PowerShell etc).
• Strong experience with Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu, SLES).
• Strong experience with Cloud Technologies (AWS, Azure).
• Strong knowledge with version control systems (GitHub).
• Experience with ServiceNow (advantageous).
• Experience with Dynatrace (advantageous).
• Experience with Red Hat Satellite (advantageous).
• Any Linux certification such as RHCSA (advantageous).
• Ansible certification - RHCE (ex294/ex407) (advantageous).
• Minimum of 2 years of IT operations experience.
• Minimum of 2 years of configuration management and automation experience.
• Cutting edge global IT system landscape and processes.
• Flexible working of 1960 hours in a 12-month period.
• High Work-Life balance.
• Remote / On-site work location flexibility.
• Highly motivating, energetic, and fast-paced working environment.
• Modern, state-of-the-art offices.
• Dynamic Global Team collaboration.
• Application of the Agile Working Model Methodology.