Remote Systems Engineer: Linux & Windows Specialist

Lever, Inc.; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 420,000 - 700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Flexible hours

Health insurance

Training programs

Team events

Job summary

Lever, Inc. is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer (Linux & Windows) for a fully remote role based in South Africa.

You will join a cloud adoption and IT operations team responsible for secure, reliable environments, providing first-level operational support, monitoring alerts, and troubleshooting across Linux/Windows, web servers, and databases. You will optimize configurations, share knowledge with colleagues, and contribute to continuous service improvement.

Qualifications

• At least five years of IT operations experience.
• Strong Linux expertise: kernel tuning, filesystem, and config.
• Strong Windows knowledge: Active Directory and system config.
• Experience with Traefik, NGINX, Envoy, or Apache.
• Experience with MariaDB, MS SQL Server, or PostgreSQL.
• TLS certificates termination knowledge.
• Troubleshooting and documentation skills.
• Fluent in English and Spanish; German is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Serve as first point of contact for incidents and requests.
• Configure and troubleshoot Linux and Windows systems.
• Maintain web servers and load balancing.
• Manage TLS certificates and database environments.
• Monitor performance and improve reliability.
• Document configurations and procedures.
• Participate in rotating shifts including nights and holidays.

Skills

Linux administration

Windows administration

Active Directory

Web servers

Load balancing

TLS certificates

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Team collaboration

English fluency

Spanish fluency

German (adv)

Tools

Traefik

NGINX

Envoy

Apache

MariaDB

Microsoft SQL Server

PostgreSQL

Job description

Lever, Inc. is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer (Linux & Windows) for a fully remote role based in South Africa.

You will join a cloud adoption and IT operations team responsible for secure, reliable environments, providing first-level operational support, monitoring alerts, and troubleshooting across Linux/Windows, web servers, and databases. You will optimize configurations, share knowledge with colleagues, and contribute to continuous service improvement.