Senior Infrastructure Engineer Linux Cloud Support

FNZ; Johannesburg; On-site; USD 35 000 - 80 000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled IT Infrastructure Support Specialist to ensure the stability and performance of their datacentres and cloud platforms. This role involves managing Linux server estates, ensuring uptime and performance SLAs, and implementing security measures. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Linux and Cloud infrastructure, with experience in VMware and Azure. Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to empowering individuals to invest in their futures, where your contributions will play a vital role in enhancing their global wealth management platform.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified or equivalent industry certifications and relevant experience required.
• Experience with Linux & Cloud infrastructure management is essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage Linux & Cloud environments ensuring high availability and performance.
• Implement security controls and manage backups for data integrity.

Skills

Linux server management

Cloud infrastructure management

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Performance monitoring

Backup management

Technical support

Kubernetes

Terraform

Education

Degree or equivalent industry certifications

Tools

VMware

Azure

AWS

Red Hat

Job description

Role Description

This role is technical in nature and is responsible for providing high quality and timely IT infrastructure support to ensure the availability, stability, and performance of the datacentres, cloud platforms, and corporate systems.

• Linux server estate management
• Linux on VMware
• Linux in Azure / AWS
• Cloud Infrastructure builds
• Cloud Infrastructure maintenance management and support

Organisational Design

This position is part of the CIO department and reports to the regional Head of Cloud Infrastructure Management.

Specific Role Responsibilities

Design: Ensure that Linux & Cloud environments are designed to best practice standards for resilience and availability to ensure the highest SLAs are maintained.

Availability: Ensure that uptime SLAs are met every month for systems that you are responsible for by managing and resolving issue logs; performing scheduled maintenance to minimise disruption.

Performance: Ensure that performance SLAs are met every month for systems that you are responsible for by monitoring system performance, capacity, and growth; suggesting and implementing performance improvements and hardware/software refreshes.

Information Security: Ensure that the Linux & Cloud environments are internally and externally secure by following existing policies and procedures and documenting for audit purposes as required; implementing security controls and remediations; completing risk assessments and build guides for new and existing systems.

Business Continuity: Ensure that data on the Linux & Cloud environments is secure and backed up by ensuring that regular backups are made and are tested. Participate in yearly BCP & DR tests. Ensure that any new/modified build is in line with company requirements and departmental policy for resilience and availability. Document resilience and backup plans for all new/modified builds.

Training: Develop professional and technical knowledge and skills. Provide technical advice and mentoring within the team.

Project Work: Implement new projects to meet project timelines. Work in a matrix structure with multinational teams.

Budget: Recommend changes that could reduce costs in your areas of responsibility.

Experience Required

• Degree qualified or equivalent industry certifications and relevant experience
• Linux & Cloud (preferably Azure) certifications will be advantageous
• General infrastructure skills and strong knowledge of Linux & Cloud infrastructure management
• Experience with Red Hat and Linux scripting preferable
• Kubernetes experience will be advantageous
• Design, build, deploy, manage, and maintain Linux & Cloud environments on virtualised platforms
• Terraform for infrastructure management preferable
• Experience with automated configuration management systems and software-driven infrastructure management desirable
• Experience working with Linux in Azure / AWS
• Keen interest in and knowledge of latest server technologies
• Successfully implemented infrastructure projects
• Good team player with the ability to work independently and able to take initiative and drive change
• Ability to function effectively in a matrix structure
• Excellent communication skills, confident in dealing with internal teams, external clients, and 3rd parties
• Demonstrable problem-solving capabilities
• Able to work in a rapidly changing environment
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure, high-performance environment

About FNZ

FNZ is committed to opening up wealth so that everyone everywhere can invest in their future on their terms. We know the foundation to do that already exists in the wealth management industry but complexity holds firms back.

We created a wealth growth platform to help. We provide a global end-to-end wealth management platform that integrates modern technology with business and investment operations. All in a regulated financial institution.

We partner with over 650 financial institutions and 12,000 wealth managers with US$1.5 trillion in assets under administration (AUA).

Together with our customers, we help over 20 million people from all wealth segments to invest in their future.

Required Experience:

Senior IC

Key Skills:

Active Directory, VMware, Cloud, Windows, Infrastructure, Linux, Troubleshoot, Desktop, PC, Backup, Laptops, Problem Resolution, Setup, Hardware, Technical Support

Employment Type: Full-Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1