Senior Linux Engineer

Boardroom Appointments; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments is seeking an experienced IT Systems Administrator to install and manage hybrid infrastructure, automate builds, and support CI/CD pipelines for development teams. You will help define system standards, secure platforms, and optimize backups across on-prem and cloud environments.

The role requires a BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience, strong Hadoop/S3/Cassandra/Kafka/RabbitMQ skills, and hands-on Docker/Kubernetes capabilities to drive automation and

Qualifications

• BS Computer Science degree or equivalent industry experience.
• Big data and supporting systems experience ( Hadoop, S3, Cassandra, Kafka, RabbitMQ).
• Container and Container Orchestration experience (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience running hybrid environment of on-premises and cloud services.

Responsibilities

• Install new systems (bare metal and virtual machines) with automation.
• Develop and maintain configuration management tools.
• Contribute to and maintain system standards.
• Work with Software Engineers to develop CI/CD pipelines.
• Research and recommend automated approaches for system administration tasks.
• Manage security on the systems platform.
• Perform and ensure daily automated backup operations are carried out.
• Apply operating system patches and upgrades on a regular basis.
• Perform periodic performance reporting to support capacity planning.
• Make recommendations for future upgrades.

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

Automation

System administration

Security

Education

BS Computer Science degree or equivalent

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Cloud services

On-premises

Job description

• Install new systems (bare metal and virtual machines), rebuild existing systems and configure hardware with a focus on infrastructure as code and automation Develop and maintain configuration management tools
• Contribute to and maintain system standards
• Work closely with Software Engineers to develop CI/CD pipelines
• Research and recommend innovative and automated approaches for system administration tasks
• Manage security on the systems platform
• Perform and ensure daily automated backup operations are carried out
• Apply operating system patches and upgrades on a regular basis
• Perform periodic performance reporting to support capacity planning
• Make recommendations for future upgrades

Requirements:

• BS Computer Science degree or equivalent industry experience
• Big data and supporting systems experience ( Hadoop, S3, Cassandra, Kafka, RabbitMQ)
• Container and Container Orchestration experience (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience running hybrid environment of on-premises and cloud services