Senior Linux Systems Engineer - Red Hat & Cloud Automation

Boardroom Appointments; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments seeks a seasoned IT professional with a Bachelor's degree in IT or equivalent and strong Red Hat Linux administration skills. The role requires 3–5 years of Linux experience and exposure to tools like VMware, Azure, AWS, Red Hat Satellite, and Chef.

The ideal candidate will install, test, and maintain systems, perform troubleshooting, monitor performance, and manage changes and documentation in a proactive IT environment in Gauteng.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Information Technology or related field.
• Seasoned demonstrated experience in a similar role within an IT environment.
• Non-negotiable skillset and experience in Red Hat Linux administration.
• Between 3-5 years' experience working on Linux.
• Preferable exposure to ZVM Systems, Red Hat Linux Satellite, VMware, Azure, AWS, Chef.

Responsibilities

• Installs, tests and maintains new hardware or software to provide new services or to resolve user and system problems.
• Performs troubleshooting and system analysis to resolve incidents and to ensure system availability.
• Performs system administration tasks including configuration, systems monitoring, troubleshooting, and support.
• Tests and validates new system to ensure that they fulfil the request functionality and quality.
• Implements backup and recovery procedures to ensure the needed availability.
• Implements and performs system monitoring for proactive support by collecting availability, performance metrics and system logs.
• Performs hardware or software upgrades and patching to support vulnerability and risk management.
• Defines, raises and executes changes as part of the Change Management Process.
• Creates system documentation and maintains fixes, modification or other changes.
• Executes task as part of the request fulfilment.
• Escalates and collaborates with vendors or other delivery organisations if needed to provide the right level of support.
• Identifies and documents potential problems of the system within the ticket tool.
• Identifies and suggests possible service improvements.
• Creates and manages tickets for the Incident Management

Skills

Red Hat Linux administration

Linux experience 3-5 years

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in IT

Tools

Red Hat Linux Satellite

VMware

Azure

AWS

Chef

ZVM Systems

Job description

Boardroom Appointments seeks a seasoned IT professional with a Bachelor's degree in IT or equivalent and strong Red Hat Linux administration skills. The role requires 3–5 years of Linux experience and exposure to tools like VMware, Azure, AWS, Red Hat Satellite, and Chef.

The ideal candidate will install, test, and maintain systems, perform troubleshooting, monitor performance, and manage changes and documentation in a proactive IT environment in Gauteng.