Senior Systems Administrator

The Hiring House; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable recruitment firm is looking for a skilled IT professional with extensive experience in system administration and high-performance computing. Candidates should have significant knowledge in Linux configurations, various scripting languages, and infrastructure management. The role demands a strong background in security and databases, and familiarity with virtualization tools. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge technology services in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 13+ years in IT or 9+ years with relevant degree.
• 9 years in a System Administrator role.
• Experience in high-performance computing is preferred.
• Experience with Windows, Linux and Ubuntu operating systems.
• Scripting in Python, C, and C++ is required; SQL databases experience is a plus.
• Familiar with IaC and automation tools such as Ansible, Puppet or Chef.
• Experience with distributed monitoring (Prometheus, Grafana, Elastic) and logging (ELK).
• Knowledge of HPC infrastructure, Ethernet networks, and storage systems (Ceph/Lustre/MinIO).

Skills

Linux system installation, configuration and administration

Scripting (Python, C, C++)

Security (intrusion detection, data backup/recovery)

Databases (SQL)

Virtualisation and containerisation (Docker)

Infrastructure-as-code (Ansible, Puppet, Chef)

SQL

HPC

Networking

Ansible

Puppet

Chef

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK

Docker

OpenStack

Proxmox

Jenkins

MAAS

FAI

Ceph

Lustre

MinIO

Education

Tech IT qualification

Eng/B.Sc Hons IT

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK stack

Openstack

Jenkins

ELK

MAAS

FAI

Docker

OpenStack

Proxmox

Jenkins

Ceph

Lustre

MinIO

Job description

Key Requirements

Qualification:

• Tech IT with 13+ years; OR
• Eng/B.Sc Hons IT 9+ years;

Experience:

• 9 years of relevant experience includes:
• System Administrator oriented role, preferably in a high-performance computing environment

Knowledge:

• Linux system installation, configuration and administration
• Operating systems (Windows, Linux, Ubuntu)
• Security (intrusion detection, data backup/recovery)
• Scripting (Python, C, C++ Programming Language)
• Databases (SQL)
• Hardware (server hardware, storage systems and other related components)
• Infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Chef)
• Distributed monitoring and alerting (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Elastic)
• Distributed logging (e.g., ELK stack)
• Deployment (e.g., MaaS, FAI)
• Virtualisation and containerisation (e.g., Openstack, proxmox, Docker) Continuous integration (e.g., Jenkins, Buildbot, Github Actions)
• Distributed Storage (e.g., Ceph, Lustre, MinIO)
• Knowledge of high-performance computing infrastructure
• Knowledge of Ethernet networks

Please call us on 010 030 0127 for more information.

NB: Should you not hear from us in 6weeks please consider your application unsuccessful.