Systems Engineer Linux

Boardroom Appointments; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is looking for an IT Systems Administrator based in Johannesburg. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Information Technology and 3-5 years of experience with Red Hat Linux administration, along with skills in troubleshooting IT systems. You will be responsible for installing, testing, and maintaining systems, ensuring high availability and performance. This role requires proactive problem identification and documentation, aiming for continuous service improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Information Technology or related work experience.
• 3-5 years' experience working on Linux systems.
• Demonstrated experience in IT environments.

Responsibilities

• Install, test, and maintain hardware or software.
• Perform troubleshooting and system analysis.
• Monitor systems for availability and performance.

Skills

Red Hat Linux administration

Troubleshooting skills

System monitoring

AWS

Azure

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or related field

Tools

Red Hat Satellite

VMware

Chef

Job description

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Information Technology or related (or equivalent work experience)
• Seasoned demonstrated experience in a similar role gained within a similar information technology environment
• Non-negotiable skillset and experience in red hat Linux administration:
• Between 3-5 years' experience working on Linux.
• Preferable to have 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 for example 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