Infrastructure Engineer - Senior
Imizizi
Reference: JHB001456-KF-1
ESSENTIAL SKILLS
- Strong experience with Unix/Linux operating systems (SUSE, Redhat).
- Deep experience in Ansible Automation and Ansible Tower.
- Deep experience in shell scripting (Bash, Perl, Python).
- Deep experience of GitHub and GitOps repositories.
- Knowledge of High Availability systems including Veritas Infoscale and Rudder.
- Knowledge of system monitoring tools (Grafana or similar) and backup solutions.
- Deep experience of secure coding practices and config as code.
- Solid understanding of networking concepts (DNS, DHCP, SSH, TCP/IP) and proxy configuration.
ADVANTAGEOUS SKILLS
- IT certifications (SUSE, Veritas Infoscale) are a plus.
- Knowledge of Agile Working Model
- Knowledge of Virtualisation technologies such as VMWare
- Knowledge of Private Cloud solutions
- Knowledge of Windows Server
- Knowledge of Dynatrace or Grafana
- Knowledge of Splunk
- Knowledge of containerization technologies such as podman, Docker, Kubernetes and OpenShift
- Basic knowledge of ITIL and PIC processes such as Problem-Incident-Change processes
- Basic knowledge of ServiceNow Tool and Processes
ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Install, configure, and maintain Unix/Linux clients, servers, ensuring optimal performance and uptime.
- Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and provide timely solutions.
- Apply system updates, patches, and security fixes as part of routine maintenance.
- Create and maintain system documentation, including procedures, configurations, and troubleshooting guides.
- Support compliance with security standards and company policies.
- Deploy, manage, and operate workloads on AWS and Azure, as well as implement security controls and
- compliance requirements
- Track and update Jira user stories to ensure due dates are met
- Assist to ensure stability of systems and adherence of the team to the Group’s Operations standards.
- Ensure quality and up to date content of the knowledge base for the sub-product
- Manage Problem, Incident and Change process for dedicated ITSM service
- Willing to do standby and work on weekends if needed
- Keep documentation up to date in all relevant systems (e. g. as is configuration CMDB/Application Instance
- Wizard, to be configuration Connect IT, knowledge database resolveIT)
- Attend and moderate operation meetings
QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE
- Degree in Information Systems or equivalent experience
- Strong experience with coding and scripting (Bash, PowerShell etc)
- Strong experience with Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu, SLES)
- Strong experience with Cloud Technologies (AWS, Azure)
- Strong knowledge with version control systems (GitHub)
- Experience with ServiceNow (advantageous)
- Experience with Dynatrace (advantageous)
- Experience with Red Hat Satellite (advantageous)
- Any Linux certification such as RHCSA (advantageous)
- Ansible certification - RHCE (ex294/ex407) (advantageous)
- Minimum of 5 years of IT operations experience
- Minimum of 5 years of configuration management and automation experience
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