Linux Systems Engineer

Recruiter:

Persona Staff

Job Ref:

CPT000821/MS

Date posted:

Thursday, March 4, 2021

Location:

Capetown, South Africa

Salary:

NEG

SUMMARY:
An established company based in the Northern Suburbs seeks the services of a client-centric Linux Systems Engineer to join a team that specialises in the development and maintenance of high-performance Linux and cloud hosting solutions. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of taking the organization's large scale managed hosting environment to the next level.

POSITION INFO:

Responsibilities:

Develop and maintain reliable, fast, secure and scalable hosting infrastructure.
Translate customer requirements into robust innovative solutions.
Collaborate with diverse tech teams.
Be part of ensuring the organization’s hosting platform provides fantastic long term value to the market
Provide after-hours on-call support
Actively participate in continuous improvement within the team.

Requirements:

5+ years with a successful track record in Linux server administration
5+ years backend/API software development experience in a *nix environment
Solid virtualization and cloud infrastructure experience (Openstack, Docker, Proxmox, Ceph)
Passionate about at least one automation tool (eg. Puppet, Ansible, Salt, Terraform)
Experience as the last point of call for escalations
Has contributed to an open-source project.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science
Exposure to a variety of application frameworks/software languages.
Agile methodology.

Personality traits:

Is passionate about quality and high standards
Gets the false economy of interim solutions
Knows how to iterate towards the right solution
Is able to say the words "I don''t know" and “I messed up” and have said both at least once
Knows how not to lose data to solar flares and bit rot
Demonstrates a passion for technology to serve operational and client requirements
Has a strong sense of ownership and getting on with the job
Demonstrates a passion for optimal systems and simple procedures
Is tenacious in troubleshooting problems
Understands and contributes to the power of a cohesive team

To apply please send your CV to melanie@------

Please note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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