Linux Systems Engineer

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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