System Administrator / DevOps Engineer

SUMMARY:
Role: DevOps Engineer
Location: Illovo, Johannesburg
 
Our client is a leading ISP who are looking for a dynamic and driven DevOps Engineer to join their team. Your team will maintain, upgrade and manage their diverse and growing infrastructure environment. You will be asked to explore, evaluate and implement new software tools and technologies to help automate and simplify processes in order to achieve strategic goals. Some of the key technologies you will be working with and will need to provide guidance on include: Windows Servers, Linux Servers (Multiple flavours), VMware, Ansible, Kubernetes, Azure and AWS. 
 
They are a fabulous company to work for and have an awesome company culture, they are dynamic, supportive and collaborative and they really take care of their staff and have perks such as a canteen where meals are supplied (breakfast & lunch).

POSITION INFO:
Requirements:

• Proven experience as a DevOps Engineer
• Systems Administration experience
• 5 years years proficiency in Linux/Unix and Windows operating systems
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms and containerization is important (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes)
• Good knowledge and understanding of AWS and/or MS Azure
• Strong scripting skills (e.g., Bash, Python, Perl or other languages)
• Knowledge of automation and configuration management tools is key (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Terraform)
• VMware knowledge and experience is important
• Experience with databases, networks (LAN, WAN) and patch management
• Knowledge of system security and data backup/recovery
• Resourcefulness and problem-solving aptitude
• Excellent communication skills