Linux L2 Specialist (12 Month Contract) at OneConnect

About the job

• Monitor & systems performance management.

• Ensure availability and performance of all infrastructure systems

• Maintain and service components for Linux servers and storage according to best practices and in a cost-effective manner.

• Implementation of Infrastructure changes

• Incident, Problem, Change, Patch Management

• Standby & Daily Health Checks

• Use shell scripting and Ansible to automate all operational processes and changes

• Engage with MMI Infrastructure and Operations as well as business consumers of compute infrastructure to plan changes and maintenance tasks.

• Capacity planning & workload balancing

• Automation & Config management (Puppet, Salt, CF Engine, Ansible)

• Comprehension of Benchmark standards. (CIS)

• Extensive Knowledge of Linux (Red-Hat/CentOS) RHEL Certification – A MUST

• VMWARE & AIX knowledge – BENEFICIAL

• Server clustering

• Virtualization

• Backup and Recovery

• Networking (TCP/IP)

• Authentication - PAM/AD Integration

• Scripting – PHP, Bash, Pearl & Python

• Unix Security

• Database and Application knowledge will be a benefit

• Excellent interpersonal skills in areas of engagement with business

• Strong leadership Skills

• Excellent verbal and writing skills, both technical and non-technical.

• Knowledge of information principles and processes agile software development, rapid prototyping, incremental, synchronize and stabilize, and DevOps)

• Understanding and knowledge of IT service management (ITSM) and Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)

Required Experience

1. 6+ Years IT infrastructure and operating system experience

2. 4+ Years LINUX experience

3. Virtualization using, KVM, VMware, PowerVM,

4. Storage management experience

5. 1+ Years Scripting and automation - MUST HAVE 

6. Tertiary IT qualification (3 years degree/NQF Level 5)