Linux System Engineer at Momentum Metropolitan Holdings Limited

Role Purpose    

• MML Infrastructure and Operations division is looking for a Unix engineer in the Linux team. The focus of this position will be on System Administration, automation, introduction of dev-ops principles and transforming the environment to Infrastructure as code.

Requirements    

• Extensive Knowledge of Linux (Red-Hat/CentOS) RHEL Certification preferred.
• Server clustering
• Problem identification and determination.
• Backup and Recovery
• Networking (TCP/IP)
• Authentication - PAM/AD Integration
• Scripting – Bash, Perl (Read) & Python
• Unix Security
• Knowledge of DevOps, and basic SDLC processes
• Understanding and knowledge of IT service management (ITSM) and Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
• Virtualisation (VMWare)
• Containerisation (PODMAN, Docker and ContainerIO)
• Database and Application knowledge will be a benefit
• 6+ Years IT infrastructure and operating system experience
• 4+ Years LINUX experience
• Scripting and automation
• Tertiary IT qualification (3 years degree/NQF Level 5) Or closely aligned experience

Duties & Responsibilities    

• 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 management.
• Patch Management.
• Standby
• 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
• Comprehension of Benchmark standards. (CIS)

Competencies    

• Strong leadership Skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills in areas of engagement with business.
• Excellent verbal and writing skills, both technical and non-technical.

Closing Date    
2023/03/10