A large technology company based in Bryanston is looking for a unique and passionate Linux Systems Administrator to join their IT Infrastructure Team to support their corporate and commercial infrastructure.  Preference will be given to NON-BEE Candidates, however not exclusive too.
Salary:  R25 000 – R33 000 
 
Requirements:

• A+, N+ certification (required)
• Linux+ / LPIC 1 certification (beneficial)
• Linux & Windows administration experience (required)
• Ability and willingness to work after-hours, over weekends.
• Minimum of five (5) years’ experience as Systems Administrator.
• Security applications
• IPTables & Squid
• Active Directory
• Content Management Systems like Wordpress
• VMWare/Hyper-V Infrastructure
• Cloud hosting environments and concepts
• Time Management skills

 
Skills they are looking for:

• Linux Operating Systems (Debian & CentOS)
• Windows Operating Systems (Windows 8, 10 & Server 2008, 2012)
• Database knowledge (MS SQL, PostgreSQL & MySQL)
• Networking
• Email Infrastructure (MS Exchange, Postfix, Spamassassin & MailScanner)
• LAMP Environment Management
• Troubleshooting Of Problems, Architecture And IT Infrastructure
• Knowledge on Bash and SQL Scripting.

 
Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Ensure performance and high availability of infrastructure
• Deploy and maintain infrastructure monitoring and reporting tools
• Explore & Deploy open source solutions required to meet internal corporate needs
• Be efficient enough to manage all Linux based applications and solutions
• Managing Backup process and development of new backup procedures
• Communicating with all onsite and offsite staff, vendors and customers in a professional manner at all times
• As the Linux Administrator, you should actively setup knowledge sharing session with required staff
• Responsible for installing necessary security application and adhering to best practices.
• Upgrade and maintain 3rd party installed applications on to the servers not managed by the
• development team
• Ability to work with Linux-friendly applications and able to troubleshoot it when issue arises from the server
• Password and identity management
• Setup and maintain: - Production Environments, - Internal Infrastructure & - Cloud Infrastructure
• Documenting Policies and Procedures for managing and maintaining Linux & Windows environments