Linux Systems Administrator - Cape Town

SUMMARY:
Seeking a Linux Systems Administrator with an IT Degree/Diploma and at least 3 years experience as a Linux System Administrator, for a position in Cape Town.

POSITION INFO:

Job Role

The primary responsibility of the Systems Administrator is providing support, monitoring and maintaining Linux infrastructures, applications and servers, for both internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• RSNAPSHOT and ZFS setup & maintenance for backups.
• RAID Setup and Management on physical machines.
• Maintaining a local APT & Custom software repository.
• VPN Connectivity
• MySQL and Postgres Database Administration.
• Creating and maintaining office topologies diagrams (Gliffy, Draw.io and Coggle).
• Second and third line with documentation, guidance on problem solving and technical assistance.
• Implementing and Maintaining Monitoring with templates (Zabbix).
• Setting up and Maintaining Virtual Instances/Machines (LXC & KVM).
• HaProxy Administration.
• Performing maintenance on DHCP. DNS (Bind), Proxy (Squid), Switches and Routers.
• Working and Maintaining user backups (Delta Copy & Time Machine).
• User management – adding and removing users off LDAP, Vtiger, Samba.
• Working with web services (Apache & Nginx).
• General maintenance on physical servers within our offices.
• Planning, designing, roll out / implementation of new systems.
• Managing dedicated machines (disk replacements, monitoring and etc).
• BASH scripting for automating tasks.
• Making use of Ansible for rollouts to production for products in the field.
• Following the traditional delivery process for products.
• Offering support for the team in lower tiers.
• Attending monthly director''s meetings.
• JIRA and OTRS Project Planning and Tickets Administration.
• Working within Debian and Ubuntu based environments.
• Research & Development on products for product development.
• Working closely with Development in order to fix problems with products in the field.

 Requirements

• Grade 12 or equivalent certificate essential
• Postgraduate qualification preferable
• Relevant qualification (A+, N+, MCSE, LINUX+/LPIC 1 and 2)
• CCNA and Security+
• Min 3 years experience as a Linux System Administrator

 Skills/ Knowledge

• Excellent Networking implementation and troubleshooting skills (TCP/IP)
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written)
• Excellent understanding of VOIP systems
• Excellent understanding of IMAP and Postfix.
• Apache web server and PHP installation, maintenance, administration, and Database systems (Postgresql, MySQL).

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