Roles & Responsibilities:

• \tResponsible for the administration and maintenance of Linux servers, RedHat Virtualization and Ansible, to

• \tProvide day-to-day systems administration and operations, including 24 x 7 standby

• \tPlan and perform installation, configuration and migration of OS and related hardware and software

• \tPlan and perform scheduled preventive maintenance, OS patching/upgrades/hardening, after-office hours

• \tTroubleshoot incidents, system problems and handle escalations to vendors

• \tProvide system performance tuning, optimization and capacity planning

• \tAutomate tasks and workflows, through shell, Ansible, Python, Ruby scripts and programming, including provisioning / deprovisioning of Virtual Machines (VMs), patching, configurations, software deployment, monitoring and integration with other tools

• \tEstablish, standardize and maintain systems backup that is in line with recovery strategy

• \tEstablish, standardize and maintain best practice processes, procedures, system documentation and reports so as to streamline and enhance the operational environment

• \tProvide technical support and advice for projects

• \tFulfil service requests and change requests

• \tProactively contribute to continual improvement programs

• \tWork/collaborate with other teams and vendors, where applicable

• \tProvide progress reports and to escalate issues to supervisor

• \tWork with various teams (VMWare, NetBackup, & hardware) as needed to support the infrastructure.

• \tKeep abreast of new technologies and its applicability to their area of work

Requirements/ Qualifications:

• \tBachelor in Computer Engineering or equivalen

• \tAt least 6 years' experience in the administration of Linux Servers in an enterprise environment

• \tStrong technical knowledge and experience in administration and maintenance of Linux(RedHat Linux/SUSE/CentOS) including:

o\tClustering (Pacemaker cluster)

o\tOracle KVM (oVirt)

o\tOpenshift knowledge

o\tAnsible automation platform with ability to write playbooks

o\t Storage Admin/SAN technology, in particular, from System perspective

o\t System and network security, including use of RBAC

o\tSSH/SFTP/SSL

o\tDR implementation

o\tShell Scripting (Unix shell) Ansible, Python and/or Ruby will be an added advantage

• \tCertifications in the above administration skills will be an added advantage

• \tExperience in project management, design and deployment of IT infrastructure solution will be an added advantage

• \tAbility to prioritize assignments while working on multiple projects

• \tGood security, audit, and compliance knowledge

• \tGood team player who is highly motivated, independent, goal oriented and possesses workplace initiative

• \t Good interpersonal, communications and presentation skills (verbal/written)

• \t Strong problem solving and analytical skills, with attention to details