Linux Platform Operations Engineer (Mid–Senior)
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Job Location:
Pretoria - South Africa
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
4 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Linux / Platform / Operations Engineer (MidSenior)
We are recruiting experienced Linux & Platform Engineers to support automate and modernise critical IT platforms in a high-availability Agile/DevOps environment. These roles suit professionals with strong Linux automation operations and infrastructure experience who thrive in complex enterprise environments.Core Skills & Technologies
- Operating Systems: Linux (SUSE/SLES preferred) & Windows (client/server)
- Automation & IaC: Ansible (AAP/Tower/AWX) Terraform scripting (Python Bash PowerShell Perl)
- Containers & Platforms: Kubernetes Docker Dynatrace
- Monitoring & Tooling: Grafana Nagios backup & monitoring solutions
- Version Control & CI/CD: GitHub GitHub Actions
- Directory & Access: LDAP (e.g. 389DS) PBIS authentication & access management
- Networking & Storage: DNS DHCP TCP/IP NFS CIFS automounter netgroups
- Service Management: IT Operations incident/problem/change management on-call support
- License Management (where applicable): OpenLM FlexLM Matlab and enterprise license services
Advantageous Experience
- Public & private cloud (AWS Azure GCP)
- ServiceNow (ITSM) Jira Confluence
- Configuration management & configuration-as-code
- Security tools PAM solutions Vault encryption technologies
- Agile / Scrum / AWM frameworks
- Leadership stakeholder engagement & vendor coordination
Key Responsibilities
- Install configure operate and maintain Linux-based platforms and services
- Develop and maintain automation scripts and playbooks
- Monitor system health performance and availability
- Support incident problem and change management
- Manage authentication access and security vulnerabilities
- Maintain system documentation CMDBs and SOPs
- Participate in 24/7 on-call rotations (where required)
- Collaborate with cross-functional Agile teams
- Continuously improve systems through automation and modern tooling
- Evaluate and introduce new platforms tools and technologies
Qualifications & Experience
- Degree in Computer Science Information Systems or equivalent experience
- 56 years experience in Linux platform or operations engineering
- Strong hands-on experience in enterprise IT environments
- ITIL knowledge or certification advantageous
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Air Freight
- Accounting & Finance
- Electrical Commissioning
- General Services
- Civil Engineering
- Linux
