Linux and Network Engineer required urgently: Salary R40 000 to R55 000 per month

Linux and Network Engineer required urgently: Salary R40 000 to R55 000 per month

Salary: R40 000 – R55 000 a month

Job Type: Full-time

Qualifications

Linux: 5 years (Required)

IP networking: 5 years (Required)

CCNA or equivalent: 5 years (Preferred)

IT related: 10 years (Preferred)

LPIC (Preferred)

Oracle Certified Associate / Professional (Preferred)

Red Hat Certified System Administrator (Preferred)

Storage-related certification (Preferred)

Degree or Diploma in Computer Technology (Preferred)

Full Job Description

Background

Dudobi, an established UK-based managed service provider is looking to grow its local South African team of engineers. Established in 2000, the company designs, builds, and manages secure cloud-based solutions for its B2B clients in the UK and SA. From cloud infrastructure to VoIP, Microsoft 365, co-managed services, desktop support, cloud security, consulting, advisory and more, Dudobi delivers expertise and premium service. With numerous leading accreditations including ISO 27017, we work at an extremely high level, going above and beyond for our clients every day.

Profile

The successful candidate will have a proven track record as a Linux systems engineer with strong network engineering skills.

We’re looking for a bright, enthusiastic, and proactive individual. Working primarily with UK clients, excellent business communication skills in both written and spoken English are a must.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deployment, automation, management, and maintenance of Linux production systems and client networking infrastructure
• Ensuring availability, performance, security, and scalability of Linux production systems and client networking infrastructure
• Design, maintain and manage tools for automation of different operational processes
• Linux system troubleshooting and problem resolution
• Provide recommendations for architecture and process improvements
• Evaluation of new technology alternatives and vendor products
• Leading and working as part of cloud solution rollout projects

Requirements:

• Linux: 5 years+ (required)
• IP networking: 5+ years (required)
• CCNA or equivalent (preferred)
• 10+ years of related IT experience
• Comfortable working to tight deadlines and demanding SLAs

The successful applicant must:

• Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills and know what it means to be a good team player
• Have a professional and mature work ethic
• Have proven expertise in IT project delivery
• Know how to serve demanding international clients, who expect a very high standard of service
• Be a positive individual willing to learn quickly and work hard
• Provide out-of-hours cover infrequently
• Show a track record of completing tasks and projects on time and at high quality
• Technical expertise

The successful candidate would have experience in many of the following technologies/methodologies:

Linux

• Administration of Ubuntu/Debian or derivatives
• Administration of RHEL/CentOS or derivatives
• Support of LAMP environments (including MySQL, PostgreSQL, Apache/NGINX)

Infrastructure

• Architect, build, operate and troubleshoot enterprise infrastructure platforms including firewalls, load balancers, VPNs, etc.
• IP address planning & subnetting, DNS, peering, routing protocols, proxies and related skillsets
• Experience with multi-tier architectures: load balancers, caching, web servers, application servers, databases, and networking
• Technical certifications

Whilst a degree or certification is not mandatory, one or more of the following certifications would be highly advantageous:

• Degree or Diploma in Computer Technology
• LPIC (Linux Professional Institute Certification)
• Oracle Certified Associate / Professional
• Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)
• Storage-related certification

We offer

• A dynamic, small company environment as part of our team of passionate, motivated engineers
• Lots of responsibility; you’ll be working on projects for dozens of clients across the UK and SA
• Space for your ideas and improvement suggestions to be aired and implemented
• Fun team events, including weekly team lunch
• 20 days’ leave per year as a minimum
• Significant personal opportunity to grow and advance within the business

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: R40,000.00 – R55,000.00 per month

Experience:

• Linux: 5 years (Required)
• IP networking: 5 years (Required)
• CCNA or equivalent: 5 years (Preferred)
• IT related: 10 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• LPIC (Preferred)
• Oracle Certified Associate / Professional (Preferred)
• Red Hat Certified System Administrator (Preferred)
• Storage-related certification (Preferred)
• Degree or Diploma in Computer Technology (Preferred). Apply Now

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