Systems Administrator / Engineer at takealot.com

Your mission, should you choose to accept it:

• Provide technical support services relating to Linux, Microsoft XenServer, VMware & Server Hardware Platforms & Applications to customers and 3rd party vendors as required
• Perform installations, configuration & maintenance of Linux, Microsoft, XenServer, VMware & Server Hardware Platforms
• Perform installations, configuration & maintenance of division owned platforms as well as supporting application function & services on Microsoft & Linux platforms
• Ensure that platform best practice and security standards are adhered to as guided by industry or management
• Ensure that Microsoft, Linux, XenServer, VMware & Server Hardware platforms are adequately patched according to patching cadence schedule
• Ensure that all platforms and services managed by Group IT Systems are onboarded onto monitoring platforms and adequately monitored
• Ensure that all production systems are adequately backed up with quarterly sample testing performed
• Document and keep current Standard Operating Procedures & Instructions for Group IT systems, solutions and processes
• Research & recommend innovative approaches for administrative tasks (e.g. simplification, automation etc.) for consideration
• Execute upon request, tasks, initiatives and projects as requested by management as informed by business requirement or strategic drivers and in accordance to timelines
• Provide after-hours standby support to the business on a rotational basis

The skills we need:

• Solutions-oriented, can-do attitude and high energy
• Demonstrates a passion for optimal systems and simple procedures.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking, using data to make informed decisions
• Ability to disaggregate and structure solutions to ambiguous problems
• Ability to interview and interact professionally with internal and external people
• Capability to present ideas succinctly, in writing and verbally
• Versatile and with the appetite to learn by doing

Qualifications & Experience:

• Diploma or Advanced Certificate with a technical major (i.e. Engineering or Computer Science) and a minimum of 3 years in Systems Administration experience.
• In the event that a candidate does not have a Diploma or an Advanced Certificate with a technical major (i.e. Engineering or Computer Science), an equivalent experience requirement must be met, which equates to a minimum of 4 years of Systems Administration experience.
• Industry Certifications (LPI, RHCSA etc.) advantageous
• Minimum 3 years experience building, configuring & supporting Linux Operating Systems based on Debian or Redhat distributions
• Minimum 3 years experience building, configuring & supporting Hypervisor technologies such as VMware and or XenServer XCP
• Minimum 2 years experience building, configuring & supporting Windows Server Operating Systems
• Minimum 2 years experience building, configuring & supporting Server Hardware Platforms (Dell or HP or Other)
• Minimum 2 years experience building, configuring & supporting Cloud Platforms (GCP or AWS or Azure) is advantageous
• Minimum 2 years experience working with infrastructure automation tools such as Ansible, Chef, Terraform or CloudFormation is advantageous
• Minimum 2 years experience working with a scripting or programming language such as Bash or Python is advantageous
• Working understanding of technology and concepts of Clustering, Load-Balancing, Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity
• Working understanding of technology and concepts of SAN or vSAN
• Working understanding of Open Source Applications such as Apache, NGINX, MySQL or MariaDB or PGSQL
• Working understanding of Monitoring platforms such as CheckMK or Zabbix or Nagios
• Working understanding of Backup solutions such as Veeam or NetBackup or Dataprotector
• Working understanding of Centre for Internet Security Standards and it’s application