Job Description

We are seeking a Senior Linux Engineer who possesses strong analytical skills, in-depth knowledge of Linux systems, and experience with various tools and technologies associated with system administration.What Youll Do:

• Provide specialist input to business plans and budgets, ensuring proje...

POSITION INFO:We are seeking a Senior Linux Engineer who possesses strong analytical skills, in-depth knowledge of Linux systems, and experience with various tools and technologies associated with system administration.What Youll Do:

• Provide specialist input to business plans and budgets, ensuring projects align with the organization's strategy.
• Collaborate with engineers to design cost-effective, reusable solutions that are quick to market.
• Manage project objectives, financial expenditure, and mitigate risks related to system outages.
• Handle capital expenditure on projects, ensuring accurate pricing and adherence to budget.
• Identify and implement optimizations in Linux compute and storage infrastructure for high performance and availability.
• Perform trade-off analyses of technologies, ensuring they align with enterprise architecture and business goals.

Stakeholder Relationship Management:

• Maintain strategic relationships with software and hardware vendors, staying informed on updates and leveraging vendor knowledge.
• Build relationships with key stakeholders, including architects, operational teams, and business units, ensuring design solutions meet their needs.
• Engage with industry networks, attending conferences, and training to stay current and influential.

Process Management:

• Manage delivery against strategic architectural roadmaps and SLAs, and monitor risks to ensure resilient solutions.
• Provide 3rd Level BAU support, write functional requirement documents, and ensure consistent application of architecture principles and standards.
• Document and maintain current and future state designs for Linux infrastructure, ensuring operational readiness and alignment with processes.
• Conduct market research and compute analysis, collaborate on critical IT projects, and take leadership roles in infrastructure projects.
• Ensure disaster recovery and business continuity planning are integrated into solution designs.

Self-Management:

• Enhance personal and professional growth, stay updated on emerging technologies, and share knowledge with the team.
• Apply thought leadership in Linux platforms and adhere to industry best practices.

Transformation and Innovation Contribution:

• Research, develop, and implement innovative ideas and solutions that contribute to organizational success.

Your Expertise:

• 10 years of IT working experience including 5 years in an engineering and solution design role within a complex multi-vendor compute and storage environment

or similar

• Must have:

• Lead, Design, and Implementation of Linux Systems/environments.
• Must provide input to high-level designs.
• Good Hardware and Networking skills.
• Good experience with Virtual and Physical Server environments.
• Vendor Management.
• Must set up new environments and Linux Machines.
• Experience with RedHat products.
• Linux Certificates beneficial

Qualifications Required:

• Honours in Computer Science, Certified Linux Engineer
• Preferred qualification:

• Honours, Masters in Business Management
• Linux Certificates beneficial

Other information applicable to the opportunity:

• Permanent Position:
• Location: Sandton - Hybrid (once a week)
• Standby and overtime: Rotation every 2nd week

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