To manage the LINUX/UNIX team to ensure the smooth operation, installation, support and maintenance of LINUX/UNIX systems including related hardware

To train and manage staff to ensure that they have the skills required by the organization/ department and can achieve their performance objectives

To manage the storage are network administration, management of back-up and data recovery environments

To liaise with customers and related departments to resolve service-related queries and provide advice to ensure effective service delivery

To manage third party suppliers and service level agreements to ensure cost effective delivery of services

To contribute to the IT strategy and budget development to ensure that it is line with the business needs

To contribute to the development of IT policies and develops and implements SOPs accordingly to ensure compliance with policy and regulations

To manages the LINUX/UNIX environment and patches to ensure security, reliability, capacity and availability of systems for end users

To produce system usage statistics and highlight areas of concern

To maintain the system documentation to ensure business continuity and continuous operations

Manage internal IT projects in accordance with business needs to ensure effective service delivery.

 

Experience with fibre channel-based storage (HP3par or similar)

Solaris LDOM’s / Solaris Zones Experience provisioning and configuring Solaris virtual servers using logical domains and zones

Hands on cluster experience, preferable with Veritas Cluster Suite or Veritas Infoscale, Linux based cluster

Project management

Scripting skills, the most important being KORN, BASH and PERL

Knowledge of VMWare based systems and related virtualization tools

Knowledge HPBlade server environment, Itanium based systems and ProLiant server range

Knowledge with software and hardware RAID, logical volume manager

Knowledge of networks and routing, including security tools such as firewalls and intrusion detection

Troubleshoot skills of performance-based problems quickly and effectively on all *nix platforms and have working knowledge of "nix based performance tools

Server hardening techniques including IPtables, Firewalls, SE-linux and SSH

Knowledge of databases (Oracle/ MySQL/DB2 or similar) (Desirable)

Oracle Secure Back-up experience (Desirable)

Understanding DR processes

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Time Management Skills

Communication Skills

Interpersonal Skills

 

National Diploma in Information Technology (NQF Level 6) or Related

Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)

Red Hat Certified Administrator (RHCA)

Eight (8) years relevant experience with Five (5) years in a supervisory/ project management or team lead capacity

Storage Area Network Certification (Desirable)

VMware certified professional (Desirable)

Oracle Linux certification (Desirable)

Veeam certified Engineer (Desirable)

Valid License

 

Should you not hear from us within 7 days of your application, please consider as unsuccessful.