Devops / Sys Admin

 

Recruiter:

Jenrecruitment

Job Ref:

CPT000118/JG

Date posted:

Friday, April 1, 2022

Location:

Capetown, South Africa


SUMMARY:

Calling all DevOps looking for a new challenge. This is an excellent opportunity for a DevOps / SysAdmin looking to showcase and develop their expertise with an established Software Development business based near Tygervalley in Cape Town.
 
This is a position for someone that loves to work on a wide range of projects and infrastructure that all form part of the same "big picture" project. The company is proud to provide multiple, integrated software platforms, used by thousands of users every day, for over a decade.
 
Joining our client is an adventure in coding, deployment and creating users that are raving fans.  We are in control of our own choices and have the luxury of moving with tremendous speed and agility. We don't suffer corporate mumbo jumbo and it is never boring.


JOB DESCRIPTION:

The team works from their offices near High Street Tygervalley, 08:00 to 16:30, Mon to Fri. The environment is professional yet relaxed. You are welcome to wear shorts and t-shirts with takkies. We all make the effort to ensure that our products and services are the very best in our vibrant niche market.
 
This is not a corporate environment and whilst we cannot afford fat corporate salaries, we are able to offer revenue sharing of projects we work on. We are looking for someone that has passion for coding and not just someone who is trying to chase the biggest pay cheques.

Key Responsibilities:
 
System administration of Linux and Windows environments.
Configuration, security, maintenance, backups, monitoring.
Assist with deployment of software and production environments in cloud.
Be very comfortable with setting up, deploying to and monitoring cloud infrastructure.
Manage databases (deploy, optimise, backup, configure, monitor).
Patch and upgrade management of servers, paid products, and developed products/services.
Manage server security.
Configuration management.
Functional monitoring of the ecosystem.

Personal Attributes:
 
Willingness to help team members when needed.
At least three years of experience in a DevOps role.
Linux Server administration experience and skills. This will be tested.
Be very comfortable with setting up, deploying to and monitoring cloud infrastructure
Practical experience with CI/CD and container technologies
Avid follower of IaC will be an advantage
Python and Bash scripting.
Database management will be an advantage
Practical understanding of distributed/high volume systems architecture and management
System monitoring tools
Security management
Network management
A critical and logical thinker
Passionate about finding and fixing system problems
Excited about learning new things and always up for a challenge
Continuous learner
Good ideas, strong opinions, a collaborative attitude and strong work ethic

Our Current Tech Stack:
 
AWS
Linux - Ubuntu 
Docker/Portainer 
Caddy
Nginx
Auth0
MSSQL 
PostGreSQL
Ansible

 

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