Linux Administrator

Our Client

The largest and fastest growing hard discount retailer in the region with presence in Egypt Morocco and KSA.
We are a technology driven company focused on leveraging the latest technology to provide the company with a competitive edge

Job Summary

• We are seeking an experienced Linux Administrator to manage maintain and enhance our Linuxbased systems.
  This role requires a highly skilled professional with extensive experience in Linux administration scripting and system optimization to ensure seamless operations across our IT infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• System Administration:
  Install configure and maintain Linux servers and associated services.
  Monitor system performance troubleshoot issues and optimize performance to ensure high availability.
  Implement security best practices perform patching and address vulnerabilities.
• Automation & Scripting:
• Develop and maintain shell scripts Python scripts or other automation tools to streamline system operations.
  Manage infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like Ansible Terraform or Puppet.
  

Collaboration & Support:

• Work with development and DevOps teams to deploy and support application environments.
  Provide Level 3 support for escalated technical issues.
• Documentation:
  Maintain detailed documentation for system configurations policies and procedures.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology or related field. Equivalent experience may be considered.
• 7 years of experience in Linux system administration (preferably SUSE Ubuntu Red Hat or CentOS).
• Expertise in managing largescale server environments.
• Strong knowledge of Linux file systems process management and system tuning.
• Proficiency with shell scripting (Bash) and programming languages (Python Perl or similar).
• Handson experience with virtualization technologies (VMware KVM etc.).
  
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker Kubernetes).
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP networking and DNS.
• Experience with monitoring tools (Nagios Zabbix Prometheus) and logging systems.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS Azure or Google Cloud) is a plus.

Preferred Skills:

Experience with highavailability and loadbalancing troubleshooting skills and ability to handle complex system certifications such as RHCE LFCS or CompTIA Linux.

Soft Skills:

• Excellent problemsolving and criticalthinking abilities.
  Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively in a team.
  Selfmotivated with a proactive approach to system improvements.