SENIOR LINUX ADMINISTRATOR IN SOUTH AFRICA

JOB SPECIFICATION Job Title: Linux Administrator Job summary The Linux Administrator attends to the development, maintenance, support and documentation of all the Linux-based systems within my clients and its clients' environments. Reporting Structure The Linux Administrator reports to the Chief Technical Officer Roles and Responsbilities 1. Maintenance of any and all my client  and the clients clients' Linux servers 2. Support to the support service desk on all matters related to Linux servers 3.   Development and deployment on occasion when a client project requires the input of a Linux administrator 4. Monitoring of all Linux servers and networks, ensuring that any issues are resolved in a timely fashion 5. Data Centre - accompany clients to the Data Centre when needed. Available 24/7 for this function. 6. Support and Development of the customer portal, radius servers, new systems, voice gateways, mail, mail filters - writing scripts and reports where necessary 7. Documentation - ensures that all work is documented and the documentation maintained. Excellent writing skills and technical accuracy and meticulousness a requirement. 8. Working within an internal work-flow system - must be excellent at working within and sticking to a strict internal work-flow system whereby tasks are logged as tickets and these tickets require timeous completion. 9. Availability - the work of a Linux Administrator often requires availability after hours and during certain periods, 24-hour availability. Experience and Skills Required ·          No less than 5 years' experience in Linux Administration ·          Additional qualifications related to the field would be advantageous ·          Linux, MySQL, Postfix, Nagios, Cacti and Radius ·          Reliable, well spoken and well groomed ·          Superb technical, organisational and documentation skills ·          Ability to function within an extremely stressful environment ·          Ability to juggle both deadline-driven tasks such as project rollouts, with ongoing support and maintenance tasks ·          Valid driver's license required ·          Client-facing (especially telephonic and email-based) required ·          Excellent writing skills for both documentation and written client interaction   Personal Attributes/Competencies Integrity and honesty; trustworthy and reliable, independent, decisive, able to prioritise, be adaptable and flexibly, quality, detail-oriented, works with a high degree of accuracy, strong service orientation, collaboration, planning, organising and follow-up, assertive, decisive and calm within stressful situations, work under pressure, multi-task, continuous learning.