Location: Cape Town
Description:
Role Summary
The incumbent will develop, deploy and maintain data centre, server and virtualization management systems. A combination of strong software development and system administration skills, with an understanding of customer needs will be crucial to success. The role is based at Hetzner\‘s satellite office in Gallo Manor, Johannesburg but will require a high level of collaboration with colleagues in data centers in South Africa and Germany.
The scope of the role includes the following:
The ideal candidate will have a passion for:
A high level of proficiency in the following:
A sound understanding of the following:
Qualifications:
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Description:
Role Summary
The incumbent will develop, deploy and maintain data centre, server and virtualization management systems. A combination of strong software development and system administration skills, with an understanding of customer needs will be crucial to success. The role is based at Hetzner\‘s satellite office in Gallo Manor, Johannesburg but will require a high level of collaboration with colleagues in data centers in South Africa and Germany.
The scope of the role includes the following:
- Develop new and maintain existing front and back end applications written primarily in RoR, bash shell scripts and PHP.
- Implement and maintain a new virtual server management system.
- Implement and maintain efficient, automated server provisioning and data centre management systems.
- Liaise closely with key project stakeholders on system requirements, acceptance criteria, UI design and quality.
- Keep up to date with development initiatives from German counterparts and identify possible synergies between the SA and German operations.
The ideal candidate will have a passion for:
- Technology to serve operational and client requirements
- A combination of software development and systems administration, particularly in open source technologies.
- Optimal systems and simple procedures
- Sharing ideas, teamwork and innovation
A high level of proficiency in the following:
- Web development technologies
- Linux systems administration
- Server virtualization (preferably with open source implementations)
- OO and MVC design concepts
A sound understanding of the following:
- Agile design and implementation approach to systems development
- IP networking
- Previous server provisioning automation and management will be an advantage
- Previous server, network and environmental monitoring experience will be an advantage
Qualifications:
- 3 Year National Diploma in IT majoring in software development
- BSc or BTech/MTech majoring in Computer Science will be a distinct advantage.
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