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DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment

Senior Linux & Cloud Infrastructure Engineer (TTD) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment

  • R Undisclosed
  • Contract Senior position
  • Pretoria
  • Posted 05 Aug 2026 by DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment
  • Expires in 30 days
  • Job 2643471 - Ref 878000022744047
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About the position

We're looking for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer who loves Linux, enjoys solving complex technical challenges, and gets excited about building secure, resilient, always-on infrastructure.


If Bash scripts make your life easier, uptime keeps you awake (in a good way), and cloud platforms feel like home, you might be exactly who we're looking for.



You'll spend your time:


  • Installing, configuring and maintaining Linux servers and clients
  • Deploying and managing workloads in AWS and Azure
  • Automating repetitive tasks with Bash, Python or PowerShell
  • Monitoring infrastructure performance and keeping systems healthy
  • Applying security patches and implementing best practices
  • Creating documentation people will actually want to use
  • Managing Incident, Problem and Change processes
  • Updating Jira stories and keeping delivery on track
  • Working closely with engineers across global teams
  • Continuously improving infrastructure reliability and performance
  • Participating in standby support when required

RequirementsYou should have strong experience with:


Linux


  • Ubuntu
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
  • CentOS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)
Scripting


  • Bash
  • Python
  • PowerShell
  • Perl
Networking


  • TCP/IP
  • DNS
  • DHCP
  • VPN
  • Firewalls
Linux Administration


  • Package management (APT, YUM, RPM)
  • User & Permission Management
  • Performance tuning
  • Backup & Recovery
  • SSH
  • VNC
  • RDP
  • SELinux
  • Security hardening
Cloud


  • AWS
  • Microsoft Azure
Version Control


  • GitHub


Bonus Points If You Also Know:


  • VMware
  • Private Cloud technologies
  • Windows Server
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • OpenShift
  • Podman
  • Splunk
  • Dynatrace
  • Grafana
  • ServiceNow
  • Red Hat Satellite
  • Agile methodologies
  • ITIL
  • Incident, Problem & Change Management
Certifications are a big plus:


  • RHCSA
  • RHCE
  • SUSE Certifications
  • Veritas InfoScale
  • Ansible Certification

What You'll Bring


  • Degree in Information Systems (or equivalent experience)
  • 5+ years of IT Operations experience
  • 5+ years of Infrastructure Automation & Configuration Management
  • Strong Linux administration experience
  • Strong Cloud experience (AWS & Azure)
  • Excellent scripting and automation skills
  • A passion for solving problems before anyone notices them

BenefitsWhy You'll Love It Here



  • Hybrid working flexibility
  • Excellent work-life balance
  • Flexible annual working hours
  • Working with international engineering teams
  • Exposure to cutting-edge enterprise technologies
  • Modern offices
  • Agile delivery environment
  • Employee vehicle purchasing and leasing benefits (Ts & Cs apply)
  • Opportunities to work on large-scale, business-critical platforms

Desired Skills:

  • linux
  • ubuntu
  • bash
  • perl
  • python
  • suse

Desired Qualification Level:

  • Degree

About The Employer:


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DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment

About the agency

Dedicated to the recruitment of IT professionals Sabenza iT is a South African registered business focusing on Finance, Engineering, SAP and general iT recruitment. We have over 18 years' experience in recruiting in South Africa, Australia, Europe, South America and Asia and have worked with a number of large companies offering the best service. We at Sabenza iT understands the changing market and we mold our services around each of our client's needs to offer a personal service. Sabenza iT has forged strong relationships with both Clients and Consultants by ensuring both parties get the most out of every placement. Our Head Office is based in South Africa and we have a satellite office in the UK so that we can keep in contact with expats who may consider returning to South Africa and so that we can offer our services globally for Consultants looking to go to South Africa and Consultants who are looking for opportunities abroad. We at Sabenza recognize the difference it makes to maintain good client relationships and we are keeping our client base niche and manageable in order to give the best service possible. We have gained a good reputation in the market place and have built a very large network and database of consultants that we draw from for each role. We are able to send applications within 24 hours of receiving a role profile or spec. We use one of the best Database software tools available to keep our database up to date and very fast to search. Sabenza iT does not only use job-sites, we headhunt and we use our network to find our clients the right Candidates. We have a strong Facebook presence and we have over 12,000 LinkedIn connections. For further information, please visit our website www.sabenzait.co.za or call me at any time on Tel: 0330040131.

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