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Linux System Administrator at Pesapal

Pesapal
3 Years
Nairobi, Kenya
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Company Details
Name:Pesapal
Industry: Telecommunications
Website: https://www.pesapal.com/
Description: Pesapal provides a simple, safe and secure way for individuals and businesses to make and accept payments in Africa. Pesapal payments work on the internet and directly on the handset. We partner with Banks, Mobile Network Operators and Credit Card companies to give consumers as many payment options as possible. For businesses, we offer timely settlement of any payments to their bank account of choice. We have security features in place to protect our buyers and sellers by ensuring all information is encrypted and secured, with notifications sent for activities within their account.Pesapal is also PCI/DSS Level 1 compliant
Job Description

We are looking for a skilled Linux System Administrator to manage, maintain, and optimize our Linux-based infrastructure. The ideal candidate has strong hands-on experience with Linux systems in production environments, a security-first mindset, and experience supporting high-availability services in regulated environments.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Proactively administer, maintain and support Linux infrastructure technology to maintain a 24x7x365 uptime service
  • Install, configure, and maintain MySQL, MariaDB, and PostgreSQL.
  • Proactively monitor system and database performance, availability and perform capacity planning
  • Perform system and database installation, configuration, patching, and upgrades
  • Ensure high availability, performance, and reliability of production systems
  • Monitor system health, logs, and performance; troubleshoot incidents and outages
  • Optimize queries, indexes, and database performance
  • Support backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity processes
  • Maintain best practices on managing systems and services across linux environments
  • Automate routine system tasks
  • Provide input on ways to improve the stability, security, efficiency, and scalability of the linux environments.
  • Collaborate with other teams and team members to develop automation strategies and deployment processes

Required Skills & Qualifications:

  • Previous working experience as a Linux System Administrator(3 years)
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or similar relevant degree
  • In depth knowledge of Linux: RedHat, CentOS, Debian, Ubuntu
  • Practical production experience with MySQL, MariaDB, and PostgreSQL
  • Solid understanding of database concepts: replication, tuning, backups
  • Hands-on experience managing Cloud infrastructure
  • Knowledge of containers and virtualization (Docker, Kubernetes, VMware)
  • Knowledge in Shell, Perl, and/or Python scripting is a plus
  • Solid knowledge of protocols such as DNS, TLS, ICMP
  • Additional Linux certifications will be considered an advantage
Salary: Discuss During Interview
Education: Diploma
Employment Type: Full Time

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