Job Description

Job Summary:

Crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation, scalability, and reliability of our company's servers, databases and network infrastructures.

Responsibilities:

• Set up, configure, and maintain Linux servers, ensuring their stability and security.
• Manage and optimize web servers (Apache and Nginx) to deliver high-performance web applications.
• Implement and maintain databases, ensuring efficient data storage, retrieval, and scaling.
• Design and implement server optimization strategies to enhance system performance.
• Perform regular backups and data maintenance to safeguard critical information.
• Monitor server health, application performance, and system resources, taking proactive measures to ensure constant uptime.
• Collaborate with development teams to integrate CI/CD pipelines using Git, Jenkins, and other relevant tools.
• Document all processes, configurations, and procedures to establish a knowledge base for the team including automation scripts for efficient deployment of applications and server instances.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest technologies and best practices in DevOps, Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes to enhance the infrastructure and development processes.
• Conduct updates and patches on servers while minimizing disruption to client businesses.
• Any ad hoc tasks assigned from time to time by management.

Job Requirements

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
• Strong experience in setting up and managing servers in production environments using Linux or Apache and Nginx
• Solid knowledge of database management, optimization, and scaling techniques and technologies such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MongoDB.
• Experience in automating deployment processes using tools like Ansible, Puppet, or Chef.
• Proven expertise in Git, CI/CD, and version control workflows.
• Understanding of cloud infrastructure services (e.g., AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud) is an added advantage.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex system issues.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and actively share knowledge and mentor team members.
• Proactive and self-motivated with the ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Demonstrated ability to document work, procedures, and configurations effectively.

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