Linux Administrator (DevOps Administrator)
Ascent People Ltd
Full-time
Technical Support & Administration
Location
South-Africa, noordwes, South-Africa
Posted
July 18, 2026
Job Description
Linux Administrator (DevOps Administrator)
Location: North West | Industry: IT | Salary: £35,000 - £45,000 per annum + Benefits
Overview
My client is the largest company in its sector in the UK and has been established for over 30 years, recently acquiring several new companies. The role is a skilled Linux Systems Administrator position focused on maintaining high‑availability of online environments across development, test, and production.
Responsibilities
- Provide 3rd‑line support to ensure high availability of client‑side online environments.
- Manage Linux servers in virtualized environments.
- Build and monitor services on production servers using tools such as PRTG and Zabbix.
- Install, configure, and maintain services like Tomcat, Apache, MySQL, and PostgreSQL.
- Use configuration management tools such as Ansible, Puppet, or Chef.
- Configure and manage load balancing (Kemp), firewa...