Job Summary

TecFlax Solutions Limited seeking a motivated Linux System Engineer to design, deploy, maintain, and troubleshoot Linux-based infrastructure. The candidate must hold at least LPIC-1 (Linux Administrator) certification. You will work with cloud platforms, automation tools, monitoring systems, and security best practices to ensure high availability and performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and manage Linux servers (CentOS/RHEL, Ubuntu, Debian, or similar) in on‑prem and cloud environments.
• Perform system hardening, patching, and kernel tuning.
• Automate provisioning and configuration using tools like Ansible, Puppet, or Terraform.
• Monitor system health and performance; respond to incidents and perform root-cause analysis.
• Manage storage, backup, and recovery solutions.
• Implement and maintain security controls, user and permission management, and audit logging.
• Optimize services (web, database, container runtime) for reliability and scalability.
• Maintain documentation: runbooks, architecture diagrams, SOPs.
• Collaborate with developers, network, and security teams on deployments and troubleshooting.
• Participate in on-call rotation as required.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in IT, Computer Science, Computer/Electrical/Telecommunication Engineering or related field or related field.
• LPIC-1 (Linux Administrator) certification — mandatory (proof required).
• 2+ years of hands-on Linux systems administration experience.
• Strong shell scripting skills (Bash, Python, or similar).
• Experience with system monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK, Nagios, Zabbix, etc.).
• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, firewalls, routing).
• Experience with virtualization/container technologies (KVM, VMware, Docker, Kubernetes basics).
• Familiarity with configuration management and IaC tools (Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, Chef).
• Good problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• LPIC-2 or other advanced Linux certification.
• Experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions).
• Experience with security frameworks and compliance (CIS, PCI, GDPR).
• Familiarity with database administration (MySQL, PostgreSQL).

Compensation & Benefits:

• Competitive salary (dependent on experience, range between KES. 70,000 to KES. 90,000).
• Training budget and certification reimbursement.
• Flexible/remote work options (if applicable).

• Install, configure, and manage Linux servers (CentOS/RHEL, Ubuntu, Debian, or similar) in on‑prem and cloud environments.
• Perform system hardening, patching, and kernel tuning.
• Automate provisioning and configuration using tools like Ansible, Puppet, or Terraform.
• Monitor system health and performance; respond to incidents and perform root-cause analysis.
• Manage storage, backup, and recovery solutions.
• Implement and maintain security controls, user and permission management, and audit logging.
• Optimize services (web, database, container runtime) for reliability and scalability.
• Maintain documentation: runbooks, architecture diagrams, SOPs.
• Collaborate with developers, network, and security teams on deployments and troubleshooting.
• Participate in on-call rotation as required.

• Strong shell scripting skills (Bash, Python, or similar).
• Experience with system monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK, Nagios, Zabbix, etc.).
• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, firewalls, routing).
• Experience with virtualization/container technologies (KVM, VMware, Docker, Kubernetes basics).
• Familiarity with configuration management and IaC tools (Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, Chef).
• Good problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills.

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in IT, Computer Science, Computer/Electrical/Telecommunication Engineering or related field or related field.
• LPIC-1 (Linux Administrator) certification — mandatory (proof required).
• 2+ years of hands-on Linux systems administration experience.
• LPIC-2 or other advanced Linux certification.
• Experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions).
• Experience with security frameworks and compliance (CIS, PCI, GDPR).
• Familiarity with database administration (MySQL, PostgreSQL).