- Job Type Full Time
- Qualification BA/BSc/HND
- Experience 5 years
- Location Nairobi
- Job Field ICT / Computer 
Senior Linux Engineer (KE) at Absa Bank Limited
Senior Linux Engineer (KE)
Job Description
- Design, deploy, and maintain Linux (RHEL) systems across development, testing, and production environments.
- Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using automation tools such as Ansible, Terraform, or Puppet.
- Build, enhance, and maintain CI/CD pipelines in collaboration with DevOps teams.
- Proactively monitor and maintain system performance, reliability, and security.
- Drive automation efforts to improve scalability, repeatability, and efficiency.
- Manage patching, updates, and compliance across all Linux servers.
- Troubleshoot complex system issues and provide root cause analysis.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including DevOps, Cloud, Security, and Application teams.
- Participate in on-call support and incident management as needed.
- Ensure systems are hardened and compliant with security standards and best practices.
Required Skills & Experience:
- 5+ years of experience as a Linux Systems Engineer/Administrator.
- Extensive experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and related tools (subscription management, Satellite, etc.).
- Proven experience in infrastructure automation using Ansible and Red Hat Satellite
- Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, etc.).
- Strong scripting skills (e.g., Bash, Python, Perl).
- Good understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, firewalls, etc.).
- Experience with virtualization platforms (e.g., VMware, KVM) and containerization (e.g., Docker, Podman).
- Familiarity with monitoring tools (e.g., Nagios, Prometheus, Grafana).
- Knowledge of security best practices and compliance frameworks (e.g., CIS Benchmarks, PCI-DSS).
- Experience working in cloud or hybrid environments (AWS, Azure, OpenStack, etc.) is a plus.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified? Go to Absa Bank Limited on absa.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com to apply

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