Systems Engineer at Interswitch Group

⏲ May 3, 2021, 10:19 PM
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Interswitch is an Africa-focused integrated digital payments and commerce company that facilitates the electronic circulation of money as well as the exchange of value between individuals and organisations on a timely and consistent basis. We started operations in 2002 as a transaction switching and electronic payments processing, and have progressively evolved into an integrated payment services company, building and managing payment infrastructure as well as delivering innovative payment products and transactional services throughout the African continent. At Interswitch, we offer unique career opportunities for individuals capable of playing key roles and adding value in an innovative and fun environment.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Systems Engineer

Location: Lagos
Job type: Permanent
Department: Group Shared Technology

Job Description

The Systems Engineer - Compute & Storage, will primarily be responsible for the engineering, configuration, installation, maintenance, and upgrade of physical/virtual servers, storage, backups, and disaster recovery planning.
The Systems Engineer - Compute & Storage, will also be responsible for developing roadmaps, designs and automation of the infrastructure leveraging on several APIs, automation tools while also creating self service for routine operations to customers and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Strategy & Planning
Research, evaluate, and recommend hardware and software for servers, storage (SAN, NAS, SAS, SATA, SSD, etc), and backup solutions for varying applications and databases
Implement and participate in infrastructure disaster recovery plans & business continuity activities
Continuous development of scripts to automate repetitive administration tasks, Validate system upgrades and patches when required
Develop strategy for planning compute & storage capacity with roadmaps to ensure just-in-time (JIT) purchasing
Deliver quality documentation allowing smooth day-to-day operations
Translate business requirements into scalable infrastructure designs, cost models and forecasts
Compliance with standards for quality, performance, or productivity
Operational Management
Monitor and manage infrastructure with vCenter, vROPs, Cloudbolt, etc
Ensure that service desk requests are delivered timely customers
This includes the execution of SOPs, Incidents/Problems tickets and Change requests alongside other business as usual
Ensure that performance, scalability, and security is maintained and optimized
Identify opportunities to innovate, extend and enhance service delivery wherever possible
Participate in disaster recovery plan and practicing recovery operations
Partner with key vendors to maintain an understanding of new technology and leading practices
Participate in on-call support rotation and implement solutions with proficient skills (upgrades, new releases, incidents, patching, deployment etc), as required by the business
Identify, diagnose, and resolve connection, reliability, or performance issues
Configure, manage, operate, and upgrade on-premises and cloud infrastructure
Perform daily system checks, verifying the integrity and availability of all involved infrastructure resources and key processes

Requirements

University degree in the field of Computer Science or “STEM” major (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) or related field
Certification in VMware, NetApp, Cloud, or similar technologies is a plus
Experience with cloud and container technology
Experience with Dell, Lenovo, Cisco UCS, HP, Nutanix and NetApp technologies
Experience with NetApp storage technologies or alternatives like EMC, EqualLogic, or Nimble
Experience with backup tools like Commvault or Veeam
Experience monitoring production systems, root cause analysis, and troubleshooting
Scripting languages (Powershell, Python, Ansible, Terraform)
Minimum of 4 years of experience in supporting Server environments (Windows, Linux), VMware environments, and in managing (designing, configuring, upgrading, etc) storage solutions and backup solutions
Minimum of 1-3 years of experience in managing public cloud-based solution and resources in multiple availability zones