What we are looking for
As part of business growth and expansion we are looking for a talented and experienced Infrastructure and Site Reliability Engineer (ISRE) to join our dynamic team. They will be responsible for building deploying managing and maintaining our physical server infrastructure across colocation centres in Africa integral for our telephony integration projects. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of telephony systems including FreeSwitch and Asterisk and extensive experience in Linux cloud VPS management AWS Azure and network architecture.
What does the job involve
- Server and Infrastructure Management
- Build deploy manage and maintain physical servers in colocation centres across Africa.
- Provision configure and manage multiple Linux cloud Virtual Private
- Servers (VPSs) in a highavailability environment.
- Ensure the integrity security and high availability of critical infrastructure.
- Telephony Systems Expertise
- Configure and manage telephony systems including FreeSwitch and Asterisk.
- Set up and integrate Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) connections including E1 interfaces for telephony services.
- Implement and maintain telephony system integrations ensuring high reliability and performance.
- Networking
- Design set up and manage VPNs and VLANs across our network infrastructure.
- Ensure optimal network performance security and scalability.
- Troubleshoot network issues and perform root cause analysis to prevent future occurrences.
- Cloud Platforms
- Manage AWS services including but not limited to EC2 S3 and VPC.
- Experience with Azure cloud services is a significant plus; provisioning managing and optimizing resources.
- Implement and maintain cloudbased solutions to enhance operational efficiency and scalability.
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology or related field.
- At least 5 years of experience in a DevOps SRE or similar role with a focus on telephony systems and infrastructure management
- Strong background in Linux/Unix Administration.
- Expertise in telephony systems such as FreeSwitch and Asterisk including SIP and PSTN/E1 integrations.
- Experience with telephony hardware like Sangoma cards but not necessary.
- Proficient in networking technologies including VPNs VLANs and network security best practices.
- Experience with cloud services (AWS Azure) and containerisation technologies.
- Strong scripting and automation skills (e.g. Python Bash).
- Excellent problemsolving communication and team collaboration skills.
- Willingness to travel to colocation centers across Africa as needed.
- Deep experience with Linux Server Management is required
Benefits
- Competitive salary and other benefits