Specialist Linux Engineer

The Linux Platform Engineer is responsible for the end to end engineering, operations, and reliability of enterprise Red Hat Linux platforms across cloud and hybrid environments. The role focuses on building secure, resilient, and highly automated Linux platforms that enable business agility and support Absa's Platform as a Service strategy. Maintain platform documentation, runbooks, operational procedures, and knowledge articles. Mentor and guide Linux engineers to support continuous improvement and skills development within the team. Minimum of 5 years experience Strong expertise in enterprise Linux engineering and operations, particularly Red Hat Enterprise Linux . Advanced experience with AWS and cloud native Linux workloads. Demonstrated ability to train, mentor, and uplift engineering teams. Deep troubleshooting capability across Linux internals, performance tuning, and system reliability. Proficiency in automation, scripting, and IaC tooling. Experience operating Linux platforms across cloud and hybrid infrastructure. Strong stakeholder engagement and cross team collaboration skills.At Absa, our story is not a single narrative. It's thousands of individual journeys unfolding across Africa and beyond.From colleagues serving customers in local communities to teams shaping financial solutions across borders, Absa is built on people who bring their lived experiences, ambitions and perspectives into the workplace every day. Whether you're starting your career, a seasoned leader or somewhere in between, your contribution is seen, valued and connected to something bigger.Our presence across Africa - which spans personal and business banking, corporate and investment banking, wealth and investment management, and insurance - exists because of the people who show up in their roles with purpose. Across Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia, our colleagues are shaping what Absa becomes in each market.Beyond the continent, teams in global offices and a technology hub support and extend the stories that prove that African talent can lead, influence and innovate on the global stage.At Absa, your story matters because progress is driven by human experience, not hierarchy. When people are enabled to bring their whole selves to work, they don't just build careers. They help shape the future of Africa's financial services landscape.