Senior Linux & Cloud Administrator (SAP)

About the role

We are looking for a seasoned Senior Linux & Cloud Administrator to ensure 24/7 availability of SAP systems across hyperscaler platforms and on‑premise data centres. The role involves L3/L4 support, incident resolution and continuous improvement of cloud services for global enterprise customers.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain 24/7 uptime of SAP workloads in Azure, GCP, AWS, IBM Cloud and on‑premise environments.
• Act as L3/L4 escalation point for critical production incidents, following change‑management procedures.
• Automate standard operating procedures to increase efficiency, reliability and scalability.
• Lead continuous‑improvement initiatives for cloud services, focusing on security, performance and cost optimisation.
• Collaborate with a multinational team to design and implement strategies that meet SLA commitments.

Required profile

• 8‑12 years of hands‑on experience administering Linux (Red Hat, SUSE) at an advanced level.
• Strong troubleshooting skills for complex infrastructure issues.
• Ability to work independently in large‑scale production environments and on‑call shift models.

Required skills

• Linux (Red Hat, SUSE) administration
• Windows OS administration
• Cloud platforms: Azure, GCP, AWS, IBM Cloud
• Compute, storage and networking concepts in hyperscalers
• Networking & security: TCP/IP, NAT, DNS, LDAP, firewalls
• Containers and Kubernetes
• Physical server Linux operations
• Network services: DNS, LDAP, HTTP proxies
• Infrastructure monitoring tools: Nagios, Prometheus
• ITSM tool: ServiceNow
• IT security best practices and OS hardening