Functional Consultant

Job Title: Functional Consultant
Industry: IT Services & ConsultingDepartment: ConsultingEmployment Type: Full-Time, PermanentRole Category: IT Consulting

Job Overview:

Key Responsibilities:

• Install and configure Linux operating systems for new environment setups.
• Collaborate effectively within teams and demonstrate a strong eagerness to learn and deliver results.
• Set up cloud-based environments for production, staging, and development purposes.
• Plan and execute patching activities and manage cluster failover procedures.
• Communicate with customers to gather deployment and integration requirements, and contribute to architecture implementation.
• Administer JIRA for project tracking and management.
• Design and implement monitoring systems for applications and testing environments.
• Create and deploy EC2 instances, configure VPCs, and manage storage solutions including persistent storage.
• Apply patches across Linux servers from a centralized repository.
• Configure and manage DNS and DHCP servers.
• Work within an Agile development environment.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Minimum 1 year of experience in Level 1 technical support or system administration roles.
• Proven expertise in Linux installation, configuration, and system monitoring.
• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals, including switching and routing.
• Hands-on experience with monitoring tools such as Zabbix, Nagios, or equivalent.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools like Jenkins or TeamCity.
• Experience working with JIRA and Agile project management tools.
• Exposure to version control systems such as Bitbucket, GitHub, or Subversion.
• Knowledge of database management systems like PostgreSQL or MySQL.
• Basic scripting skills in Shell or Python are advantageous.
• Experience with automation tools like Ansible is a plus.
• Batch scripting knowledge is desirable.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Educational Qualifications:

• Graduate or Postgraduate degree in any discipline.

Key Skills:

• Linux Administration, Monitoring Tools (Zabbix/Nagios), Cloud Environment Setup (EC2, VPC), Patch Management, Networking (Switching & Routing), CI/CD (Jenkins/TeamCity), JIRA Administration, Version Control (Git/Bitbucket), Database Management, Scripting (Shell/Python), Agile Methodologies, Ansible (Preferred).