Linux System Admin NGO Job The Spix Foundation

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Job Purpose

We are seeking a highly skilled and mission-aligned Linux System Administrator who will administer key Linux servers and work with administrators at Mobile Network Operators, Ministries of Education, and other entities who operate their own servers to receive and store RESPECT-sourced data while honoring data security, privacy, and sovereignty rules. You will ensure that best practice is followed to ensure a highly secure and reliable environment. This is a key technical role in a globally distributed team working to deliver one of Africa’s most developer-friendly and resilient EdTech platforms.

Function: RESPECT Platform Server, Core Infrastructure set up & operations

Reports to: Head of Office, Africa

Key Responsibilities

• Server and System Administration
• Provision, configure, and maintain Linux servers for production and staging environments.
• Monitor system health, performance, and usage
• Manage cloud infrastructure including VM provisioning, security groups, backups, and auto-scaling.
• Automate infrastructure tasks using relevant and approved tools.
• Support CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, GitLab CI) and containerized deployments.
• Implement system hardening, patching, and access control policies
• Monitor and respond to security incidents, vulnerabilities, and system errors.
• Manage automated backup and disaster recovery procedures.
• Provide Tier 2/Tier 3 support to development teams and technical partners.
• Maintain system documentation, diagrams, runbooks, and asset inventories.
• Collaborate with the Platform Support team to ensure developer environments are reproducible and stable.
• Assist in deploying and securing interoperability bridges
• Support custom infrastructure deployments across African countries.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field
• At least 5 years of experience administering Linux systems in production environments.
• Prior experience with nonprofit or public infrastructure projects is a plus.
• Highly familiar with the Linux command line, editing key configuration files, managing installed packages via apt, snap, etc, writing/modifying shell scripts.
• Strong understanding of networking; able to configure firewalls on server
• Good awareness of security standards and best practices
• Understanding and experience with Africa’s Ministries of ICT (MOICT), Ministries of Digital Economy (MDE), Telecom Infrastructure, configurations, policies and regulations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with UPS (Uninterruptible Power Systems).
• Experience with solar energy systems.
• Familiar with configuration automation tools eg. Cfengine or Puppet.
• Familiar with uptime monitoring tools e.g. Nagios.
• Familiar with sustainable public sector services and models for business continuity.

What is on Offer

• A purpose-driven role contributing to transformative digital infrastructure in education.
• Flexible working environment.
• A collaborative and inclusive team environment.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package aligned with experience with the opportunity for international exposure
• The opportunity to build something that truly matters from grounds up.

How to apply:

If you meet the above job requirements, we would like to connect with you. To apply, please submit your updated CV with a short cover letter explaining why you are a good fit to recruit@platinumadvisory.co.ke within the deadline.