Senior Systems Administrator

 

Recruiter:

HR Genie

Job Ref:

20004620

Date posted:

Friday, June 17, 2022

Location:

Gauteng, South Africa

Salary:

Market related


SUMMARY:
Administer and support core Microsoft, Linux, and Nutanix technologies

JOB DESCRIPTION:

KEY COMPETENCIES

  • Flexible and able to adapt to an agile rapidly changing environment
  • Must have own transportation
  • Extremely organized and able to prioritize workload
  • Positive, self-motivated individual
  • Able to work independently and takes ownership for own work delivery
  • Team player
  • Good communication skills
  • Self-driven
  • Strong attention to detail

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Administer and support core Microsoft, Linux, and Nutanix technologies
  • Proactively monitor and maintain the overall infrastructure health.
  • Asist with Capacity planning and Safeguarding of Group data.
  • Ensure the infrastructure is kept up to date and patched and protected against vulnerabilities.
  • Provide after-hours support for Infrastructure related emergencies, monitoring as well occasional weekend maintenance.
  • Interact with customers and staff at the technical level, as required.
  • Mentor / cross train team members on existing and new technologies
  • Document best practices and support procedures

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

  • 5 years + experience in a similar level Systems Engineer position
  • Advanced knowledge of Windows Server (2016, 2019) operating systems.
  • Knowledge of Linux operating systems.
  • Experiencing in managing large server infrastructure across multiple sites.
  • Managing deployments/rollouts
  • Managing Terminal Server installations
  • Managing server virtualization technologies
  • Managing Backup software solutions like Veeam
  • A solid understanding of LAN/WAN networking
  • Microsoft Group Policy design and configuration
  • Microsoft IIS administration and configuration
  • Administration of Office 365
  • Active Directory/LDAP user and group administration
  • Ability to troubleshoot network issues including back bone infrastructure issues.
  • Ability to troubleshoot VPN issues.
  • LAN Routing and Switching design, configuration, and troubleshooting (VLANs, IP Subnetting, 802.1Q trunks)

Desired Experience & Qualification

  • Microsoft Certification (MCSE) beneficial
  • ITIL® Certification
  • Microsoft Azure Certification beneficial.
  • Advanced knowledge of Windows Server (2016 / 2019) Operating Systems.
  • Advanced knowledge of Linux Servers. (Debian based preferable)
  • Experience in managing large server infrastructure both physical and virtual.

 

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