Senior Systems Administrator

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.