Specialist Server Administration

Design, planning, acquisition and implementation of all related Server Infrastructure Services. Support and

maintenance of all Server related Infrastructure including hardware and software. Manage the provisioning of all

Server related Infrastructure Services, planning, coordinating, monitoring and controlling to ensure the availability

the services according to the Service Level Agreements. Ensure the resolution of hardware and software; incidents

and service requests according to contracted Agreements Support and maintenance of all Server related

Infrastructure according to prescribed policies, procedures, standards and governance frameworks.

**Key Responsibility Areas**
- Investigate/confirm/refer/log a call to upgrade the server.
- Rectify the faults affecting the availability of the server.
- Installation of servers.
- Implement procedures and standards for Directory Integrated Systems, Servers and related services and

monitor adherence thereof.
- Resolution and handling of medium operational Incidents as per SLA incident handling timeframes.
- Monitoring of Server and Services Toolsets & Dashboards.

**Qualifications and Experience**

**Minimum**:Grade 12 plus 3-year IT Diploma / Degree in in Computer Science, or IT/ related fields (NQF level 6).

Certification: MCSA, MCSE, MCITP

**Experience**:3 - 5 years’ experience as a Server Administrator in the provisioning, support and maintenance and

support of all Server related Infrastructure such as Enterprise Directory Services, virtualization and server

infrastructure technology stack. Experience in working within the ITIL Framework for Incident, Problem, Change, or

Service Experience in the design, planning, implementation of an Enterprise Server solutions and services.

**Technical Competencies Description
**Knowledge of**:Organizational Awareness: IT and Government Industry IT Products and Services Knowledge of:
System performance Server Performance Management knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, 802.1x, and DHCP protocols;

and virtualized servers,especially Hyper-V; Understanding of the government regulations Understanding of: Hardware

and software support for client system/solutions, Server & Storage related technologies & related management

Trends Network Operating Systems Project Management NOS/Active Directory/Virtualisation Quality assurance

standards DNS, E-Mail, software deployment, Patch management, Core Stack builds VPN technologies and concepts

Disaster Recovery Virtualisation technologies and concepts Computer and network security principles Operating

System Stack builds (OS Imaging). Service Level Management Technical: Proficiency in maintenance of Core Server

infrastructure and Services (Patch management, Antivirus, DNS, DHCP, Agents etc). Microsoft administration and

related services. Virtualized server designs and support. Server monitoring. Server operating system rebuilds and

restore. Domain controllers rebuild and restore. Communication skills. Verbal Communication. Writing skills. Reading

skills. Reporting. Interpersonal Skills. Honest. Self-Management Skills. Initiative. Integrity. Self-Actualization.

Intellectual Skills. Responsible. Hard working. Team player. Solution oriented. Diligent. Act with Integrity. Proactive &
Decisive. Innovative and Assertive. Information Scanning. Lateral Thinking. Attention to details. Problem solving,

Decision making and analytical skills.

**Other Special Requirements**

Preference will be given to African Females, Male and Female Indians and, Coloured.

**How to apply
1. Register using your ID and personal information;
2. Use received one-time pin to complete the registration;
3. Log in using your username and password;
4. Click on “Employment & Labour;

1. Click on “Employment & Labour;
2. Click on “Recruitment Citizen”

3. Login using your username and password

**Closing Date: 18 January 2023