IT Server Administrator Ref: Zr

4 days ago


Bellville, South Africa Progressive IT Resourcing Full time

To administer and optimise Wintel, Solaris and RedHat server farm. This includes ensuring optimal performance, availability and integrity of the servers and services, configuring all new implementations, and developing processes and procedures for ongoing management of the server environment.

Permanent Cape Town based

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

Performing day-to-day operational tasks efficiently and effectively, such as:
Call management

Daily health checks

Daily backup management

Responsible for compliance to all applicable policies, standards, and procedures

Responsible for the integrity and recoverability of servers and server backups

Responsible for resolving all calls quickly and effectively (incidents and problems)

Responsible for patch, malware, and security configuration compliance

Assist with general infrastructure support of the IT environment

Active Directory support (user maintenance, folder permissions, group policy objects, etc.)

Assist with general infrastructure support of the IT environment

Maintains and validates back-ups and disaster recovery systems

Performs function with due-diligence and in accordance with change management, testing and best practices.

Maintains up-to-date and detailed documentation

Ensures relevant documentation and assistance is provided to enable desktop support technicians to adequately support end users

Responsible for weekly reporting of daily activities and participates in meetings and discussions

Ability to accurately implement projects and tasks with mínimal supervision

Build reputable relationship with the business

Provides support for the maintenance of the Citrix Hypervisor (Virtual Server Infrastructure), servers and other infrastructure requirements such as desktops, print server, FTP and SMS services

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Degree or a Diploma with 4 to 6 years related experience.

IT Diploma or similar qualification

Solaris Administration certification will be an added advantage

MCSE certification

RHCSA certification

High level understanding of networking concepts

High level understanding of virtualisation concepts

Advanced understanding of server concepts

Ability to diagnose and solve complex technology problems

Ability to work within a motivated team of technical specialists and work as a member of a team

Understand the demands of a financial services environment

**Client centricity**:
Manage client interaction and expectations

Develop and foster client and vendor relationships

Communicate effectively with internal customers, clients and vendors (translates technical knowledge to understandable language to the user)

Continually seek opportunities to increase customer satisfaction and productive

Knowledge and Skills

Operating system software and hardware and utility software

Software installations and upgrades

Business requirements

Security management and data recovery

Change control



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