Specialist: Server Administration X2

5 months ago


Pretoria, South Africa SABS Full time

**Job Advert Summary**:
**Purpose Statement**

To design, develop, implement and maintain the SABS Server Infrastructure environment by resolving internal and external queries timeously

**About SABS**

The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) is mandated to develop, promote and maintain South African National Standards (SANS), promote quality in connection with commodities, products and services, and render conformity assessment services and assist in matters connected therewith. Working for the SABS opens the mind to the world around you. We offer diverse career paths in dynamic environment that nurtures and recognises talent and potential. Become part of our vision of being a trusted standardisation and business assurance solution provider and join a team that fosters accountability, excellence and innovation in an inclusive workplace.

SABS is an equal opportunities employer, and our recruitment will be done in line with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and our EE Policy.

**Minimum Requirements**:
Diploma + Advanced Diploma / B-Degree in ICT, IS, Computer science or a related field (NQF Level 7)

MCSE: Productivity Certification is essential.

Server Certification is advantageous.

Oracle Certified Server Associate is advantageous.

VMware certification is preferred.

Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Foundation Certification is advantageous.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:
**Functional Management**
- Install, configure, upgrade and maintain hardware and software systems as per SABS ICT governance protocols.
- Configure, maintain and upgrade best in class operating systems.
- Perform back-up, recovery and retrieval functions as required within the Server Administration environment.
- In collaboration with ICT Architecture contribute towards the development of the ICT Server Infrastructure architecture.
- In collaboration with ICT Security develop and maintain the Server Security framework and protocols.
- Monitor and report on the capacity and performance of the server infrastructure to ensure availability and accessibility in line with ICT protocols.
- Perform VPN administration (DNS, DHCP etc.) within SABS.
- Build, configure and restore domain controllers within SABS.
- Administer and maintain system accounts through active directory.
- Administer the network environment as per SABS requirements.
- Provide technical guidance and advice related to the hardware and software upgrades, modifications and improvements within the ICT environment.
- Monitor and maintain configurations of various SABS datacentres (including APN, availability, accessibility and redundancies, etc.)
- Prepare technical documentations and reports on the operation of relevant server infrastructure as required.
- Resolve all adverse audit findings linked to server infrastructure timeously.
- Install new or rebuild existing servers in accordance with standards and operational requirements.
- Monitor the SABS disaster recovery (DR) site and administer all critical server infrastructure replication to the DR environment and ensure all testing and verifications are completed efficiently.
- Repair and recover server infrastructure from hardware or software failures and data loss incidents.

**Risk and Compliance Management**
- Assist in identifying and adhering to fraud controls, risk prevention principles, sound governance and compliance processes, and tools to identify and manage risks
- Support and provide evidence to all internal and external audit and regulatory requirements.
- Maintain quality risk management standards in line with regulatory requirements.
- Maintain and enforce all related Service Level Agreements to minimise business risk and ensure business continuity.
- Adhere to all relevant laws, policies and Standard Operating Procedures throughout the organisation.

**Stakeholder Management**
- Build and maintain effective internal and external stakeholder relationships for the purpose of expectations management, knowledge sharing and integration, and to manage the organisation’s reputation.
- Represent and participate in the organisation’s committees and tasks teams when required.
- Convene and attend meetings and present relevant information stakeholders when required.
- Ensure the provision of excellent customer service.
- Resolve queries and problems within span of control and within agreed time frames.
- Follow up on unresolved queries and complaints where required.
- Liaise with relevant stakeholders regarding follow-up of information, as required for tender requests.
- Manage internal and external relationships to ensure that business process engineering best practices are implemented across the organisation.



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