Systems Administrator, Century City, Cape Town. Key responsibilities may include but are not limited to Configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage, etc in accordance with standards and project/operational requirements. Performance on daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes, reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs such as backups.

Regular security monitoring will be done in order to identify any possible intrusions. Install new and rebuilding of existing servers while maintaining installation and configuration procedures. Research and recommend innovative, and where possible automated approaches for system administration tasks. You will identify approaches that leverage the companys resources and provide economies of scale. Repair and recover from hardware or software failures and co-ordination and communication with impacted business units and escalate where necessary.

Applying OS patches and upgrades on a regular basis, and upgrading administrative tools and utilities. Configure / add new services as necessary. Perform periodic performance reporting to support capacity planning. Maintenance of data centre environmental and monitoring of equipment. Perform ongoing performance tuning, hardware upgrades, and resource optimization as required. Configure CPU, memory, and disk partitions as required. Installing and maintain firewall access rules and policies.

Monitor communication links. Documentation of procedures and technical implementation. Change control  Critical Skills/ Competencies. Highly numerate. Solutions driven. Excellent Problem solving and Accuracy skills. Strong analytical skills. Meticulous attention to detail.

Business Acumen. Self-starter, motivated, takes initiative and can work independently. Excellent communicator with all levels in an organisation (verbal and written). Confident in operating in a dynamic environment. Flexibility and agility. Resilient mind-set. Ability to adapt to different situations as they arise (adaptive thinking). Ability to operate in a team environment.

Ability to prioritise deliverable and work load accordingly (good organisational skills). Ability to logically work with volumes of data  Experience. Minimum 3 years technical support experience. VMWare experience (Certification would be advantageous). Veeam Experience (Certification would be advantageous). 2-3 years as a server administration. Experience in healthcare insurance, financial or administration industry  knowledge of relevant legislative environment is highly desirable  Education and Applicable Systems. Grade 12, Relevant Tertiary Qualification (Diploma or Degree). Microsoft Certified Professional.

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