System Administrator

Phoenix It Solutions Ltd; Visakhapatnam; On-site; INR 400,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Phoenix It Solutions Ltd is seeking a System Administrator in Visakhapatnam to support and maintain our IT infrastructure, including servers, storage systems, and hardware appliances.

With 2 years of hands-on experience, you should demonstrate strong technical skills in system administration, troubleshooting, and performance monitoring, ensuring reliable and secure operations across datacenter and enterprise environments.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in system engineering or IT infrastructure support.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and maintain Windows and Linux servers.
• Perform routine patching, updates, and system hardening.
• Monitor server performance and proactively resolve issues.
• Manage enterprise storage systems (SAN/NAS).
• Implement and monitor backup and recovery solutions.
• Administer hardware appliances including firewalls, load balancers, and storage controllers.
• Use monitoring tools (Nagios, PRTG, SolarWinds) to track system health.
• Troubleshoot hardware/software issues and provide timely resolutions.
• Document incidents and maintain updated system logs.
• Work closely with network and security teams; provide Tier-2 support.

Skills

Operating Systems

Virtualization

Storage & Backup

Hardware Appliances

Monitoring Tools

Scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT

Tools

VMware vSphere

Hyper-V

PowerShell

Nagios

PRTG

SolarWinds

SAN/NAS

Firewalls

Job description

Experience: 2 5+ Yrs

Location: Visakhapatnam

Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

The System Administrator will be responsible for supporting and maintaining the organization s IT infrastructure, including servers, storage systems, and hardware appliances. With 2 years of hands-on experience, the candidate should demonstrate strong technical skills in system administration, troubleshooting, and performance monitoring, ensuring reliable and secure operations across datacenter and enterprise environments.

Key Responsibilities

Server Administration

• Install, configure, and maintain Windows and Linux servers
• Perform routine patching, updates, and system hardening
• Monitor server performance and proactively resolve issues

Storage & Backup Management

• Manage enterprise storage systems (SAN/NAS)
• Implement and monitor backup and recovery solutions
• Ensure data integrity and availability

Hardware Appliances

• Administer and support hardware appliances including firewalls, load balancers, and storage controllers
• Perform preventive maintenance and coordinate with vendors for support

Monitoring & Troubleshooting

• Use monitoring tools (Nagios, PRTG, SolarWinds) to track system health
• Troubleshoot hardware/software issues and provide timely resolutions
• Document incidents and maintain updated system logs

Collaboration & Support

• Work closely with network and security teams to ensure integrated infrastructure
• Provide Tier-2 support for escalated system issues
• Assist in infrastructure upgrades and migrations

Core Technical Skills

• Operating Systems: Windows Server, Linux (RedHat, Ubuntu)
• Virtualization: VMware vSphere, Hyper-V
• Storage Systems: SAN, NAS, RAID configurations
• Hardware Appliances: Firewalls, load balancers, storage controllers.
• Monitoring Tools: Nagios, PRTG, SolarWinds
• Scripting: Basic knowledge of PowerShell for automation

Qualifications

• Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
• 2+ years of experience in system engineering or IT infrastructure support
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

Certifications (Preferred)

• Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Administration
• VMware Certified Associate (VCA)
• CompTIA Server+ or equivalent

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