Operations System Administrator

Nambiti Technologies (Pty) Ltd; Johannesburg; Sur place; ZAR 420 000 - 660 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Nambiti Technologies (Pty) Ltd is seeking an Operations Systems Administrator to join our data center team. You will administer core services, manage virtualization (VMware) and Windows Server environments, and coordinate changes with cross-functional staff to ensure uptime and reliability.

You will also support SCCM/SCOM, AD/DNS, backup solutions, and SAN storage, while monitoring security and implementing technology upgrades in a structured change process.

Qualifications

• It/IT system administration responsibilities across the data center.
• Experience with enterprise Windows Server, AD/DNS, and virtualization.
• Certifications emphasize expertise in Microsoft platforms and VMware.

Responsabilités

• Administer and manage data center processes as part of a systems team.
• Support SCCM, SCOM, VMware, AD, DNS, and backup solutions.
• Maintain 99.999% uptime and monitor patch management.
• Coordinate changes and review change requests for completeness.
• Monitor and manage SAN storage and IIS services.
• Ensure security and compliance for infrastructure architecture.

Connaissances

System administration

Troubleshooting

Team coordination

Formation

MCSE

MCSD

MCSA

MCITP Enterprise Administrator

VMware VCP6-DCV

MCDBA

Outils

SCCM

SCOM

VMware

Active Directory

DNS

Veritas

SAN

Symantec Antivirus

Ivanti Patch Management

Windows Server

Forefront TMG/ISA

IIS

Microsoft Clustering

Description du poste

Reference: JHB002489-TR-1

We are recruiting for an Operations Systems Administrator.

Duties & Responsibilities

1. Administer and manage processes as part of a systems administration team and be responsible for selected processes in the data center.
2. System administration skills required will create a balanced team combination with cross-functional skills and experience to support the following systems and components in the data center:
1. SCCM
2. SCOM
3. VMWare
4. Active Directory and DNS
5. Back-ups and archiving
6. Veritas
7. Storage including a storage area network (SAN)
8. Symantec antivirus
9. Patch management (Ivanti)
10. Server management (Microsoft Windows)
3. Server hardware and software support.
4. Provide support to provincial and municipal offices.
5. Manage and monitor anti-virus products across the organization.
6. Manage and monitor patch management across the organization.
7. Resolve third level support problems.
8. Maintain 99.999% uptime of data-center operations.
9. Server maintenance and monitoring including knowledge of SCOM.
10. Monitor and maintain the load balanced internet information servers (IIS).
11. Responsible for the overall infrastructure architecture, including compliance with the company’s enterprise information architecture.
12. Knowledge of security Firewalls.
13. Knowledge and experience in Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway (Forefront TMG), formerly known as Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server (ISA Server).
14. Knowledge and experience in virtualization technologies, with special focus on VMware.
15. Coordinate and support team members of systems administrators.
16. Review change requests for completeness and analyze, prioritize, categorize, approve, and schedule change requests.
17. Monitor the successful completion of all change requests, including change planning, building, testing, and implementation to ensure these processes follow the change schedule.
18. Review and evaluate the change process.
19. Manage and monitor data storage using storage area network (SAN) technologies.
20. Knowledge of Microsoft Clustering services.
21. Manage the VMWare environment.
22. Schedule and perform maintenance of systems.
23. Provisioning of data center infrastructure.
24. Evaluate new technologies and prepare documentation.

Skills Requirements

Deep skills and experience in Microsoft Operating Systems and Applications with the following certifications:

• MCSE, MCSD, MCSA, etc.
• MCITP Enterprise Administrator (Microsoft Certified IT Professional) on Windows Server.
• VMWare Certified Professional 6 – Data Center Virtualization (VCP6-DCV).
• MCDBA will be an advantage.

It is further recommended that the candidate should have experience in troubleshooting and problem-solving technical issues, as well as deep skills and experience in designing and implementing IT solutions.