Senior Server Engineer

Pty; Gqeberha; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

An IT solutions company is seeking a Senior Server Engineer to build, maintain, and troubleshoot their co-lo and cloud infrastructure. The role involves monitoring service dashboards and managing installed systems among other responsibilities. Ideal candidates should have a university degree, MCSA/MCSE certification, and at least 5 years of experience, including 1 year dedicated to server management. A salary range of R40 000 - R60 000 is offered, along with full-time employment.

Qualifications

• 5 years of professional experience with at least 1 year of dedicated server experience.

Responsibilities

• Monitor service dashboards and escalate issues to tier 2 / 3 technicians.
• Manage and monitor installed systems.
• Test and maintain operating systems.
• Monitor application performance.
• Verify backup and replication status.
• Test and maintain disaster recovery plans.
• Participate in after-hours support schedule.

Skills

Active Directory management

VMware and virtual environments

Monitoring and troubleshooting systems

Backup solutions knowledge (Veeam)

Scripting skills

Exposure to SQL environments

Education

University degree or diploma

MCSA / MCSE certification

Job description

Overview

Reference : CPT001360-BR-1

An IT solutions company is seeking a Senior Server Engineer to help build, maintain and troubleshoot our expanding co-lo and cloud infrastructure.

You'll work alongside a collaborative engineering team to ensure top performance, reliability and scalability for enterprise clients!

Port Elizabeth • Permanent • R50 000 pm

Duties & Responsibilities

• The initial role will comprise monitoring of service dashboards and escalation to tier 2 / 3 technicians whilst in the onboarding phase.
• More responsibility will be placed on the Technician once they have proven their knowledge of the required skills. The job role will include but will not be limited to :
• Managing and monitoring installed systems.
• Testing and maintaining operation systems.
• Monitoring application performance.
• Monitoring backup and replication status.
• Testing and maintaining disaster recovery plans.
• Being part of a rotating after-hours support schedule.

Minimum requirements

• Hold a university degree or diploma.
• MCSA / MCSE.
• Some form of related training to the experience fields listed above.
• Have 5 years of professional experience with at least 1 year of dedicated server experience.

What are we looking for

• Strong Active Directory management skills.
• Exposure to VMware and virtual environments.
• Experience in configuring monitoring and troubleshooting systems - GPOs DHCP DNS IIS Exchange.
• Substantial knowledge of backup solutions (such as Veeam).
• Strong scripting and technical skills.
• Exposure to SQL environments.

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Package & Remuneration

R40 000 - R60 000

Required Experience

Senior IC

Key Skills

Cluster, Billing, External Audit, Entry Level, Maintenance Engineering

Employment Type

Full-Time

Experience

years

Vacancy

1