Senior Systems Administrator

Boardroom Appointments; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 400,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent recruitment agency in South Africa is seeking a Senior Systems Administrator to manage IT infrastructure and systems. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology or Computer Science, along with 5 years of experience in technical support. Responsibilities include ensuring efficient IT operations, managing data security, and providing after-hours support. Strong problem-solving and communication skills are essential for this position.

Qualifications

• 5 years of working experience in a technical support role.
• Ability to understand Disaster Recovery planning and system testing.
• Willingness to travel nationally and cross-border.

Responsibilities

• Manage IT infrastructure ensuring efficient business operations.
• Update end-user machines with software patches including antivirus.
• Manage backup solution ensuring timely backups and integrity checks.
• Maintain IT Access Control Plan for data security.
• Control physical user access system for optimal security.
• Manage Active Directory implementation.
• Support helpdesk for end-user computing.
• Provide after-hours support for ICT Infrastructure.

Skills

Advanced Excel user

Knowledge of PowerBI

Knowledge of QlikSense

Excellent problem-solving skills

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher Diploma in Information Technology or Computer Science

Professional Certification

Job description

About the job Senior Systems Administrator

• Bachelors Degree or Higher Diploma in Information Technology or Computer Science, or an appropriate Professional Certification.
• Advanced Excel user.
• Knowledge of, and Experience with, PowerBI and QlikSense will be an advantage.
• 5 years working experience in a technical support role
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Respond and work well under pressure.
• Ability to complete tasks timeously and work until the task is complete.
• Show initiative and ability to self-motivate and work alone frequently.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in order to communicate technical information to non-technical employees within the business.
• Ability to identify improvement areas and understand how this function interacts with various stakeholders within the business and thus be proactive with initiating such projects.
• Understand the need for Disaster Recovery planning and system testing.
• Willing to travel nationally and cross-border (Namibia).

Responsibilities:

• To assist with managing IT infrastructure (server rooms, server software, switches, cabling, routers, firewalls, UPS, generators, cameras, etc.) and IT systems, ensuring that infrastructure (through vendors) is well maintained for efficient business operations and that the System Administration Plan is adhered to
• To assist with updating end-user machines and all servers with the latest software patches, including antivirus, as well as third-party applications to ensure machine protection and that machines function optimally
• To assist with managing the Organization's backup solution, ensuring backups are made on time and routinely verifying the integrity of such backups by restoring backups on a weekly and monthly basis
• Assist with the maintenance of the IT Access Control Plan to secure data at rest and in transit by effectively applying required security measures and constant monitoring to ensure the protection of data against internal and external security breaches
• Assist with the maintenance and control of the physical user access system to ensure optimal physical security at all times on an ongoing basis
• Assist with the maintenance and management of the company's Active Directory implementation
• Help maintain and manage the helpdesk for the support of end-user computing
• After-hours support of the Company's ICT Infrastructure and End Users