System Administrator | 65580619642

Somewhere; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 300,000 - 460,000; Part time

Job summary

Somewhere is seeking a Systems Administrator II to provide professional technical support to clients and vendors, with proven issue resolution across servers, networks, and workstations. You will install, securely configure, and support servers, networking, and storage platforms, and work well independently or in a team within a fast-paced environment.

Standard hours are 8:00am–5:00pm, Monday–Friday; overtime may be required.

Qualifications

• Experience solving server, network and PC issues across environments.
• Ability to install and securely configure client infrastructure.
• Strong communication and ticket ownership required.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and resolve support tickets via phone, email or chat.
• Provide quality customer service and clear updates to clients.
• Collaborate with internal teams for issue resolutions.
• Respond to alerts, document resolutions and update procedures.
• Escalate complex issues to Tier III when needed.

Skills

LAN/WAN environments

DHCP

DNS

Office365/Azure/AD/GPO

MS Licensing programs

Windows Server 2012+

Help desk

PSA/RMM tools

TCP/IP

Microsoft Exchange

VMware/Hyper-V

Backup technologies

Job description

Position Overview

Position: Systems Administrator II

Location: Remote: SA/LatAm

Work Schedule: Pacific Timezone

Salary: Market Related

The Systems Administrator II is responsible for providing professional and clearly communicated technical support to our clients and vendors, and has proven experience troubleshooting problems ranging from server, network, and PC issues. Tier II is responsible for the installation, secure configuration, and support of client workstations, servers, networking, and storage platforms. Systems Administrators are highly motivated with the desire and drive to learn quickly. Candidates enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, with the ability to work independently or with a team.

This position generally works during normal business hours, Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm; however, operational needs may require overtime or work outside of normal business hours. This position is classified as hourly/non-exempt, and the employee is required to accurately record all hours worked. Meal periods, rest periods, and overtime compensation will be provided in accordance with applicable laws and Company policy.

Essential Job Functions And Responsibilities

• Diagnose and resolve support tickets that come in via phone, email or chat.
• Provide quality customer service in all forms of communication.
• Clearly communicate with clients in a professional and timely manner to keep them informed about the progress of their service requests and incidents.
• Collaborate with internal team members regarding resolutions to various client issues.
• Utilize experience and knowledge to assess issues and provide solutions.
• Take ownership of tickets and client interactions.
• Assist with responding to alerts and tickets from various monitoring systems.
• Document resolutions and update procedures that may be outdated.
• Report critical incidents or problems that become too complex for self-resolution.
• Escalate issues to Tier III when necessary.

Required Skills And Experience

• LAN/WAN environments
• DHCP, DNS
• Office365/Azure/Active Directory/GPO
• Knowledge of MS Licensing programs
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and above
• Help desk or relevant customer service skills
• Experience with PSA and RMM tools
• Fundamental understanding of DNS, DHCP and TCP/IP
• Microsoft Exchange
• VMware/Hyper V
• Knowledge of backup technologies