Systems Administrator

Boardroom Appointments; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 360,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments seeks a systems administrator to understand customer bases for targeted marketing, build PPC reports, and monitor a 24/7 infrastructure. The role includes integrating new technologies, ensuring backup integrity, applying patches, and maintaining security and documentation across Windows and Linux servers.

The position requires hands-on scripting (Bash, PowerShell, Python) and familiarity with Hyper-V/KVM environments, with a focus on reliable uptime and efficient IT

Qualifications

• Provides information demonstrating understanding of customer base for marketing targeting.
• Builds meaningful reports to aid Google PPC driving new orders.
• Provides 24/7 monitoring of company infrastructure and systems.
• Introduces and integrates new technologies into existing data centre environments.
• Manages backup integrity for availability and restorability.
• Performs patch management.
• Adheres to security and privacy processes.
• Documents systems and processes.
• Ensures optimal system performance and optimization.
• Handles escalations from support departments.
• Manages inventory and reports shortages to procurement based on min levels.

Responsibilities

• Provide information to help marketing target customers for new sales.
• Develop and deliver reports to support PPC campaigns and new orders.
• Monitor company infrastructure and systems around the clock.
• Integrate new technologies into current data centre environments.
• Maintain backup integrity and restore capabilities.
• Apply patches and manage updates across systems.
• Follow security and privacy protocols.
• Document configurations, processes and changes.
• Optimize system performance and efficiency.
• Coordinate escalations from support teams.
• Track inventory levels and communicate procurement needs.

Skills

Customer insight

PPC reporting

24/7 monitoring

Tech integration

Backup integrity

Patch management

Security/compliance

Documentation

Performance optimization

Escalation handling

Inventory management

Education

Diploma in hardware/networking or related

Tools

Hyper-V

KVM

Windows server

Linux server

Bash

PowerShell

Python

Job description

• Provide information which demonstrates an understanding of the customer base and allows the marketing department to target customers for new sales.
• Build meaningful reports and obtain useful information for Google PPC which assists in driving new orders.
• To provide 24/7 monitoring of company infrastructure and systems
• Introducing and integrating new technologies into existing data centre environments
• Backup integrity management (Ensure availability and restorability)
• Patch management
• Adherence to security and privacy processes
• Documentation of systems and processes
• Ensure optimal system performance and optimization
• Escalations from support departments
• Inventory management, reporting any requirements and shortage to procurement team based on minimum re-order levels.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Hardware/Networking fundamentals preferably in a datacenter environment (A+/ N+) or similar diploma
• Knowledge of Hyper-V/KVM environments
• Experience in Windows and Linux server management
• Basic scripting (Bash, Powershell, Python) and cli experience
• Valid drivers license and reliable vehicle