Systems Administrator - Cloud & On-Prem Specialist

AGC Recruitment Pty Ltd; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

AGC Recruitment Pty Ltd in Sandton seeks a skilled Systems Administrator for a global legal practice. The role is responsible for installing, supporting, and maintaining the companys computer systems as well as planning for outages and responding to incidents.

The candidate will apply OS updates, analyse logs, integrate new technologies, conduct routine audits, document system implementations, troubleshoot problems, and manage day-to-day hosting operations including 2nd/3rd line support.

Qualifications

• MCSE (Advantageous)
• MCP/MCTS (Advantageous)
• 1-2 years with server hardware and virtualization
• 3 years end-user interaction across business levels
• 3+ years in a corporate data centre environment

Responsibilities

• Apply OS updates, patches and config changes
• Analyse system logs for potential issues
• Integrate new technologies into existing environments
• Perform routine audits of systems and software
• Document implementation of systems
• Troubleshoot reported problems
• Manage day-to-day hosting environment operations
• 2nd/3rd line troubleshooting as required
• Monitor backup service and improve recoverability
• Plan and implement maintenance for system platforms
• Support cloud services (M365, Azure, AWS)
• Install and configure Windows and Linux systems
• Monitor virtual machines and systems across the company
• Suggest system improvements and participate in projects
• Respond to emergencies per business continuity plans

Skills

TCP/IP networking

VLANs

Monitoring

Virtualization

SQL Server

Windows Server

Patch management

Communication

Problem solving

ITIL (Desirable)

Education

MCSE (Advantageous)

MCP / MCTS (Advantageous)

3+ years corporate DC experience

Tools

Microsoft 365

Azure

AWS

Windows Server 2016+

Backup systems

Job description

AGC Recruitment Pty Ltd in Sandton seeks a skilled Systems Administrator for a global legal practice. The role is responsible for installing, supporting, and maintaining the companys computer systems as well as planning for outages and responding to incidents.

The candidate will apply OS updates, analyse logs, integrate new technologies, conduct routine audits, document system implementations, troubleshoot problems, and manage day-to-day hosting operations including 2nd/3rd line support.