Senior System Administrator

What Youll Do

• Provides advice and recommendations to management to assist in technology directions, decisions, and roadmaps.
• Performs research and analysis in server infrastructure technology to identify, propose and implement cost effective and practical technology solutions.
• Engage and be part of the design team for the designated technologies and projects.
• Provides escalation level of support in the designated areas.
• Provides technical guidance, advice, and assistance to other members of the team when required.
• Performs installations and upgrades of server operating systems, system software, system patches and hot fixes as required.
• As required, provides day-to-day operational support and system administration tasks.
• Responds to assigned tickets and resolves problems in the designated technology areas.
• Ensure the security of information technology assets, data, network access, backup systems, and implement monitoring and alerting systems to verify the security of internal and external systems.
• Conducts hardware and software audits and review of server infrastructure to ensure compliance with established standards, policies, and configuration guidelines.
• Identify opportunities for automation to streamline repetitive tasks, improve efficiency, and reduce manual intervention in system administration processes.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, diagrams, and procedures for the designated technology areas.
• Attend and contribute to team meetings.

Special Conditions:

• Some evening and weekend work will be required (as required)
• Ability to provide 24-hour on-call and on-site emergency support (as required)

Experience You’ll Bring

• University Degree or Diploma in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Networking, Engineering, or a related technical field
• 5+ years’ progressive experience in IT Systems Administration and Architecture
• Must have relevant Microsoft certifications.
• 5+ years of experience and knowledge of Linux and Windows Server and related services Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, NPS, Sites, etc.
• 5+ years of experience at a senior level for Technology stack including MS Exchange, Office 365, Skype for Business/Microsoft Teams, SharePoint),
• 5+ years of experience in virtualization technology, Hyper-V.
• Working experience of IAM platform OneLogin and standard SSO and SAML authentication technologies.
• Working experience of SAN technology and administration (Pure Storage, iSCSI, Fiber Channel).
• Expertise with monitoring tools like Zabbix/SCOM/PRTG, escalation processes, and procedures.
• 2+ years’ experience with cloud computing platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
• Experience managing vulnerabilities, endpoint security, and patch management using tools like Qualys, Microsoft defender and Patch my PC.
• Proven strong analytical and troubleshooting skills is a must.
• Excellent report and documentation writing skill.

Nice to Have:

• Relevant certifications (Security+, AWS certified Solution Architect)