Our client is searching for a Systems Administrator to take care of their physical infrastructure, both on-
site and remote, which consists of servers, access points, routers and other equipment, as well as system
accounts and server software.
Responsibilities
- Research, formulate and implement networking solutions as required by the institution.
- Monitor servers and networking equipment for faults.
- Troubleshoot and repair server/networking hardware and software issues.
- Set up virtual machines in the form of KVM virtual machines and LXC/LXD containers.
- Learn their configuration management stack and maintain software on both physical servers and virtual machines.
- Set up and maintain networking switches, access points, virtual private networks, VLANs, etc.
- Provide first level support to lecturers, staff, and tutors in terms of networking and server software and occasionally in other areas where needed.
- Manage Google Workspace (users, groups, e-mail accounts, Google Sites, Google Drive)
- Manage backups and recovery for servers and laptops.
- Documentation for network/server infrastructure and software
Qualifications Required
- Solid Linux experience is essential, experience with Debian or Ubuntu is preferred.
- Basic networking skills are essential (e.g. TCP/IP, OpenVPN, DHCP, DNS, smtp)
- Advanced networking skills are highly advantageous (eg. Radius server/client, Eduroam, VXLAN, NFS)
- Server software knowledge is highly desirable (Apache, LDAP, Samba, CUPS, etc.)
- Formal qualifications like CompTIA Network+, Mikrotik training or equivalent experience
- Administration experience of Google Workspace is highly beneficial.
- Basic programming skills, such as shell or Python scripting is highly beneficial.
- Experience with ZFS and other storage technologies is highly beneficial.
Attributes Required
- Honesty – perform with integrity and conduct yourself well.
- Professionalism – the company often host leaders in the field, who are often funders
- Self-assured – you’ll have to say no to people sometimes.
- Reliability – be able to occasionally work after hours or weekends.
- Team worker – you’ll have to work with all kinds of people with varying skill levels.
- Self-motivated – the company don’t micro-manage, so you need to be able to manage your day.
Terms of Employment
This is a full-time, 2-year contract position, with the possibility of extension.
Desired Skills:
- Debian or Ubuntu
- (Apache
- LDAP
- Samba
- CUPS
- Google Workspace
- Systems Administrator – Linux
- Python scripting
- ZFS