We are a JSE-listed company looking for a System Administrator to support and maintain new and existing server infrastructure and software services.
Key Performance Areas
- Support all server infrastructure and applications for the different server environments.
- Support cloud platforms including but not limited to Office 365, Microsoft mobility and security stack, and Microsoft hosted infrastructure and application platforms.
- Assist in the design, build and deployment of Microsoft cloud security solutions.
- Research and recommend, enhancements to the security posture of the operational environment, based on leading industry practices.
- Implement security controls and threat protection, manage identity and access, and protect data, applications, and networks using Microsoft Cloud Security tools.
- Provide second- and third-line technical support to IT staff and service desk.
- Perform application deployment, service upgrades and patch management for all environments.
- Monitor service availability and troubleshoot system issues to support the ICT hosting environment and general operations within the company
- Support and maintain the Business continuity and recovery environments
- Create clear and concise documentation to formalise work stream processes.
- Comply with all relevant policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines
- Contribute and complete IT Operational projects as needed
- Document issues & track progress in ticketing system
- Maintain system performance by performing system monitoring and analysis, and performance tuning
- Daily service availability monitoring for availability and performance monitoring.
Behavioural competencies
- Customer Service – Takes personal responsibility for correcting customer service problems.
- Flexibility
- Changes his/her perception, ideas or alters normal procedures to fit a specific
situation to get a job done and/or meet company goals - Impact and Influence – Adapts a presentation or discussion to appeal to the interest or level of others
- Organisational Commitment – Acts to support the organisation’s mission and goals
- Commitment to professional learning – Finds out and permanently scans what the latest trends are in the local market (what other organisations’ practices are, new technologies, etc.)
- Teamwork – Publicly credits others who have performed well
- Analytical thinking – Makes multiple causal links: several potential causes of events,
several consequences of actions, or multiple-part chains of events (A leads to B leads to C leads to D) - Achievement Orientation – Makes specific changes within the work system or in own work methods to improve performance
- Initiative
- Demonstrates the ability to anticipate and proactively manage all the variables involved, to ensure that critical opportunities for the Centre are not missed.
- Tenacity
- Anticipates and takes action to create an opportunity or avoid future crisis, looking ahead within a three-month time frame.
Minimum requirements: (Qualifications and Experience)
- IT relevant qualification
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in IT systems and/or infrastructure, supporting security solutions.
- Min 2 years’ experience in supporting Microsoft 365 and related services.
Please note:
Thursday 11 August 2022 (Closing date).
Desired Skills:
- System administration
- Infrastructure Administration
Desired Work Experience:
- 2 to 5 years
Desired Qualification Level:
- Diploma