Senior Systems Administrator - Hartbeespoort, South Africa - Progressive Edge

Progressive Edge

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Hartbeespoort, South Africa

1 week ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

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Description

Hartebeespoort

A leading technology company specializing in IOT solutions for a niche industry, has their solutions installed Across Africa and South America.

The company requires a Senior System Administrator who will support the IT Manager.

For their solution, the company designs and develops all the embedded systems, edge computing, and software for this very complex specialised industry in-house.

Responsibilities:

Perform delivery, physical setup, installation, troubleshooting and repair of all hardware, software and networking.
Maintain IT inventories, updating schedules as needed and properly disposing of equipment.
Conducting maintenance on computers, printers, routers, smartphones, etc.
Manage network servers and technology tools.
Set up accounts and workstations.
Monitor performance and maintain systems according to requirements.
Troubleshoot issues and outages.
Ensure security through access controls, backups and firewalls.
Upgrade systems with new releases.
SQL server setup and configuration.
SSRS server setup and configuration.
Design, implement and maintain virtualization infrastructure.
Linux server administration.
Windows OS administration.
Ensuring software license compliance.
Procurement of IT specific goods.
Recommend software and hardware enhancements.
Handling and maintaining backup procedures.
Company-specific
Deployment/updates of proprietary software systems.
Remote and on-site support of proprietary software systems.
After hours support of proprietary software systems.
Configuring live displays.

Resourcefulness and problem-solving aptitude.
Knowledge of a scripting language.
Knowledge of Docker containers.
Understanding of clustering.
Docker and docker-compose.
Writing queries using T-SQL.
Understanding of network setup and management.
Microsoft 365.

Basic TCP/IP Networking knowledge essential:
DHCP, DNS, VPNs, Routing.
Experience with Networking Hardware and Proxy Servers advantageous.

Experience with various Internet Connectivity Mediums: ADSL, 3G/LTE, Fibre, Microwave.

Experience with Virtual Environments:
Hyper-V, VMware.
Valid drivers license.
Matric/Grade 12
Tertiary qualification and relevant industry qualifications
5 Years experience in an IT environment