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Senior Systems Engineer - Durban Verfied

Salary Negotiable Durban, Kwazulu-Natal Durban, Kwazulu-Natal more than 14 days ago 15-02-2018 9:29:57 PM
15-03-2018 9:29:57 PM
SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER
UMHLANGA ROCKS
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If you are chosen, you will be accountable for managing, maintaining, supporting, and upgrading our ISP and client servers and network infrastructure.
 
ESSENTIAL COMPETENCIES
  • Advanced server systems administration (Linux/Unix)
  • Advanced networking – routing, switching, firewalling and general IP networking experience
  • Advanced DNS administration
  • VMware, HyperV, ESXi and related
  • A minimum of 5 years’ experience installing, maintaining and supporting a corporate/ISP infrastructure environment.
  • A minimum of 5 years’ working experience as an IT support technician and directly supporting end-users, both face-to-face and remotely
  • A minimum of 5 years’ experience installing, maintaining and supporting corporate network environments (LAN & WAN)
  • VPN and WAN setup/support
  • Indepth understanding of BGP, OSPF, MPLS, VOIP, VPN
  • CCNA/CCNP (or equivalent)
  • SAN/NAS technologies
  • Drivers license
ADVANTAGEOUS SKILLS
  • Mail server experience (Postfix, Sendmail, Exim, Antispam/Antivirus, DNSBL, SMTP protocol & general mail routing)
  • Wireless networking
  • LAMP stack
  • Mikrotik
  • BGP, OSPF, MPLS, VOIP, VPN
  • PHP & WordPress admin
  • Veeam
  • Fortinet
  • Microsoft Office 365 and Azure experience
  • Experience with helpdesk ticketing systems such as OTRS, Zendesk & osTicket, Heat, Remedy, etc.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Maintenance of our ISP network and hosting environment, including mail, DNS, firewall, web and all virtual server environments.
  • Effective involvement in projects and the rollout of solutions to clients.
  • Support and maintenance of custom in-house applications.
  • Managing the integrity of the network, server deployment, and security.
  • Be accountable for effecting remote and onsite IT support to all internal and external stakeholders in the recording and resolution of all IT support tickets logged and/or calls taken
  • Provide technical support in terms of hardware, software, systems and administration
  • Ensure expected service levels and response times are adhered to
  • Follow the company processes to effectively escalate matters with effective resolutions
  • Maintain constant communication with end users, engineers, partners and third-party service providers on all matters that require technical support
  • Provide after-hours support on rotation with the team
  • Create, oversee and test security measures (e.g. access authentication and disaster recovery)
  • Build and document network management and telemetry road maps for infrastructure and services
  • Integrate network management platforms into the Microsoft cloud for new and existing technologies
  • Experience in workload deployments to public clouds: Amazon, Azure, etc
  • Architecture and design of fault tolerant systems
  • personal attributes
  • A professional who understands that best results are achieved through collaborating with others, and not just in working alone
  • A natural-born teacher who will do what it takes to up-skill the people around you, and has an opinion on what constitutes great work
  • Broadly-skilled with the ability to adapt to different tools or workflows according to the deadline or output required
  • Passionate about keeping abreast of changes in your chosen area of technology
  • The ability to ingest constructive criticism and work with team input while staying true to the product
  • The maturity to work purposefully and steadily under pressure with all kinds of clients
  • The culture of imparting knowledge to co-workers, regardless of years of experience, and to constantly acquire and adopt knowledge from others
  • A strong online presence (you share your interests on social media) and innate drive to share your knowledge (active participation in the community)
  • Career-focused with the motivation to forge one’s own path to success within a high-performing team
  • The drive to be the best in the industry in every task you undertake
  • The diligence and discipline to get things done, no matter the level or perceived cachet of the task 
 
PLEASE SEND ME  A DETAILED CV INCLUDING AVAILABILITY AND SALARY REQUIREMENTS 

Recruiter: CompuJobs