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· Configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage, etc. in accordance with standards and project/operational requirements.
· Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes, reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs such as backups.
· Perform regular security monitoring to identify any possible intrusions.
· Installation of new and rebuilding of existing servers while maintaining installation and configuration procedures
· Research and recommend innovative, and where possible automated approaches for system administration tasks.
· Identify approaches that leverage our resources and provide economies of scale.
· Repair and recover from hardware or software failures. Coordinate and communicate with impacted business units and escalate to Tier III where necessary
· Apply OS patches and upgrades on a regular basis, and upgrade administrative tools and utilities.
· Configure / add new services as necessary.
· Perform periodic performance reporting to support capacity planning.
· Maintain data centre environmental and monitoring equipment.
· Perform ongoing performance tuning, hardware upgrades, and resource optimization as required. Configure CPU, memory, and disk partitions as required.
· Installing and maintain firewall access rules and polices
· Monitoring of communication links
· Documentation of procedures and technical implementation
Skills & Experience Required:
· 5+ years of related experience with Windows platforms
· Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Engineering or a related qualification
· Previous experience in a highly regulated environment where polices, controls and processes are strictly adhered to
· Good working knowledge of Active Directory 2008/2012 as well as supporting Active Directory Group Policy
· Proven experience working on production/enterprise environments Ability to identify risks that exist within the IT infrastructure and propose clear and simple solutions to address them
· Experience with
o Cisco ASA 5520+ & Cisco Switches
o Checkpoint firewalls
o VMware 4/5
· Good working knowledge of
o VLAN, TCP/IP, VPN ,LAN & WAN technologies
o Amazon Web Services
o Linux environments
o Chef / Puppet
o Powershell scripting
o Monitoring tools such as Solarwinds, OPmanager, Splunk & New relic
o HP / Dell server installation
o SAN environments
o MSMQ & NServiceBus architecture(Nice to have)
o Continuous integration & pipeline management
o Load balancers
o high availability and clustering technologies
· Good communication and prioritisation skills
· Experience working in a high paced pressured environment
· Appreciation of DevOps responsibilities
We reward hard work and our benefits package includes , but is not limited to, VHI healthcare, 25 days holidays, onsite subsidised restaurant, pension (to be introduced later this year), life assurance, 50% off Maldron gym membership (Dublin), bike to work scheme and tax saver commuter tickets.
All CV's to reagan@sqpg.co.za
· Configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage, etc. in accordance with standards and project/operational requirements.
· Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes, reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs such as backups.
· Perform regular security monitoring to identify any possible intrusions.
· Installation of new and rebuilding of existing servers while maintaining installation and configuration procedures
· Research and recommend innovative, and where possible automated approaches for system administration tasks.
· Identify approaches that leverage our resources and provide economies of scale.
· Repair and recover from hardware or software failures. Coordinate and communicate with impacted business units and escalate to Tier III where necessary
· Apply OS patches and upgrades on a regular basis, and upgrade administrative tools and utilities.
· Configure / add new services as necessary.
· Perform periodic performance reporting to support capacity planning.
· Maintain data centre environmental and monitoring equipment.
· Perform ongoing performance tuning, hardware upgrades, and resource optimization as required. Configure CPU, memory, and disk partitions as required.
· Installing and maintain firewall access rules and polices
· Monitoring of communication links
· Documentation of procedures and technical implementation
Skills & Experience Required:
· 5+ years of related experience with Windows platforms
· Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Engineering or a related qualification
· Previous experience in a highly regulated environment where polices, controls and processes are strictly adhered to
· Good working knowledge of Active Directory 2008/2012 as well as supporting Active Directory Group Policy
· Proven experience working on production/enterprise environments Ability to identify risks that exist within the IT infrastructure and propose clear and simple solutions to address them
· Experience with
o Cisco ASA 5520+ & Cisco Switches
o Checkpoint firewalls
o VMware 4/5
· Good working knowledge of
o VLAN, TCP/IP, VPN ,LAN & WAN technologies
o Amazon Web Services
o Linux environments
o Chef / Puppet
o Powershell scripting
o Monitoring tools such as Solarwinds, OPmanager, Splunk & New relic
o HP / Dell server installation
o SAN environments
o MSMQ & NServiceBus architecture(Nice to have)
o Continuous integration & pipeline management
o Load balancers
o high availability and clustering technologies
· Good communication and prioritisation skills
· Experience working in a high paced pressured environment
· Appreciation of DevOps responsibilities
We reward hard work and our benefits package includes , but is not limited to, VHI healthcare, 25 days holidays, onsite subsidised restaurant, pension (to be introduced later this year), life assurance, 50% off Maldron gym membership (Dublin), bike to work scheme and tax saver commuter tickets.
All CV's to reagan@sqpg.co.za
