Senior Systems Administrator

Senior Systems Administrator  

E-Link Software Technologies is seeking an experienced systems administrator. This person will protect our critical systems and assets, build solutions, implement new software and hardware, provide training, and assist in developing the overall IT strategy, lead initiatives, and be responsible for results. The ideal candidate will be passionate about applying skills and expertise to a technology-based business model that creates real-world solutions. 

Objectives of this role is to

 Maintain essential IT infrastructure, including operating systems, security tools, applications, servers, email systems, laptops, desktops, software, and hardware.

 Take responsibility for Cyber Security

 Take responsibility for projects and solutions within the larger business initiative.

 Handle business-critical IT tasks and systems that provide commercial advantage

 Enable faster and smarter business processes

 Work with internal and external partners  

Responsibilities

 Perform server administration tasks (ex: user/group, security permissions, group policies, print services); research event-log warnings and errors; and monitor resources to ensure that systems architecture components work together seamlessly

 Monitor system health using existing management tools, and respond to hardware issues as they arise; help build, test, and maintain new systems when needed

 Maintain internal infrastructure requirements, including laptop and desktop computers, servers, routers, switches, firewalls, printers, phones, security updates; support internet, intranet, LANs, WANs, and network segments

 Remote branch office support

 Assist with troubleshooting to identify root cause, and provide technical support when needed

 Server patching

 Perform routine and scheduled audits of all systems, including backups 

Key accountabilities

 Provide technical administration and support on applications.

 Monitor security and infrastructure stability, availability and performance across applications to guarantee efficient delivery of services  Ongoing maintenance of applications to ensure the efficiency, security and availability.

 identify risks to availability and develop risk mitigation and remediation plans

 Research and investigate Office 365 technical issues, diagnosing and resolving or escalating as appropriate, to ensure that disruptions to users are kept at a minimum and Testing and Change management procedures are followed at all times.

 Develop capability through the adoption of research and knowledge sharing practices to improve security 

Required skills and qualifications

 Proven success in an IT role

 Experience with or knowledge of operating systems, current equipment and technologies, enterprise backup and recovery procedures, systems performance-monitoring tools, active directories, virtualization, HTTP traffic, content delivery, and caching

 Experience in cloud computing (specifically Microsoft Azure)

 Expertise in analyzing and resolving issues in large-scale distributed systems;  

Preferred skills and qualifications

 Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in information technology or computer science

 Professional certification

 Hardware procurement

 Knowledge of Networking, Antivirus, Windows Systems administration

 Coordination with vendors