System Administrator Lead

Lead System Administrator | Application Deployment & Infrastructure

Location: Pune, Baner
Experience: 5-10+ Years

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage application deployment, upgrades, patching, and maintenance across Production, UAT, and Development environments.
• Administer IIS, NGINX, and Apache web servers and support .NET, Java, and Python-based applications.
• Manage Windows and Linux servers, including performance optimization, security hardening, patch management, and troubleshooting.
• Deploy and manage Docker containers, Kubernetes (AKS), and Azure cloud infrastructure.
• Monitor application and infrastructure health using tools such as PRTG, Zabbix, Grafana, and Prometheus.
• Handle L2/L3 incident management, RCA, and production environment support.
• Automate operational tasks using PowerShell/Shell scripting and support CI/CD pipelines.

Required Skills:

• IIS, NGINX, Apache Administration
• Application Deployment & Troubleshooting
• Microsoft Azure Administration
• Kubernetes (AKS) & Docker
• CI/CD Tools (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab CI)
• Windows & Linux Server Administration
• Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, SSL Management
• Monitoring, Backup & Disaster Recovery
• Incident Management & Root Cause Analysis

Preferred Skills:

• PowerShell/Shell Scripting
• VMware/Hyper-V
• Terraform/ARM Templates
• Cloud Security & System Hardening
• ITIL, Azure, RHCSA/RHCE Certifications

Desired Candidate Profile:

Strong experience in managing enterprise production environments, excellent troubleshooting skills, and the ability to lead critical deployments and infrastructure operations. Experience with cloud, containerization, and DevOps practices is highly preferred.