System Administrator (SAD)
Administers ICT System components elated to hosting services to meet service requirements. Installs software, configures and upgrades ICT systems. Administers day-to-day operations to satisfy continuity of service, recovery, security and performance needs

Nature of the tasks
Investigate, diagnose and solve system related problems.
Install and upgrades infrastructure software, including monitoring solutions.
Test upgrades.
Schedule installation work, to minimize disruption.
Monitor, diagnose and solve hardware or software problems.
Comply with organisation procedures to ensure integrity and security of the system.
Install, maintain and support the organisation Data centre hardware infrastructure (Servers, enclosure, UPS, patch panel, tape library, cabling, etc.).

Knowledge and skills
Technologies: Python / PERL / Power shell / ansible / terraform
In-depth knowledge of Data centre hardware infrastructure.
In-depth knowledge of Windows/Linux server operating systems.
In-depth knowledge of hypervisor solutions (VMWare/Hyper-V).
In-depth knowledge of network storage (SAN/NAS, NetApp/EMC).
In-depth knowledge of central backup.
Being able to work independently.
Experience with racking, cabling, connecting hardware in data centres.
Experience with advanced troubleshooting.

Technical certifications (not mandatory)
SolarWinds Certified Professional
MCSE/MCSA : Windows Server 2012 or above
Microsoft Azure administrator
Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA®) or above
Linux Professional Institute LPIC-1 or above
Oracle Certified Professional Oracle Linux
VMware Certified Professional 5 – Cloud Management and Automation (VCP5-CMA) or above
NetApp Certified Data Administrator
Dell Systems Administrator (DCS-SA) / Platform Engineer (DCS-PE)
Disaster Recover Certified Specialist (DRCS)