System Administrator - 12 month Contract
Reference: RF5763
Role Summary/Overall Responsibility
Our client, an international finance and insurance leader seeks applications for a 12 month System Administration contract role within the IT Team reporting to the System Team Lead. The successful candidate will be responsible for the administration, maintenance and support of companywide infrastructure, including but not limited to Server (Physical, Virtual and Cloud based), Storage, VMware environment and infrastructure related applications.
In addition to day to day operational support there will be a focus on Project work.
Main Projects will relate to aligning infrastructure in accordance with IT Standards.
Main Functions:
- Administration and support of Windows 2008/2012 servers
- Support and administration of VMware environment.
- Routine patching of servers
- Support of Exchange and Active Directory
- Create and maintain full documentation for relevant systems
- Monitor and analyse system performances
- Actively improve operations, policies and procedures
- Participate on projects from design to close out phase.
Qualifications/Experience:
- IT Degree (or some directly related experience)
- 5 year+ experience in deep technical support of Windows Server and related applications.
- 3 year+ experience in supporting VMware environments
- Experience in Linux an advantage but not required.
Knowledge and Skills:
- Strong administration skills of Windows System (specifically Windows server 2008 &2012)
- Strong knowledge of VMware including switch setup, storage allocation and general administration.
- Excellent working knowledge of Active Directory Domain and DNS
- Strong communication skills (verbal and written)
- Desire to increase knowledge and to learn new and/or improve skills
- Ability to work as a team member and excellent organizational skills.
