Systems Administrator

apartmentRecru-it placeCape Town calendar_month 
Role

Our client is searching for a Systems Administrator to take care of their physical infrastructure, both on-

site and remote, which consists of servers, access points, routers and other equipment, as well as system

accounts and server software.

Responsibilities
  • Research, formulate and implement networking solutions as required by the institution.
  • Monitor servers and networking equipment for faults.
  • Troubleshoot and repair server/networking hardware and software issues.
  • Set up virtual machines in the form of KVM virtual machines and LXC/LXD containers.
  • Learn their configuration management stack and maintain software on both physical servers and virtual machines.
  • Set up and maintain networking switches, access points, virtual private networks, VLANs, etc.
  • Provide first level support to lecturers, staff, and tutors in terms of networking and server software and occasionally in other areas where needed.
  • Manage Google Workspace (users, groups, e-mail accounts, Google Sites, Google Drive)
  • Manage backups and recovery for servers and laptops.
  • Documentation for network/server infrastructure and software
Qualifications Required
  • Solid Linux experience is essential, experience with Debian or Ubuntu is preferred.
  • Basic networking skills are essential (e.g. TCP/IP, OpenVPN, DHCP, DNS, smtp)
  • Advanced networking skills are highly advantageous (eg. Radius server/client, Eduroam, VXLAN, NFS)
  • Server software knowledge is highly desirable (Apache, LDAP, Samba, CUPS, etc.)
  • Formal qualifications like CompTIA Network+, Mikrotik training or equivalent experience
  • Administration experience of Google Workspace is highly beneficial.
  • Basic programming skills, such as shell or Python scripting is highly beneficial.
  • Experience with ZFS and other storage technologies is highly beneficial.
Attributes Required
  • Honesty - perform with integrity and conduct yourself well.
  • Professionalism the company often host leaders in the field, who are often funders
  • Self-assured - youll have to say no to people sometimes.
  • Reliability - be able to occasionally work after hours or weekends.
  • Team worker - youll have to work with all kinds of people with varying skill levels.
  • Self-motivated the company dont micro-manage, so you need to be able to manage your day.
Terms of Employment

This is a full-time, 2-year contract position, with the possibility of extension.

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