Cloud Systems Administrator at GVA Partners

Job Descriptions

• An exciting opportunity exists for a dynamic and talented cloud systems administrator to join a dynamic team. The role is critical to our Partners business success as the individual will be an extension of our Clients support teams.
• You will be required to perform technical and operational roles for the sites managed by the organization.
• You will have the chance to multitask & utilize various technologies including Networking, VMWare/Hyper-V, Backup & Disaster recovery, Cloud environment, Security, MS Exchange, Active Directory, Patching etc.
• You will also be exposed to ITSM/PSA tools like ConnectWise, Autotask, ServiceNow etc. Exposure to working with 3rd party vendors will be an add-on to your profile.

Responsibilities
What will you be doing?

• You will become the Technical/ Operations advisor for our Partners.
• Converse with the Partners and their members on a day to day basis.
• Architecting infrastructure solutions to migrate customer services to Microsoft Azure
• Take clear technology/domain/innovation ownership for hosting architecture on Descasio’s vendor cloud platforms as needed
• Coordinate with various depts. in the NOC, Managed Services and Partner teams and coordinate/escalate as necessary.
• Utilize tools that would facilitate coordination with NOC - IT Support Portal, PSA Access, Office 365, Skype, Slack G-Suites, IBM Connections or any other tools.
• Day-to-day management of the site, including supervising and monitoring the sites allotted for by the Partner.
• Resolving technical issues and other problems that may arise.
• Work with other partners/tools that the Partner uses for any support/escalations.
• Client interactions.
• Vendor and ISP management.

Requirements
What do you need to be considered for this role?

We generally welcome people from a range of backgrounds but do need to see the following as a minimum for consideration:

• 3+ years working as a technical support Engineer or cloud architect
• Understanding of Microsoft Azure & AWS IaaS
• Proven experience with database administration
• Proven experience with database administration
• Flexible to work in in 24/7 environment.
• Familiarity with the main data manipulation languages and the principles of database design
• Excellent knowledge of data backup, recovery, security, integrity and SQL
• Previous experience with DBA case tools (frontend/backend) and third party tools
• Administration and maintenance of Virtualization (VMware, Hyper-V)
• Administration and maintenance of O365 email service, ADFS and AD-Connect.
• Active Directory maintenance & management, clean-up.
• Administration and maintenance of Exchange 2003, 2007, 2010, 2013.
• Administration and maintenance of MS SQL
• Administration and maintenance of DNS, DHCP.
• Administration and maintenance of different Backup Solutions.
• Antivirus and Patch Management on Multiple Networks. Basic Networking.
• Responsible for Business continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning.
• Candidates must reside in Lagos
• At least one of the following industry certifications is required:
• Microsoft Server/ Cloud - MCSA/MCSE
• MCITP
• AWS Architect
• G-Suites Deployment Specialist
• VMWare & Microsoft Hypervisor technologies
• CISCO Certified Network Associate/Professional (CCNA/CCNP)