IT Systems Administrator at MainOne

Responsibilities

• Responsible for design, deployment, installation, setup, and administration of Microsoft Servers, M365 and Office 365 Workloads and Storage systems in a 24x7x365 environment.
• Work with team members including infrastructure engineers, software & application development engineers, database administrators, and business liaisons to deploy solutions to achieve Organizational set objectives.
• Select and implement security tools, policies, and procedures in conjunction with the company’s security team and Liaise with vendors and other IT personnel for problem resolution.
• Provide Level-2/3 support and troubleshooting to resolve Information Technology issues across different platforms and OEMs.

Qualifications, Skills & Competencies

• A minimum of BSc. Degree in Computer Science, Electrical / Electronics Eng or in a related discipline
• 5-6 years experience in design, deployment, and Implementation of Active Directory Services Infrastructure, Group Policies, Managing Microsoft solutions, Microsoft 365 Administration and Microsoft Azure Workloads
• Knowledge of Microsoft Endpoint Manager, System Centre Configuration Management SCCM, System Hardening, Information Security Standards and Endpoint protection
• Knowledge of and experience with Computer and Server Hardware,  LANS/WANS; Windows Server Environment, Microsoft SQL Server; Microsoft Exchange; Internet Information Services; Oracle, backup systems, Microsoft Endpoint Manager and System Centre Configuration Manager, Patch management etc.
• Good understanding and experience in deploying services such as Group Policies, TCP/IP, IPv4 and CIDR, DHCP Services, DNS Services, SMTP Services, NTP Services, Radius, LDAP, FTP, UDP etc.
• Knowledge of IT Security solutions, Enterprise Anti-Virus Solutions, Sophos Central Endpoint Protection and Encryption, IPS/IDS, Anti-SPAM solutions, Microsoft Advanced Threat Protection (ATP), Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Endpoints, Bitlocker Encryption, Endpoint protection and Email Security & Protection
• Proficient with VMware Virtualization Environment, HyPerV Virtualization and Azure Infrastructure as a Service Iaas
• Microsoft Certified Expert, MCSA, MCSE, and CCNA certification is a plus.

Demands of the Job

• Process-driven, with strong analytical and planning skills.
• Technical & Professional proficiency.
• Strong coaching and team leadership skills.
• Very good problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent customer service orientation.
• Vendor relationship and negotiating skills.
• Business communication and project management skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with relevant areas of the business.
• Knowledge of and experience with: Information systems security, Unix/Linux, LANS/WANS; OSI Layer & Network protocol.