IT SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR

Functional overview

This should explain, in summary, the general responsibilities and the key tasks of the role. This should also include their purpose, relationships with customers, co-workers, and others, and the results expected of incumbent employees.

Duties and responsibilities

· Monitor IT applications, infrastructure, core server, network metrics and backup health

· Implement and maintain plans for IT redundancies, rollovers, and incident recovery through effective monitoring, alerting and cross-functional communication

· Maintain a high level of security across all Midfield Group IT Systems. Allocate user permissions, maintain system updates and patches, monitor and respond to security exceptions, manage SSO, 2FA and password policies

· Administer Azure & Microsoft 365 (OneDrive, SharePoint, Exchange, Endpoint Manager, and others) and organisation wide access to Microsoft shared resources

· Implement policies and procedures to maintain, improve and automate software installation and updates

· Manage project costs within approved budget, with a focus on the bottom line through revenue generation and cost reduction

· Contribute to overall IT Support across Midfield Group entities, including various production environments and remote sites (including farms)

· Maintain Active directory, Group policies, DNS, DHCP and other fundamental IT services for business functionality

· Develop accurate and thorough documentation of all work performed

Minimum competencies

· 3-5 years experience in a similar role or relevant experience in similar role

· Experience with Windows Active Directory, Databases, Network Administration, or similar system administration experience

· System Administration and IT certifications in Linux, Microsoft, or other network related fields are a plus

· Working knowledge of Virtualization (e.g. VMWare, Proxmox or HyperV)

· Knowledge and experience with containerisation (Docker and/or Kubernetes) would be highly regarded

· Experience administering Azure and Microsoft365 tenancies

· Strong working knowledge of systems and networking software, hardware, and networking protocols

· Experience with scripting, automation tools and automation of software installation and updates

· SQL DB Administration Experience preferred

Minimum qualifications

· Diploma or bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, System Administration desirable but not essential.