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Systems Administrator Job Description: Top Duties and Qualifications

A Systems Administrator, or SysAdmin sets up and maintains computer systems. Their responsibilities include installing and configuring hardware, software and network infrastructure of computer systems, diagnosing and troubleshooting issues and ensuring the security of IT infrastructure.

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Systems Administrator duties and responsibilities

Systems Administrators ensure that a company’s computer and networking systems perform efficiently and risk-free. Depending on the company, they work on the core IT infrastructure or specialise in networking and cloud computing functionality in data centres. Some of their duties and responsibilities include:

  • Deploying software, creating user groups and operating system policies across the entire IT network
  • Installing, configuring and maintaining software, hardware, network and application components of the IT system
  • Diagnosing, troubleshooting and resolving software, hardware and networking issues
  • Ensuring proper and secure storage, backup and retrieval of data
  • Replacing and upgrading outdated or defective components
  • Identifying and implementing new strategies for optimal computer system operations
  • Enforcing security best practices to prevent cyber attacks and security breaches
  • Documenting internal processes for achieving optimal performance of computer systems through Wiki
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Systems Administrator Job Description Examples:

Example 1

Systems Administrator
Monday-Friday
£23,500
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Are you an administrator with solid knowledge of systems and reporting?

Do you understand documents, systems and performance analysis?

Is it time you worked for an employee focused company who value you, as a person and not just a number?
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Working from a modern and central office, the Systems Administrator will join a small group of sociable and hard-working individuals, in the overall support and maintenance of internal systems and reports.
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Benefits

  • 25 days’ holiday + BH.
  • Free, secure parking.
  • On-site, full kitchen facilities.
  • Christmas shut down.
  • Social events.
  • Career support.
  • A genuine, employee-focused team.

    *.*

    *The Systems Administrator will*

  • Review systems and performance to obtain information for the wider business use.
  • Identify improvements and implement and deliver projects for these.
  • Complete month end reporting for all clients and operational teams.
  • Support in the setting up of new accounts and clients on the internal systems.
  • Assisting with tender submissions by reviewing statistics and reports.

    *.*

    You’ll be:

  • Experienced within Systems Administration or similar.
  • An organised, time sensitive and dedicated individual.
  • Confident and sociable, with the ability to deliver information across teams.
  • Analytical and curious – to quickly identify solutions to problems.

    .

    This is brilliant opportunity for an experienced administrator to join an established, fast-growing business, offering fantastic career potential. To find out more, call Safer Hand Solutions and ask for Holly Goodwin, or apply today to be considered for the role.

    Please note, Safer Hand Solutions are acting as an employment agency on behalf of a client and by applying you agree to register with us and for us to hold your details on file. Due to the volume of applications, we may only contact applicants directly who have been successfully shortlisted but may also contact you in regards to any other suitable vacancies.

    Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

    Salary: £23,500.00 per year

    Benefits:
  • Company pension
  • Gym membership
    Schedule:
  • Monday to Friday
  • No Location: In person

    • Example 2

    Systems Administrator

    Salary: £21,063 – Location: Head Office, Sidcup

    Vehicle and Asset Solutions are looking for a Systems Administrator to join our Audit team on a full-time, permanent basis based in our head office in Sidcup. Your main responsibility will be to maintain the VAS internal software including the SMART online portal, mobile application, and to provide first line user support.

    All in-house systems are internally developed and, as such, on the job training will be provided on the SMART system.

    Vehicle and Asset Solutions are the market leaders in this industry, working closely with leading motor finance companies to mitigate financial risk in their dealer networks.

    We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated person to join our team. The role incorporates the below responsibilities, but will also require adapting to the changing requirements of the business:

    · First line system support,

    · General system maintenance,

    · Manage and maintain field hardware,

    · To liaise and develop relationships with clients and colleagues,

    · To take on and manage other internal projects and tasks as required,

    Skills & experience you will need:

    · Must be self-motivated and driven, with a positive can-do attitude,

    · Able to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment,

    · Customer focused, with a desire to take ownership of customer queries,

    · Excellent written and verbal communication skills,

    · Effective time management and prioritising skills,

    · Good knowledge of Excel,

    · Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to build rapport with customers and colleagues,

    · Problem-solving skills.

    We look forward to receiving your application.

    [website]

    Job Type: Full-time

    Salary: £21,379.00 per year

    Schedule:
  • 8 hour shift
  • Monday to Friday

    COVID-19 considerations:
    Office workplace has COVID-19 secure protocols in place.

    Experience:
  • Office experience: 1 year (preferred)

    Application deadline: 31/07/2022
    Reference ID: start date: 18/07/2022

    • Example 3

    We're looking for a Senior Systems Administrator to join our operational staff at our HQ in Derry
  • Londonderry, Northern Ireland. This office works alongside the Hypixel Studios development team, which collaborates remotely from around the world. Our members range from industry newcomers to experts with 25+ years of experience. Team members come from a diverse set of backgrounds, but share a common passion for building polished player-focused, community-powered games.

    At Hypixel Studios we are looking for applicants that are demonstrably passionate about their hobbies, have the drive and commitment to deliver results with minimal supervision, have international-level professional competency in their skill sets, and can demonstrate involvement with other interesting projects throughout their lives.

    As our new Senior Systems Administrator you will be responsible for driving our selection processes, creating and implementing policies both team and studio wide. You will work with the team to document and automate tasks & functions across the team's pillars of responsibility.

    Who you are:

  • You're a Senior Systems Administrator with a proven track record of experience
  • You're self driven and can work asynchronously
  • You're passionate about technology, security and automation

    Some of your role:

  • Help shape the technical vision and standards for the team
  • Work closely with studio wide stakeholders to enable teams and remove blockers
  • Create and architect automation solutions for access control, auditing, etc.
  • Craft policies that will be implemented at a studio level
  • Evaluating tools and platforms for use
  • Setting up and configuring software/platforms at a studio level

    Essential Traits:

  • 5+ years of systems administration experience
  • Experience managing Windows Active Directory, Microsoft Endpoint Manager and SCCM, Terraform
  • Experience in Python
  • Experience in protecting against large scale (security) attacks
  • Creating and selecting helpdesk and IT software, their operational best practices, including security, data protection, and disaster recovery protocols

    Bonus Traits:

  • Infosec experience
  • Experience mentoring other team members
  • Experience working with and supporting remote teams in multiple time zones.
  • Experience of a working in a gaming environment
  • Experience with the following but not limited to:

  • Google Workspace (eg. Google Docs / Calendar etc.)
  • Slack
  • Miro / Trello
  • Windows licensing

    We can offer:

  • A chance to work on a new game project with an extremely motivated team
  • Opportunities to learn and grow personally and professionally
  • A stable and secure work environment

    We're looking for applicants who are self-driven, put players first, and that have a history of making cool stuff. In return, we can offer an environment that values and supports individual creativity and passion and believes in fostering new talent. We recognize the value of diversity in every sense and actively encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds to Type: Full-time

    • Example 4

    MRP, a subsidiary of FD Technologies (First Derivative, Kx, mrp), is a leader in software development focusing on predictive analytics combined with a full portfolio of end-to-end Account Based Marketing solutions to our Technology clients across the globe, supporting their sales and marketing functions and ultimately leading to a stronger sales pipeline and increased revenue.

    Supporting our global operations, our Belfast based IT hub is looking for a Systems Administrator to join the team. You will play a key role in the growth of our IT Infrastructure team globally providing support in the day to day running of IT systems, supporting the office staff, and be involved in projects to assist in the development of the IT strategy.

    Rewards for Working at MRP:

  • Generous basic salary and bonus plan
  • Agile working environment: we listen and action!
  • Real flexibility to suit personal needs
  • Private healthcare plan
  • Paid PTO and Bank Holidays
  • Enhanced maternity/paternity plan
  • Pension 10% (including company contribution)
  • Training and on-going opportunities for development/progression
  • Up to date trainings to stay abreast of the fast-paced changes in tech
  • Certification/accreditations/ongoing learning/training support in field
  • The opportunity to work with a fantastic bunch of people!

    Job Duties:

    Within this role you will work within a team capacity and have individual responsibilities. The below describe the primary functions but should not be considered an exhaustive list of job duties and responsibilities for the role.

  • Administer and support in Active Directory Infrastructure
  • Administer of Cisco Call Manager telephony solution
  • Install, configure and administer of Dell servers
  • Respond to and resolve help desk incidents
  • Imaging and deployment of PCs / Laptops
  • Maintain detailed inventory of computers and other IT equipment as well as software installed in computers
  • Ensuring critical applications are functioning correctly
  • Administer and support Siebel CRM solution
  • Repair and recover from hardware or software failures
  • Troubleshoot on moderately complex network and telephony problems
  • Administer user access for the network and key business applications
  • Install and test computer-related equipment
  • Very limited travel required (1-2 short trips per year)

    Required Experience:

  • 2-3 years supporting Active Directory Infrastructure
  • 1-2 years supporting O365
  • 1-2 years supporting VOIP infrastructure
  • Powershell scripting experience
  • Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent, in Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent experience
  • Self-motivated and ability to work with minimal supervision is critical
  • Willing to learn new technologies and attain IT certifications
  • You will have excellent communication skills and be able to present information to stake holders across all levels of the business

    Desired Experience:

  • Microsoft Certification preferred, but not required
  • Working knowledge of endpoint management i.e., Microsoft Intune
  • Working knowledge of VMware
  • Basic knowledge of backup solutions i.e., Veeam
  • Experience with an ITSM solution
  • Cisco Call Manager experience and troubleshooting
  • Working knowledge of Active Directory/DNS/IP addressing
  • Experience supporting a CRM solution i.e., Oracle Siebel
  • Basic knowledge of Linux
  • Network cabling
  • Ability to speak Spanish or Portuguese is desired but not required

    MRP is an Equal Opportunities Employer

    All applicants must have eligibility to work in the UK

    Job Type: Full-time

    Salary: £29,000.00-£31,000.00 per year

    Benefits:
  • Private medical insurance
    Schedule:
  • Monday to Friday
  • No Location: One location

    • Example 5

    (Senior) Storage Systems Administrator

    Harwell, Oxfordshire

    £33,963 - £39,955 / £43,790 - £51,517

    Full time / Flexible hours considered

    Reference: 10950

    About Us

    Diamond Light Source is the UK’s national synchrotron; a huge scientific facility designed to produce very intense beams of X-rays, infrared, and ultraviolet light. Our scientists use the light to study a vast range of subject matter, from new medicines and treatments for disease to innovative engineering and cutting-edge technology.

    About the Role

    We now have an excellent opportunity for a Systems Administrator within Diamond’s Scientific Computing team to support and develop the various specialist storage systems used for cutting edge science. High performance parallel file systems are used to capture the data from the beamline experiments and are closely coupled to high throughput computing platforms via low latency networks.

    The Scientific Computing group is responsible for the scientific and control computing used for the collection, analysis, and storage of experimental data. The technical demands are varied and challenging with data streaming from state-of-the-art detector systems at high rates and volumes, and users requiring very fast feedback of their results.

    This role will provide expertise and leadership for the development of parallel file systems that will continue to meet the demands of the scientific instruments and data analysis and plan infrastructure that will support the operation of Diamond-II.

    You will work alongside other specialists in networking and computing and contribute the development and maintenance of all of the Scientific Computing infrastructure as a whole.

    Depending on candidates’ knowledge, skills and experience, there is an opportunity at a senior level, which will have line management responsibility and will undertake project management of large integrated storage and computer systems.

    About You

    You will hold a degree level qualification in a computing or science subject or demonstrate equivalent experience.

    For the senior role, you will need to demonstrate experience of:

    · Systems administration of Linux or Unix

    · Storage and file systems

    · Scalable parallel file systems such as Lustre and Spectrum Scale

    · High performance or high throughput computing

    · Scripting in Bash and/or Python

    · Common network protocols such as PXE, DHCP, DNS, CIFS and NFS

    · Low latency network technology such as Infiniband

    · Configuration management systems such as Ansible or Puppet

    Lack of experience in any of the above will not necessarily rule you out of consideration as long as you can demonstrate the ability to assimilate complex technology.

    You will also demonstrate good interpersonal, communication and presentational skills in order to interact with staff and facility users at all levels.

    Benefits

    Diamond offers an exceptional benefits package to support staff in achieving a positive work/life balance. This includes 25 days annual leave plus 13 days of statutory and company holidays, along with flexible working hours and an excellent pension scheme. Staff also have access to a range of amenities on site including a nursery, cafes, a restaurant and sports and leisure facilities. A relocation allowance may also be available where applicable.

    To Apply

    Please use the online application process to apply and tell us why you believe you are suitable for this role.

    The closing date for applications is 4thDecember 2022, however, we encourage early applications as some candidates may be interviewed before this date.

    Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

    Salary: £33,963.00-£51,517.00 per year

    Schedule:
  • Monday to Friday

    Work Location: One ID: 10950

    • What does a Systems Administrator do?

    The primary duty of Systems Administrators is to manage, maintain and upgrade the software, hardware and network systems of an IT infrastructure. They make sure that all the components of the computing system are running efficiently. Systems Admins troubleshoot any issues with computer software and hardware. They also maintain internet connectivity, back up data and ensure that the system is not under any threat. They perform customer service functions by helping clients and employees and by resolving issues affecting the optimal performance of their computer and networking terminals.

    Systems Administrator skills and qualifications

    A Systems Administrator needs a strong background in computing, command-line syntax and server architecture. A successful Systems Administrator candidate will have various prerequisite skills and qualifications needed to perform duties effectively, these include:

    • Proven experience in a Systems Administrator, Network Administrator or Desktop Support role
    • Knowledge of operating systems and networking platforms
    • Understanding of system security and data recovery
    • Knowledge of networking and databases
    • Troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
    • Excellent communication skills
    • Resourcefulness and ability to work under pressure

    Systems Administrator experience requirements

    Systems Administrator candidates require extensive experience in every aspect of the IT ecosystem. They must have working experience of the standard operating systems, including Windows, macOS, Linux or Unix. They should also be proficient in database management, security protocols, networking and hardware maintenance. While the role does not require advanced programming skills, the ideal Systems Administrator candidate should be capable of using scripts to automate repetitive functions. Systems Administrators also need to know the documentation process to create user manuals.

    Systems Administrator education and training requirements

    Systems Administrators can have a degree in computer science, business information systems, maths and operational research or information management systems. Employers also accept candidates who have completed an Information Systems Business Analyst higher apprenticeship. Candidates with certifications for Systems Administrators such as Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) and CompTIA Server+ can also be eligible even if they don’t have traditional educational qualifications.

    System Administrator salary expectations

    According to Indeed Salaries, the average salary for Systems Administrator candidates in the UK is £34,976 per year. Actual pay may depend on the employer, the industry, location, experience, skills, certifications, academic qualifications and the job.

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    What qualities make a good System Administrator?

    Successful Systems Administrators must be patient and thorough as most of the duties are repetitive. The candidate must be tolerant and patient, as some people may not be able to follow instructions and may need the constant attention of the Systems Administrator. The role requires excellent interpersonal skills as the Systems Administrator works directly with end-users daily. The ideal candidate must be able to provide clear instructions with a polite tone and professional approach at all times. As most of the work requires searching for answers to critical problems, the candidate should have a comprehensive knowledge of documentation. Systems Administrators also be need to be good team players, helping end users, so that the computing systems work effectively.

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