Insurance and Investments - Other Insurance Pretoria FULL TIME Job Summary Specialist: Server Administration\_Insurance Sector Location: Pretoria Salary: R40 000 (neg) with benefits Our client in the insurance sector is seeking an experienced and qualified Specialist in Server Administration that will be responsible for the design, provision, installation/configuration, operation, and maintenance of systems hardware and software and related infrastructure. Role: • Install new/rebuild existing servers and configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, storage. • Design and support systems that provide easy and natural end-user access • Perform daily backup operations, ensuring all required file systems and system data are successfully backed up to the appropriate media, recovery tapes or disks are created • Support production systems as required by optimizing performance, resolving production problems, and providing timely follow-up on reported problems • Repair and recover from hardware, software or networking failures • Coordinate and communicate with impacted constituencies • Resolve customer issues including complex technical scenarios. • Establish performance standards and proactively monitors performance • Create and maintain system documentation • Establish IT policies, standards, practices and security measures to ensure effective and consistent information processing operations and to safeguard information resources • Work with existing systems to track and manage requests and issues • Familiarity with Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Security, OS Internal concepts, IIS Administration experience. • Experience with VMWare configuration and administration. • Experience with Microsoft Management tools (SCOM, SCCM, SCSM, MS Orchestrator. • Experience with Unified Messaging (MS Exchange 2016 and Lync/Skype for Business) • Familiarity with networking tools (ping, tracert, tracemon, NetMon, wire shark, etc.). • Familiarity with networking concepts including VIPs, NAT, DNS. • Experience with scripting tools such as XML and PowerShell. • Experience working with and maintaining MS SQL Server, including performance tuning. • Server clustering experience. • Experience with data reconciliation and migration between data environments (e.g. dev, test, staging, prod, etc). • Experience with Virtualized storage including vendors like Dell, HP, Nimble and Microsoft. ISCSI and Fiber channel SAN - storage experience. • MCSE Server Infrastructure. Requirements: Education • Grade 12 • National Diploma in Information Technology • A+ and N+ • MCSE 2012 • Exchange 2013 • Sharepoint 2013 • CCNA (Certified Cisco Network Administrator) • ITIL V3 Foundation Experience • 5 years' experience as a network administrator • 6 years' experience in an IT environment Knowledge and Skills • Strong interpersonal skills - comfortable interfacing with all levels of company • Excellent communication in English, both verbal and written • Well presented • Ability to prioritize and work under pressure • Ability to work independently • Positive attitude, portraying a professional image at all times • Effective time management • Ownership of tasks and using initiative • Drivers licence and own reliable transport essential Send your CV and latest pay slip to AtripleA Recruitment and Temps www.aaaa.co.za AtripleA recruitment & temps Recruiter