Job Description

System Engineer

• To provide implementation, maintenance, and operational support of the company networks, including the LAN, WAN, VOIP and Telephone system technology infrastructure on an ongoing basis.
• Infrastructure planning - assist the infrastructure manager to design and implement short term and long term strategic and tactical plans to ensure systems infrastructure capacity meets existing and future requirements.
• To develop, administer, implement, maintain, optimize, and support all new and existing ICT systems and infrastructure.
• Ensure compliance to backup and patch management policy and procedures.
• Provide 2nd line technical support to all institutes.
• Ensure that all systems are secured and protected to all threats i.e. effective deployment of patches on all desktop, laptops, and servers.
• Monitoring of the IT infrastructure via Microsoft System Centre Operations Manager SCOM.
• Ensure installation, configuration, and monitoring of Antivirus in the ICT environment.
• Review security and backup procedures and processes for improvement.
• Ensure backups are executed as per the backup procedure and schedule.
• Ensure Disaster Recovery is implemented and tested in line with business continuity plans.
• Implement and maintain endpoint security, management i.e. AV and patch deployment.
• Ensure diagnosis and resolution of security incidents.
• Prepare technical reports.

Project Management:

• Participate and provide required technical inputs in active projects.
• Action assigned project tasks within the required timelines.

Product development

• Actively participate in our culture of continuous development and innovation by contributing ideas for new feature and functionality.

Operational

• Write reports on security incidents.
• Participate in change control implementation.

Requirements:

• Three (3) year Diploma / Degree qualification in an IT field.
• Formal Microsoft Security Certifications; MCSE.
• Min 5 years Systems Engineering experience.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Server administration - Active Directory, SCCM, SCOM and HP.
• ITIL certification will be an advantage.
• Knowledge of Microsoft 356 Backup software e.g. Veeam and patch deployments
• Knowledge of Patch management and deployment via SCCM/SCOM.
• A proven ability to work under pressure.
• Root cause analysis and troubleshooting skills.
• Effective communication and reporting skills.
• Must be able to work in a Team Environment.

ExecutivePlacements.com