Snr Spec: IT Systems Engineer (Cloud) needed at Liberty Group South Africa

Purpose

• Performs Microsoft Infrastructure design, development, and administration activities including but not limited to: deploying Windows Operating system applications, configuring hosts and host instances, deploying and managing business rules, configuring and administering a Windows/Cloud environment.  Maintains responsibility for configurations on multiple environments. 
• Represents Wintel during the design and development process and troubleshoots Wintel solutions in an enterprise environment.  Performs hands-on developing, debugging, and testing with Windows Operating system and Cloud Operating system technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and document global enterprise Windows architecture: Master Data Management.
• Design, document, install and maintain Microsoft Windows Server 2019, 2022, on premise and in the cloud
• Design and maintain Windows security as defined and documented.
• Develop utilities and automated reporting.
• Create scripts for task automation.
• Create, test and execute data management languages.
• Analyze and sustain capacity and performance requirements.
• Analyze, consolidate and tune Windows Operating system for optimal efficiency.
• Monitor systems and platforms for availability.
• Oversee backup, clustering, mirroring, replication and recovery.

Additional Key Responsibilities

• Implement security and encryption.
• Install and test upgrades and patches.
• Provide 24/7 support for critical situations.
• Evaluate and recommend new integration technologies.
• Match recommended architecture changes and uplifts to business need.
• Proactively engage management as necessary to resolve issues and ensure awareness of potential dangers to the environment.
• Support other IT staff with open and unresolved issues.
• Provides on-call support via cell-phone 24 x 7 when on Standby and in emergency circumstances.
• Take on responsibilities as a backup or alternate for other IT staff if required.
• Cover and resolve any outstanding Service Desk related issues in an effort to help all IT members resolve tickets as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Minimum Experience

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in IT
• Minimum 3 years developing enterprise scale Microsoft Windows Server 2012/2016/2019/2022 applications
• 3 to 5+ years of Microsoft Windows Administration with Windows Scripting support and experience
• 3 to 5+ years of Microsoft Server Administration 
• 4+ years of experience optimizing queries, performance tuning, and recovery activities.
• Demonstrated knowledge of IS standards such as ITIL.
• AWS Cloud Practitioner
• Azure Fundamentals
• Powershell scripting

Minimum Qualifications

• BS C in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or IT related field; or an ABET accredited Electrical Engineering BS or equivalent business experience or other Tertiary education
• Matric