Microsoft System Engineer

 

Recruiter:

Exousia Human Resources

Job Ref:

Charlene Hall

Date posted:

Friday, January 22, 2021

Location:

midrand, Gauteng, South Africa

Salary:

Negotiable


SUMMARY:
Responsible for the Design, maintenance, setup and support of the Microsoft servers and Microsoft Exchange environments.

POSITION INFO:

Job Objectives:

 

  • The design, setup and maintenance of Server hardware.
  • Maintenance, repairs and upgrades on server hardware.
  • Problem solving of server related network and hardware problems.
  • Installation and upgrading of the enterprise Microsoft software on the servers.
  • Assistance to computer technicians and Microsoft administrators.
  • Skills transfer to other systems engineers.
  • Systems configuration management.
  • Responsible for Microsoft patch releases.
  • The design, setup and maintenance of the Microsoft Windows Server operating system.
  • Preventative maintenance, repairs, upgrades and patch deployments on Microsoft Windows Servers.
  • Managing and testing of changes.
  • Security: Setting up / controlling up to the operating system level. Implements and maintaining security policy standards.
  • Setup and Maintenance and review of Active directory structure.
  • Setup and maintenance of the file servers and DFS replications. 
  • Responsible for daily backup procedures on Microsoft environments.
  • Review and maintain the Disaster recovery for the Microsoft environments.
  • Maintain the disaster recovery in the all the Microsoft environments.
  • Ensures procedures for seamless cutover to disaster recovery are up to date.
  • Full Exchange system support and maintenance (System and User Level).
  • Reporting and customer interaction. Service and change management. 
  • Liaison with customers on calls that are channeled through the helpdesk.
  • Ensures customer satisfaction before closure of call.
  • Complete and accurate reporting.
  • Administration, support and maintenance of Hyper V hypervisor.
  • Administration, support and maintenance of VMware hypervisor
  • Administration, support and maintenance of VEEAM backup software.
  • Administration, support and maintenance of Microsoft Office 365 and Azure workloads.
    • Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer Certification (MCSE) or equivalent Microsoft certification is essential.
    • Relevant IT Degree/Diploma or equivalent NQF6.
    • Minimum of five to eight years’ experience in a Microsoft systems support and maintenance role is essential.
    • IT Network knowledge essential.
    • Two to three years’ experience on Microsoft Office 365 and Azure implementation and support.
    • Five to eight years’ experience on Microsoft Exchange servers.
    • Five to eight years’ experience on Microsoft Active Directory servers.
    • Five to eight years’ experience on Microsoft Hyper V environments.
    • Five to eight years’ experience on implementation, support, maintenance of Microsoft systems for core financial systems.
    • VMWare certification and experience advantageous.
    • VEEAM backup software certification and experience advantageous.
    • Redhat Linux Operating system certification and experience advantageous.
    • Practical experience in monitoring and tuning a Microsoft systems to provide a high availability service.
    • Practical experience within a 3-tier environment.
    • Practical experience within a 24/7 support environment.
    • Working experience within the financial sector will be an advantage.
    • Ability to communicate across all levels.
    • Analytical skills.
    • Good track record of dependability, accuracy, loyalty and responsibility.
    • Ability to work independently and deadline driven.
    • Must be available to be on standby and to work extensive overtime.

     



 

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