Wintel Server Engineer - Contract - 6 to 12 months

SUMMARY:
Wintel Server Engineers

POSITION INFO:

Our Client a Global Tech firm is seeking a Wintel Server Engineer to join their team in Sandton on a contract basis. They Offer stability, competitive rates and a great working environment.

Description

Our client is looking for 2 x Wintel resources for 6-12 months.

Standby is required based on a weekly cycle, 1 in every 6 weeks.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or National Diploma, in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Technology, Systems Engineering or related qualification.
• Microsoft related infrastructure certification is compulsory: MCP; MCSA; MCITP
• Additional certification in the following would be beneficial but not compulsory:
• ITIL Foundation Certification
• Years of experience: 4 to 6 years work experience.

 Has knowledge and experience in:

• Server-based networking, DNS, and TCP/IP
• Management of Databases, Virtualization, and Cloud Technologies in a large Windows environment.
• Managing MS Exchange users and mailboxes
• Virtualization and management of platform Hyper-V, VMware or Nutanix
• Scripting (PowerShell; VBScript; Java Scripting)
• Good understanding of Antivirus tools like McAfee and Patch Methodologies and tools like WSUS and SCCM 2012 – 2016 would be an added benefit

CORE ACTIVITIES & ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Deliver timely, high-quality incident resolution focusing on root cause analysis and prevention.
• Ensure the achievement of SLA targets for minimizing downtime in order to create a resilient Server Infrastructure.
• Oversee the maintenance schedule and ensure that systems are fully patched and updated timeously.
• Management and maintenance of all Server systems, Active Directory systems, Virtual Platforms, and cloud services in use across.
• Improve Shared Services capabilities by:
• Providing 3rd line support on all WINDOWS Server platforms
• Backup management – support and manage backups on a day to day basis( Veeam, Symantec)
• Analyzing incidents or requests and handling escalations of unresolved complex issues
• Ensure that all Server systems meet the requirements for Disaster Recovery planning.

 System Tracks

• AD/DNS/DHCP – Server 2008/2012R2/2016/2019
• Microsoft Exchange – 2010/2016
• Azure AD connect
• Microsoft certificate services (PKI infrastructure)
• WSUS and Bigfix Patch management
• Veeam Backup and replication
• VeeamONE
• VMware
• Vulnerability management ( Patching, etc)
• SFTP
• Microsoft - VDI

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