Description:
Key Performance Areas-
Plan and set up systems infrastructure
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Maintain high availability of systems infrastructure
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Maintain continuous professional development on systems administration
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Perform general administrative duties
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Conduct Extraneous-to-IT Activities
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Key Tasks (By KPA for clarity)
Plan and set up systems infrastructure
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Implement validated patches and updates
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Configure web service platforms
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Implement VM as per requirements of the business / product
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Define and allocate IP addresses
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Plan and report on VM host capacity within the company
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Diagnose system faults
Maintain high availability of systems infrastructure
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Identify system evolution improvement requirements
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Identify, test and recommend new and/or improved systems and usage
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Identify, test and confirm hardware and software compatibilities
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Collaborate with Network Administrators on corporate network design
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Test and validate software patches and updates
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Troubleshoot and resolve systems performance and access issues
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Maintain robust security compliance (i.e. OS Updates, Anti-Virus updates/warnings)
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Create, configure and maintain isolated (ring-fenced) virtual environments
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Respond to and rectify system generated warnings, errors and failures
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Recover server data from hardware failures
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Recover end user data from hardware failures
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Maintain physical (hardware) backup servers
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Rebuild RAID on replacement storage hardware
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Maintain web service platforms
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Provide remote support to the IT support team/function
Maintain continuous professional development on systems administration
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Undertake ongoing research on prevailing and emerging systems technologies
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Identify, test and recommend potential new/improved systems and technologies
Perform general administrative duties
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Check health status of daily server backups and replications
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Provide and maintain single sign on security parameters for internal systems
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Assign and document server and end user IP addresses
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Conduct periodic, scheduled systems checks
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Monitor system health indicators
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Maintain currency of existing, scheduled systems licences
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Document web services configurations
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Interact and communicate professionally with vendors and managers
Conduct Extraneous-to-IT Activities
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Undertake UPS operational/functionality checks per prescribed
checklist(s)
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Check that OEM UPS suppliers maintenance regimes are completed per SLA
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Other requirements (Decide what we mean by this)
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Undertake cross-functional tasks for, and provide assistance to, Network
27 Jan 2026;
from:
gumtree.co.za