SYS Admin Job Description

SYS Admin Job Description

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SYS admin provides day-to-day System Administration functions, including effective provisioning, installation/configuration, patching, operation and maintenance of systems hardware/software, network hardware/software, storage systems.

SYS Admin Duties & Responsibilities

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Sample responsibilities for this position include:

Conducts operational job processing, performance, security, access or other monitoring for alerts or adverse conditions
Ensure uninterrupted service to internal clients
Integrating EBS with 3rd party software such as Vertex, Amex, Essbase
Documentation is complete
Handle access account administration work coming from internal customers, business partners and ACM
Working on the BAU tickets/requests pertaining to all the supported tools
Working with business users in case they face any issue pertaining Tools Infrastructure, agent communication and software delivery
Managing and remediating the application agents on servers and desktops of various OS platforms (Windows 7/XP/2003/2008, Linux, Solaris, AIX, and HP-Unix)
L2 Operations Support for Server provisioning, Desktop Management, Software delivery, Patch Management and Discovery on the supported Tools
Engineering and Vendor escalation and coordination

SYS Admin Qualifications

Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.

Licensing or Certifications for SYS Admin

List any licenses or certifications required by the position: IAT, ITIL, II, MCSE, MCSA, PKI, AWS, CCNA, ICD, DCID

Education for SYS Admin

Typically a job would require a certain level of education.

Employers hiring for the SYS admin job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Collage Degree in Computer Science, Administration, Education, Technical, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, Health, Science, Mathematics

Skills for SYS Admin

Desired skills for SYS admin include:

Programming languages in Microsoft .NET
Software and hardware test procedures
Visual Basic
Visual C#
Web Administration
NetApp and other storage devices
Phases of software analysis and programs
DNS
Operating systems and office productivity software
Active Directory

Desired experience for SYS admin includes:

Ability to interact with global internal customer base
Able to take initiative, prioritize multiple tasks, and follow-through working effectively to see tasks through to completion with little or no direction
Problem and Change Management pertaining to the supported tools
Application performance and root cause analysis
Identifying and implementing Automation opportunities
Bladelogic Server Automation, BMC Atrium Discovery and Dependency Mapping

SYS Admin Examples

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SYS Admin Job Description

Job Description Example
Our growing company is hiring for a SYS admin. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for SYS admin
  • Create documents (test Scripts) to execute the changes in support of other network
  • Co-ordinate with the business to resolve process bottlenecks at different levels
  • Perform traffic route activities to support changes to mitigate impact to the clients
  • Ensure quick resolution of any issues
  • Be a key contributor to business initiatives that require subject matter expertise
  • Troubleshooting & fixing regular client based issues within bank and also involving 3-Party Vendor applications
  • Provide Middleware Support to applications of eCommerce Platform
  • Provide application support and Code analysis support for webMethods driven environment
  • Rotating On Call support for pages related to Production issues
  • Work on production tickets on daily basis
Qualifications for SYS admin
  • Knowledge on Oracle Golden gate
  • Should be a Graduate in any stream
  • 7+ years of experience with any of the IAM technologies
  • Good knowledge on Siteminder & good understanding of directory structure
  • Basic knowledge on Web servers, Networking (TCP/IP), Information security
  • Basic knowledge on windows
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SYS Admin Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of SYS admin. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for SYS admin
  • Process Improvement and Automation a Plus
  • Design and Build support for WebSphere, JBOSS and IHS
  • Work on Lower Level tickets on daily basis
  • SSL certificate install/renew/revoke
  • Conceptualize and Develop ART Tool
  • Translate User Requirements into solutions
  • Troubleshoot and debug issues and bugs
  • Integration testing to APIs
  • Tool documentation, release notes
  • Deploy new releases
Qualifications for SYS admin
  • Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2012 (CM12)
  • Basic idea on any IT tool in general
  • Demonstrate a strong work ethic and takes pride in accomplishment
  • Demonstrates a continuous desire to learn and improve
  • Exhibits strong drive for results and success
  • Persists in the face of significant difficulties, does not give up easily
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SYS Admin Job Description

Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking for a SYS admin. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for SYS admin
  • Understanding and work on SSH Tectia configuration in windows
  • Ability to work on multiple OS concurrently and enthusiastic to learn new technologies
  • Responsible for supporting Virtual Server Infrastructure
  • Responsible for Server Builds, Troubleshooting and Software Installations on Windows Servers
  • Responsible for creating scripts on basis of requirements using power shell
  • Responsible for providing specialized technical and product support for hosted solutions, this includes troubleshooting, repairing and debugging
  • Work closely with BTG teams in troubleshooting applications
  • Provide weekend support as needed
  • Responsible for providing specialized technical support to data center personnel who are diagnosing, troubleshooting, repairing and debugging application issues
  • Responsible for providing specialized technical support remotely, this includes troubleshooting, repairing and debugging
Qualifications for SYS admin
  • WebMethods development tool 8.2.2
  • WebMethods Designer v9.6
  • Additional exposure to webMethods product suite is preferred
  • Experience in webMethods IS administration
  • Expertise in Shell scripting and Perl scripting
  • Experience in writing Java services, Python programming and GUI development using DSP, JSP, Java Script and HTML
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SYS Admin Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a SYS admin. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for SYS admin
  • Play a key role in architecting a robust Active Directory environment
  • Responsible for providing specialized technical and product support to data center personnel who are diagnosing, troubleshooting, repairing and debugging application issues
  • Responsible for installation, configuration, and maintenance in support of business processing requirements and working on High end technical issues and providing end to end support
  • Resolve operating system problems identified in logs and coordinate with vendors for root cause
  • Support weekend activities, rebooting server, closely work with application team
  • Work as a team member with the global team to give support to Server environment
  • Work on tickets, email requests and as directed by onsite/offshore team lead and escalate when required
  • Co-ordinate and communicate with the Multiple teams to resolve tickets and support on technical issues
  • Attend meetings, prepare work log and performance metrics
  • Work with vendors to open service tickets to resolve issues
Qualifications for SYS admin
  • IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager (IEM)
  • FlexNet
  • BMC Remedy for Incident/Change/Problem/Work Orders
  • BMC Remedy Tool
  • Strong Documentation and record keeping knowledge
  • Good to have Introscope Wily experience
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SYS Admin Job Description

Job Description Example
Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of SYS admin. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for SYS admin
  • Setup and configuration of SharePoint services on server
  • Allocate and increase space on web applications, site collections and My Sites
  • Manage charge out model for space usage
  • Implement, and document SharePoint governance and change control procedures
  • Supply reporting on a daily/weekly/monthly/on-demand basis to business and the Helpdesk
  • Creation of site collections and their databases and services if required
  • Balance loads to grow the databases as necessary (without impeding performance)
  • Restore sites and data as required
  • Participate in planning sessions with direct and cross-functional teams
  • Install, validate, and support applications
Qualifications for SYS admin
  • Knowledge on MS SQL Server 2005 or higher
  • Good to have DataPower experience
  • Require good Analytical/Debugging/Troubleshooting skills and ability to multi-task
  • Customer/Client facing abilities and decision making abilities
  • Ability to act individually and as a team member in resolving problems and completing assigned tasks in time
  • WebSphere Application Server (ND/VE) 7.x/8.0/8.5.5

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