Senior System Administrator Job at Telogis Ltd, Canterbury, Christchurch
- Location:
- Canterbury
- Christchurch
- Classification:
- Information & Communication Technology
- Networks & Systems Administration
The successful candidate will be a computer science / engineering graduate and will have at least 10 years IT commercial experience, some of which will ideally have been spent in a web application environment, with servers administered remotely. Experience with Geographical Information Systems (specifically fleet management applications) would be an advantage, and hands-on experience of global application support activities is highly desirable. Telogis is renowned for supplying top-end technical solutions so the successful candidate should expect an extremely challenging and rewarding environment.Essential Skills: *UNIX System Administration (5+ years)*Windows Systems Administration (2+ years)*Web service administration IIS and Apache (1+ years)*Development Database Administration (1+ years, PostGres preferred)Preferred Skills / Qualifications:*System Administration / System Engineer certification in UNIX or Microsoft*Virtual Machine administration (1+ years, Citrix XenServer experience a bonus)Essential Behaviours:*Strong team commitment*Systematic problem-solving approach*Excellent communication (verbal and written)*Intense delivery focus*Pragmatic and flexible approach*Passion for delivering & supporting quality applications at speedSpecific Responsibilities:*Delivery of SA-related solutions for various project and operational needs*Install new / rebuild existing servers and configure h/w, O/S and foundation product layers*Perform 3rd Line Support duties, including regular pager roster participation*Drive post-incident follow-up activities, specifically root-cause analysis and intervention*Create and maintain effective infrastructure information repository, including comprehensive operational procedures*Perform daily system monitoring and regular security monitoring*Perform periodic performance reporting to support capacity planning and drive infrastructure architecture optimisations*Perform ongoing performance tuning, h/w upgrades and resource optimization as required*Apply O/S patches and upgrades on a regular basis and upgrade administrative utilities*Research and recommend innovative, manual and automated approaches for SA tasks*Create hardware specifications for input into procurement process when requiredSuccessful candidates will enjoy unique career opportunities, competitive remuneration packages and an excellent, earthquake-resistant work environment.For more information see www.telogis.com, www.geobase.info and www.telogis.co.nz