• Install, configure and maintain approved compute and storage systems.
• Support/mentor junior colleagues.
• Implement predetermined software or hardware changes to rectify any issues.
• Collect and maintain tracking and configuration documentation and plans.
• Administer, create and update access permissions and maintains user accounts for compute & storage systems as required.
• Maintain and assist in the development of compute and storage system baselines.
• Work across teams to ensure IT system upgrades and service pack deployments are implemented with minimal impact to production operation.
• Analyse data from monitoring activities and define comprehensive, system wide improvements.
• Actively monitors and publishes the availability plan discussing the ability of the IT infrastructure to meet the availability requirements of the business.
• Work with vendors and architects to understand their technology roadmaps
• Administer SAN, NAS and other Storage based systems as required.
• Executes capacity management for systems.
• Monitor ticketing queue and responds to service requests or incidents

Requirements

• Substaintial technical experience in a similar role, including, but not limited to – design, implementation, disaster recovery, security architecture and engineering
• NAS/SAN storage (NetApp & HP) and other storage related technologies
• Windows Server (2008 – 2016), Linux
• Hypervisors (VMWare and Hyper-V), virtual machines and cloud-based (AWS, Azure and GCP) server and storage technologies
• Datacentre management
• VDI Systems (Citrix and VMWare)
• Understanding of ITIL Service Principles
• Good English Communications
• Strong verbal & written communication skills