Durban: Server Engineer posted by iOCO Digital Pty Lty

About the Role

We are seeking a skilled Server Engineer to manage, maintain, and support critical server infrastructure within a 24x7x365 production environment. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the stability, security, and performance of commercial and plant servers through effective administration, monitoring, and maintenance of server hardware, software, and network infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Server administration, maintenance and support plus full standby [after hours] to operate all commercial and plant servers in a 24X7X365 production environment.
• Manage the antivirus software installed on all servers, desktops and laptops.
• Ensure that the software is updated regularly.
• Continuously monitor the network and equipment performance.
• On request create user accounts and ensure that security policies are applied and managed.
• Must ensure that all servers, desktops and laptops are updated regularly and are free from any viruses, malware and spyware.
• Carry out the full range of tasks associated with operating and controlling the installed server hardware and software.
• Maintain and support the SAN environment (hardware, firmware and software).
• Provide consulting services to RBCT for any proposed changes to the RBCT SAN environment.
• Aid with any planned or unplanned disaster recovery exercise.
• Maintain and support the VMWare environment.
• Provide consulting services to RBCT for any proposed changes to the RBCT VMWare environment.
• Aid with any planned or unplanned disaster recovery exercise.
• Check all server enclosures (2 x Commercial, 2 x Automation and the DMZ enclosure) for faults. Log onto each enclosure and assess all monitored variables.
• Check the health status of all VMs and VM hosts. Log onto vSphere and check that all VMs are running. This is done for the commercial VMs and the automation VMs.
• Review WUG and OPM messages and interfaces to see if there are any issues with regards to space, CPU, etc, on the monitored servers.
• Perform daily tasks namely, account creations, password resets, restores of files, general user assistance, solve issues users might experience on the servers, and check the Anti-Virus and that it is updated on all servers and workstations and update those that are out of date.

Requirements

• 5 + Years practical in-service delivery; generalist. Server Support. Network Support. OS & Application Support. Desktop support.
• Grade 12
• MCSA
• MCSE / International Equivalent
• Soft Skills, Telephone Etiquette, Business Writing

Qualifications

• Essential:
• Grade 12
• MCSA
• MCSE / International Equivalent
• Soft Skills, Telephone Etiquette, Business Writing

• Preferred:
• Grade 12
• VMware 7 and above
• HPE Hardware, HPE Nimble
• Exagrid, Veeam Backup and Replication
• Trend Apex One and Apex Central
• Windows Server 2012,2016, 2019 admin
• Windows 10,11 & macOS support
• Managed Engine Group of Products
• Cisco Firepower, WhatSUpGold, Veeam One
• Active Directory 2016, 2019 admin & Azure AD
• Exchange 2016 admin
• File and Print Server 2016 admin
• SQL Server 2012,2016 admin
• Networking Essentials
• ITIL is advantageous
• Mobility Support
• Networking (IP, DNS, DHCP, Wi-Fi)
• Printer and peripheral troubleshooting
• Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint)