Senior Systems Administrator
Cority
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See open jobs at Cority.See open jobs similar to "Senior Systems Administrator" Work In Tech.PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Ensure critical systems are available 24x7x365
- Deploy, administer, and troubleshoot SaaS applications, primarily running on Windows servers
- Deploy new services and infrastructure to AWS, Azure, and datacentres
- Automate manual processes
- Work with the DBA team to ensure that database servers are stable and secure
- Proactively monitor application and infrastructure performance; recommend and implement additional resources as needed
- Contribute to and extend our Infrastructure as Code to perform resource creation and management across our environments
- Ensure that regular operational hygiene tasks are performed on schedule, including patching, automated backups, certificate renewals, and security reviews.
- Develop secure deployment and configuration guides as new technology is implemented.
- Monitor and enforce compliance with Cority internal information security controls.
- Assist with internal audits and other information security related tasks
- Enable more efficient and smarter business processes and implement analytics for meaningful insights
COMPETENCIES AND TECHNICAL SKILLS:
- 5 years of hands-on experience in design, implementation, configuration, and support of production Windows workloads, including SaaS applications
- In-depth knowledge of the Windows server operating system, including Internet-facing IIS workloads
- Proven experience with automating manual processes
- Experience with observability and APM tools like ELK, New Relic, or Datadog
- In-depth understanding of application scalability, performance and reliability
- Familiarity with VMware or other virtualization technologies
- Good understanding of TCP/IP networking and common Internet-facing services
- Some experience administering MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or other database platforms
- Experience with Microsoft Azure or AWS
- Practical experience with Linux
- Excellent problem-solving skills to troubleshoot and resolve server related issues
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently as well as within a team
- Strong time management skills and attention to detail in documentation
- Experience with containerized applications would be an asset
- Note: Incumbent will work regular business hours, but may require evenings and weekends to complete projects, monitor system/network alerts or perform maintenance on systems.
EDUCATION and PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in IT, Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent experience required.
- Azure, AWS, or VMware certifications are desirable but not required.
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