Job Overview
The System Administrator is expected to facilitate operational support to and on behalf of the assigned team. The team supports and maintains a variety of large and global‑scale systems for building management and physical security operations. The role requires industry‑typical systems administration skills, including working knowledge of networking systems. Work is ticket‑based, and the team will be expected to procedurally work through tickets (submitted via a template) to resolution.
Responsibilities
* Plan server installation onto racks and arrange server mounting.
* Develop and implement capacity management strategies for server deployments in large data centers, optimizing resource utilization.
* Gather server requirements and ensure adequate provision of space, power, and rack capacities.
* Install operating systems for new mounted servers and reinstall server operating systems when necessary.
* Perform daily server maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, and follow‑up break‑fix of server and hardware issues.
* Maintain data on internal systems including asset management, ticketing, and rack‑related data.
* Work with remote vendors or other teams to resolve hardware batch failures and problems.
* Handle on‑call duty, dealing with problems raised by business owners.
* Collect and check online asset status or issues, erase drives, or other configurations for retiring or relocating servers.
* Provide retrofitting or test feedback for tools, systems, and platforms.
* Submit and track part RMA or media destruction processes.
* Perform server network troubleshooting and server lifecycle management.
* Escalate problems to senior Service Operations Engineers as needed.
Qualifications
* Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
* Strong ability to work under pressure, strong learning ability, broad technical interest, sense of responsibility, and enthusiasm for work.
* Good communication skills in English and a strong team‑work spirit; ability to work independently.
* Knowledge of the interdependencies of server functions and technologies.
* Ability to understand and run simple Shell/Bash scripts.
* Familiarity with Linux systems and ability to locate hardware faults; strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
* Basic network knowledge (MAC, Subnetting, TCP/IP) and general troubleshooting skills.
* Knowledge of out‑of‑band/lights‑out server communication methods, such as IPMI.
Seniority Level
Entry level
Employment Type
Full‑time
Job Function
Information Technology
Industries
IT Services and IT Consulting
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