Senior Systems Engineer

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Tower Group are currently seeking candidates for their open Senior Systems Engineer position in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal through Go Job Search. Are you an experienced candidate looking to take up a Senior Systems Engineer role such as with an industry leading company like Tower Group?

An exciting opportunity has become for a Senior Systems Engineer in Durban. The ideal candidate would manage, maintain, support and upgrade ISP, Client Servers and Network Infrastructure. Key ResponsibilitiesMaintenance of our ISP network and hosting environment, including mail, DNS, firewall, web and all virtual server environments.Effective involvement in projects and the rollout of solutions to clients.Managing the integrity of the network, server deployment, and security.Provide technical support in terms of hardware, software, systems and administrationProvide after-hours support on rotation with the teamCreate, oversee and test security measures (e.g. access authentication and disaster recovery)Build and document network management and telemetry road maps for infrastructure and servicesIntegrate network management platforms into the Microsoft cloud for new and existing technologiesExperience in workload deployments to public clouds: Amazon, Azure, etcArchitecture and design of fault tolerant systems Essential competenciesAdvanced server systems administration (Linux/Unix)Advanced networking – routing, switching, firewalling and general IP networking experienceAdvanced DNS administrationVMware, HyperV, ESXi and relatedA minimum of 5 years’ experience installing, maintaining, and supporting a corporate/ISP infrastructure environment.A minimum of 5 years’ working experience as an IT support technician and directly supporting end-users, both face-to-face and remotelyA minimum of 5 years’ experience installing, maintaining and supporting corporate network environments (LAN & WAN)VPN and WAN setup/supportIndepth understanding of BGP, OSPF, MPLS, VOIP, VPNCCNA/CCNP (or equivalent)SAN/NAS technologiesAdvantageous skillsMail server experience (Postfix, Sendmail, Exim, Antispam/Antivirus, DNSBL, SMTP protocol & general mail routing)Wireless networkingLAMP stackMikrotikBGP, OSPF, MPLS, VOIP, VPNPHP & WordPress adminVeeamFortinetMicrosoft Office 365 and Azure experienceExperience with helpdesk ticketing systems such as OTRS, Zendesk & osTicket, Heat, Remedy, etc.Microsoft certifications, including MCSA-O365 and MS900/MD101/MS101/MS500Microsoft Azure certifications in AZ103/AZ300/AZ500 

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