Senior system administrator

Wellington Central

Systems Administration & Support

NZD90000 - NZD116000 per annum

Full Time

Permanent

16 Apr 2024

• Great opportunity to be part of a not-for-profit organisation.
• Work with critical infrastructure, Wellington CBD.
• Competitive salary paying 90k-116k per annum.

About the Company

Our client is a not-for-profit organisation located in Wellington CBD and they provide the infrastructure, security, and support to NZ domains.

About the Role

As a Senior System Administrator your role involves supporting day-to-day operations which includes provisioning, installation/configuration, and maintenance of systems hardware, software, and related infrastructure. You’ll ensure that all network, security, and operational aspects align with organisational standards and service level agreements.

Day to Day Responsibilities

• Building strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders is vital for this position.
• Installing and configuring hardware, services, storage, etc., within data centres, ensuring alignment with standards and project/operational needs.
• Available for an on-call roaster, once in 4 or 5 weeks.
• Investigate and troubleshoot networking and operating system issues.
• Apply patches and upgrades on a regular basis, and upgrade administrative tools and utilities.
• Conducting research and suggesting inventive, and when feasible, automated methods for system administration duties.

About Your Experience

• Proficient in managing Linux servers, such as Ubuntu and RHEL, for over 5 years.
• Extensive background as a Systems Administrator, including over 5 years of experience and 2+ years in a Senior role.
• Skilled in on-premises containerization with platforms like Kubernetes and Docker.
• Familiarity with various storage systems and concepts, including Block, Object, VMware VSAN, and Ceph.
• Experienced in designing and implementing on-premises solutions.

Desirable

• Computer networks and concepts, i.e. VLAN, EVPN-VXLAN, BGP (Juniper).
• Database operations i.e. postgresql, mysql.
• Configuration management systems, i.e. Ansible.
• Visualisation platforms and concepts, i.e. VMware vSphere.
• Operational knowledge of DNS and DNSSEC.
• Open source configuration and version control tools. i.e. git.

COMPANY CULTURE
Supportive team celebrating each other’s success, supporting personal & professional growth and genuinely passionate about what they do!

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