System Engineer (Windows Server, Azure)
Job Description
Job Description – System Engineer
- Provide System Administration including but not limited to the following:
- Change parameter to system software;
- Create, delete and modify, define domains;
- Create, delete and modify system utilities and other scripts;
- Create, delete and modify system and user login scripts;
- Create, delete and modify drive mappings;
- (Create, delete, revoke, disable and modify user accounts;
- Grant and revoke access to directories/ files;
- Create, delete and modify print servers and queues;
- Create, delete and modify directories;
- Create, delete and modify and grant access to application services;
- Create, delete and modify application access accounts;
- Develop and monitor backup/ recovery jobs, cron jobs, procedures and schedules;
- Schedule and execute production jobs;
- Maintain backups of configurations of the web, application and database servers;
- Perform SSL certificate renewal for the systems;
- Create, delete, deploy and modify File Transfer Program (FTP) / Secure File
- Transfer Protocol (SFTP) accounts and scripts;
- Manage the encryption/ decryption keys for the server;
- Conduct proactive performance tuning whenever required on all the IT system and database parameters;
- Conduct proactive housekeeping of all log files in the system, database and application and keep them for a minimum period as requested by the Customer;
- Monitor proactively and alert the Customer on the potential problems on hardware and software which may affect the system availability and performance; and
- Security hardening of the servers.
- Install, un-install or upgrade the system software, inclusive of operating system and its associated system software.
- Schedule and execute production jobs in accordance with the specifications as stipulated by the Customer.
- Work with server vendor or other third-party vendor to analyse, troubleshoot and resolve all server-related problems.
- Document and maintain server administration guides, logical system diagrams and operation manuals. Create such documents if they are currently not available.
- Backup and recovery of all operating systems, application programs, users/ business data of the Customer’s environment, configurations of the web, application and database servers.
Qualifications
Personnel Requirements:
- Possess the relevant qualifications and/or be proficient in the following areas:
- Minimally three (3) years hands-on experience in administration of servers.
- Microsoft Hyper-V, VMWare
- Windows 2008/2012/2016/2019/2022/2025 Server
- Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, Group Policy
- Preferably experience in Trendmicro Anti-virus products
- Preferably certified in Microsoft Azure.
- Knowledge with EMC storage
- Good understanding with application tiers, IIS, Databases
- Good understanding with Change Management processes
- Basic Networking knowledge is a plus