Senior System Administrator

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee daily operations of servers, storage systems.
• Involve in installation, configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of physical and virtual servers (Windows).
• Design, develop, and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) blueprints for cloud and on-prem environments.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and management for repeatable and auditable deployments using terraform.
• Automate system configurations, application deployments, and routine maintenance tasks through ansible.
• Cloud administration including deployment, configuration, security, and monitoring to ensure reliable, scalable, and cost-effective IT operations in azure.
• Ensure high availability and optimal performance of all server systems and services.
• Manage Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, file servers, and other core infrastructure services.
• Implement and maintain backup and disaster recovery solutions.
• Monitor system performance and proactively address potential issues.
• Collaborate with network, security, and application teams to support business needs.
• Develop and maintain documentation, including SOPs, diagrams, and asset inventories.
• Ensure compliance with IT policies, security standards, and audit requirements.
• Participate in capacity planning and infrastructure scaling initiatives.
• Provide on-call support and manage incident response for critical server issues.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Strong knowledge of Windows Server environments.
• Experience with virtualization platforms (Citrix, Nutanix, VMware, Hyper-V, etc.).
• Knowledge related to ansible, terraform and devops framework.
• Exposure towards infrastructure as code platform.
• Knowledge on azure cloud platform.
• Proficient in scripting (PowerShell, Bash, etc.) for automation.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities.
• A proactive mindset with a focus on continuous improvement.