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