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• Install new / rebuild existing servers
  and configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories,
  storage, etc. in accordance with standards and project/ operational
  requirements.
• Install and configure systems,
  applications or Asset Management applications.
• Develop and maintain installation and
  configuration procedures.
• Actively contribute to and maintain
  system standards.
• Research and recommend innovative, and
  where possible automated approaches for system administration tasks.
• Identify approaches that leverage our
  resources and provide economies of scale.
• Perform daily system monitoring,
  verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server
  resources, systems and key processes, reviewing system and application
  logs, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs such as backups.
• Perform regular security monitoring to
  identify any possible intrusions.
• Perform daily backup operations,
  ensuring all required file systems and system data are successfully backed
  up to the appropriate media, recovery tapes or disks are created, and
  media is recycled and sent off site as necessary.
• Perform regular file archival and purge
  as necessary,
• Create, change, and delete user accounts
  per request.
• Provide Tier III/other support per
  request from various constituencies.
• Investigate and troubleshoot issues.
• Repair and recover from hardware or
  software failures.
• Coordinate and communicate with impacted
  constituencies,
• Apply OS patches and upgrades on a
  regular basis, and upgrade administrative tools and utilities.
• Configure / add new services as
  necessary.
• Upgrade and configure system software
  that supports GIS infrastructure applications or Asset Management
  applications per project or operational needs.
• Maintain operational, configuration, or
  other procedures,
• Carry out periodic performance reporting
  to support capacity planning,
• Perform ongoing performance tuning,
  hardware upgrades, and resource optimization as required.
• Configure CPU, memory, and disk
  partitions as required
• Maintain data centre environmental and
  monitoring equipment.

• The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s
  degree
• Possess relevant professional qualifications
  and experience

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