Senior Infrastructure / Systems Administrator

Reference: JHB000881-KP-1

Gijima Staffing Solutions is recruiting on behalf of a client for a Senior Infrastructure/ Systems Administrator. Duties & Responsibilities Role purpose:
Provide operational support, compliance remediation, infrastructure maintenance and project delivery across the enterprise IT environment, ensuring a secure, stable and high-performing infrastructure.

REQUIREMENTS

EXPERIENCE 5–7 years of enterprise infrastructure administration experience.
QUALIFICATIONS Relevant certifications such as:

• VMware VCP
• Microsoft
• Veeam VMCE
• Commvault
• NetApp
• Pure Storage

will be advantageous.
KEY SKILLS

• Windows Server (2016/2019/2022)
• Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy
• VMware vSphere 8
• Exchange On-Premises
• Commvault & Veeam
• Pure Storage & NetApp
• PRTG Monitoring
• PowerShell
• Disaster Recovery & Compliance

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

INFRASTRUCTURE OPERATIONS Manage servers, monitoring, capacity planning, troubleshooting, patching, upgrades and lifecycle management.
VMWARE ADMINISTRATION Administer VMware vSphere 8 (ESXi, vCenter, HA, DRS, distributed networking) and capacity management.
BACKUP AND RECOVERY Administer Commvault and Veeam, perform recovery testing, troubleshoot failures and support DR initiatives.
STORAGE ADMINISTRATION Manage Pure Storage FlashArray and NetApp storage, including provisioning, replication and performance monitoring.
MICROSOFT EXCHANGE Administer on-premises Exchange, mailbox databases, DAGs, mail flow, certificates, upgrades and troubleshooting.
MONITORING AND ALERTING Administer PRTG, dashboards, reporting, sensors and proactive monitoring.
COMPLIANCE AND REMEDIATION Lead vulnerability remediation, Windows hardening, security compliance activities, audit remediation and governance initiatives.

DESIRABLE SKILLS

• Microsoft 365 / Azure
• VMware SRM
• Dell Data Domain
• Fibre Channel SANs
• SCOM / SolarWinds
• Cyber Recovery

IDEAL CANDIDATE

An experienced infrastructure professional with strong hands-on expertise across VMware, Commvault, Veeam, Pure Storage, NetApp, Exchange and Windows Server environments, with a focus on compliance remediation, operational stability, disaster recovery readiness and enterprise support.

INFRASTRUCTURE. SECURITY. OPPORTUNITY.