Windows Server Support Engineer
Blueion Support Services
Sandton, Gauteng
Permanent
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Posted 28 November 2024

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Job Description

The main job function supporting a global 24/7 Microsoft-based infrastructure across multiple datacentres (Windows Server 2022 and SQL Server 2022)

  • Working in an Operations Centre, part of a team running a 24/7 shift pattern.
  • Reviewing Monitoring and Alerting systems constantly. Prioritizing and escalating issues quickly and proactively, or solving issues where possible. Goal of zero downtime across critical systems.
  • Escalating and communicating issues to 2nd line support (Aris IT and Blue Ion) or 3rd party organisations when necessary (Database Admins, ISP suppliers etc).
  • Performing updates, installations and changes to systems; windows updates, software licenses, web site certs etc.
  • Maintaining security of systems and customer data, raising any issues as soon as they occur.
  • Prioritizing and troubleshooting support tickets and requests from customers, during times when other IT teams are not working. Delivering prompt and professional customer service.
  • Producing and maintaining documentation on process and systems as required, to the standard of other IT teams documentation.
  • Contributing to post incident or post project reviews/retrospectives.
  • Learning about the systems in the platform, the environments and technologies.
  • Logging effort per day and time remaining on current tasks in time tracking tool.

Assisting the rest of the team and other IT teams with support and projects where needed.