Senior System Administrator

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LOCATION:  Yerevan, Armenia

JOB DESCRIPTION:  The Sr. System Administrator will serve as part of the IT team responsible for the daily operations of LinkGard environment. The qualified individual will be responsible for a wide array of services including provisioning, installation, configuration and maintenance of hardware, software and related infrastructure. The individual must also be ready to accept management duties as the company is interested in individuals who can grow into an IT Manager.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:  Management:
- Oversee Jr. System Administration staff in their technical duties;
- Prepare reports for management indicating the overall health of the IT infrastructure.

Engineering/ Provisioning:
- Install new hardware/ software or re-install existing hardware/ software systems in accordance with company requirements;
- Develop and maintain installation/ configuration procedures and practices;
- Contribute to and maintain company-wide IT management standards.

Operations/ Support:
- Monitor all systems in order to verify integrity and availability of all systems;
- Be responsible for daily and weekly backups of critical data and systems;
- Create/ delete/ change user accounts.

Maintenance:
- Regularly update systems with patches and perform upgrades where necessary;
- Manage system performance and resource optimization;
- Troubleshoot faulty hardware/ software systems.

Security:
- Install systems to further enhance security;
- Monitor the security of systems and networks, identify possible intrusions and effectively resolve possible security breaches;
- Ensure strong network perimeter security by maintaining and monitoring firewall rules;
- Manage IDS/IPS systems;
- Manage anti-virus system and policies.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- University degree;
- 3+ years of Linux sysadmin and support experience;
- 3+ years of Windows XP/Server 2003/2008 sysadmin and support experience;
- 3+ years of experience in network administration;
- Excellent knowledge of TCP/IP protocol, firewalls and network security in general;
- Knowledge of various backup technologies;
- Excellent written and spoken English and Armenian languages;
- Eligibility to work in Armenia.

REMUNERATION/ SALARY:  Very competitive, based on experience.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES:  Please send your CVs to: jobs@linkgard.com .


OPENING DATE:  24 November 2010

APPLICATION DEADLINE:  22 December 2010

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