Oss Windows System Administrator - Glasgow, United Kingdom - Gamma Telecom

Gamma Telecom

Verified Company

Glasgow, United Kingdom

3 days ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

The OSS Windows System Administrator will be responsible for the operational support and administration of all Microsoft Windows provisioning and portal systems.

The OSS Windows System Administrator will work closely with the Senior OSS Manager, reporting directly to this Manager. They will be responsible for ensuring system designs are resilient and reliable, and that problems are addressed proactively and responded to efficiently when they arise.

Key responsibilities:

You will ensure reliable operational systems are in place and that systems are monitored in a way that allows issues to be identified quickly and dealt with proactively.
You will be responsible for reviewing system design and implementation with a view to resilience and reliability.
You will gain an architectural overview and knowledge of the following systems
Middleware components
Database structure
Provisioning flow
Log locations
Common workarounds and scenarios
You will be responsible for the creation and maintenance of documentation pertinent to the team.
You will take a lead on team queries from junior members and act as a mentor to assist in their development.
You will ensure all Known Errors for given product area are reviewed frequently and fed back to the relevant owners.
You will take part in a rota providing a 24/7 On Call Service.

Key skills:

Skill

Detail
Leadership

You will take a lead role on team projects ensuring that they are delivered to the required standard and within agreed timescales.

Decision making

You will be required to assess the risk level of system changes and decide on appropriate times and methods to implement these while minimising disruption for the business.

Innovation

You will work to assess current system architectures and processes to identify ways in which they can be made more efficient or automated to reduce the requirement for manual BAU tasks.

Communication

You will attend weekly CAB meetings to discuss and communicate pending system changes with other technical teams.

Key relationships:

System Administrators
Core Networking
OSS Application Support Team
Data Engineering (DBAs)
Monitoring
Development
NOC

Experience and skills:

At least 3 years experience of supporting a large MS Windows Server estate
Computer science or a science based degree, or equivalent experience.

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Required knowledge:

PowerShell
VMWare
MS SQL Server

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Desirable knowledge:

Monitoring

tools: Nagios, Zabbix, Elastic, Kibana

Container Platforms: Docker, Kubernetes
Application Support: Java, Tomcat, Nginx, RabbitMQ
Automation: Git, Jenkins
Public & Private Cloud : AWS, Openstack
Ability to work under pressure and manage the demands of numerous tasks
Clear verbal and written communication
Able to work on own initiative and effectively in partnership with others.
Selfmotivator and able to motivate others
Experience of working in a Telecoms company would be highly desirable

Special Requirements:

OOH On call rota 7x2
Some (limited) travel to other office's locations maybe expected under extreme circumstances, but this is not expected to be the norm.