Systems Administrator Job at Anaeko

We are hiring a Systems Administrator

JOB TITLE: Systems Administrator 

REPORTING TO: COO

LOCATION: Belfast or Enniskillen 

THE ROLE:

Anaeko is a growing Data Optimisation company working across hybrid cloud and multicloud, supporting remote and home working, distributed offices and global customers. The Systems Administrator will manage end-user environments and business software. Anaeko works across AWS, Azure, IBM Cloud, Oracle Cloud, RedHat, VMware and GCP with minimal on-premise server environments. End user computing devices span Linux, Windows and OSX operating systems.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• General day to day systems administration with a strong focus on user support.
  
  
• Install, configure, upgrade, monitor and maintain hardware and software systems
  
  
• Troubleshoot identified and reported issues to resolution
  
  
• Conduct regular security audits and implement identified improvement plans
  
  
• Optimise networks and connectivity
  
  
• Educate and enforce security policies and best practice
  
  
• Planning and ordering of additional hardware, software and infrastructure to meet the demands of company growth and new projects
  
  
• Creation of new user accounts and enablement of new start hardware, software and tools
  
  
• Support a multi-platform and mixed operating system environment
  
  
•  Manage policy and access control across SaaS software including Slack, Assembla, Atlassian Jira and Confluence etc
  
  
• Management of Microsoft Teams and Office365 collaboration environments
  
  
• Apply cost control and reporting across cloud platform utilisation

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Degree standard education in a relevant degree or equivalent commercial experience.
  
  
• At least 3 year’s Microsoft Windows administration experience, preferably including Office365
  
  
• Experience of managing Mac OSX devices and software
  
  
• Knowledge of hardware and software
  
  
• InfoSec experience with knowledge of data governance and privacy standards
  
  
• Experience of user support
  
  
• Good organisational abilities
  
  
• Good communication skills
  
• Ability to work in a team environment

DESIRABLE CRITERIA:

• Experience of cloud platforms – AWS, Azure, GCP, IBM Cloud, Oracle Cloud, RedHat
  
  
• Ansible experience
  
  
• Firewall administration experience
  
  
• Knowledge of administering container management platforms including Docker, Kubernetes and variants
  
  
• Knowledge and experience of a Quality Management System.
  
  
• Experience of Cyber Security practices including OWASP vulnerability scanning, pen tests, Cyber Essentials, ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 audits
  
  
• Experience of managing relational and non-relational databases
  
  
• Knowledge of file, block and object storage including any of CIFS/SMB, NFS, POSIX, FUSE, S3, Azure Blobstore
  
  
• Scripting ability – unix shell, bash, python, powershell, perl or similar
  
  
• Willingness to provide out of hours support.
  
  
• Experience supporting CI/CD pipelines
  
  
• Linux administration experience, preferably in a multi-platform, mixed operating system environment.

WORKING AT ANAEKO:

At Anaeko, we recognise that the world of work has changed and our people have different needs and expectations from their employment and their employer.

If you are someone who values:

• Working with and learning from teams of experts
  
• On-going development of new skills to tackle new challenges and meet customer expectations
  
• The opportunity to build new competencies and gain certifications across our core disciplines – AWS, Azure, and RedHat
  
• Working with big brand names on their R&D efforts
  
• Working with leading edge Multi-Cloud technology
  
• Variety in the technologies and projects you work on
  
• Being part of multi-disciplinary teams working on multiple use cases
  
• Regular rotation to develop new skills and work with new technologies
  
• Being rewarded and promoted for your own personal contribution – rather than being time served or restricted by glass ceilings or quotas
  
• Variety in career paths and choices
  
• Being part of a stable and growing Company with low level attrition
  
• A lean management structure with quick decision making and progress
  
• Flexible working approaches
  
• Opportunities to travel and work directly with customers
  
• Opportunities to support the local tech ecosystem
  
• A positive, fun and open Company culture

then Anaeko is the perfect fit for you!

ANAEKO EMPLOYEE BENEFITS:

In addition to the quality and variety of work combined with on-going professional development, Anaeko offers its employees the following benefits:

• Market Competitive Salary
  
  
• Bonus Scheme
  
  
• 24 days holiday per year plus 10 statutory holidays
  
  
• 5% match contributory pension scheme
  
  
• Private Medical Insurance
  
  
• Life Assurance at 4 x salary
  
  
• Childcare Vouchers
  
  
• Free car parking
  
  
• Flexible working models
  
  
• Office locations in Belfast and Enniskillen
  
  
• Regular social activities for all the team