Software maintenance/system administrator - saudi arabia, riyadh

Position  summary: the system administrator  is responsible for installation/configuration, operation, and maintenance  of systems hardware and software and related infrastructure.  ensures that system hardware, operating  systems, software systems, and related procedures adhere to organizational  standards and adhere to business rules. principal  responsibilities: •  install new i rebuild existing servers and configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage, etc. in accordance  with standards and project/operational requirements.•   install and configure systems such as supports software applications or asset management  applications.•   develop and maintain installation and configuration  procedures.•   contribute to and maintain system standards.•   perform daily system monitoring,  verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes, reviewing system and application  logs, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs such as backups.•   perform regular security monitoring  to identify any possible intrusions.•   perform daily backup operations,  ensuring all required file systems and system data are successfully backed up to the appropriate  media, recovery tapes or disks are created, and media is recycled and sent off site as necessary.•   perform regular file archival and purge as necessary.•   create, change, and delete user accounts per request.•   repair and recover from hardware or software failures.•   apply os patches and upgrades on a regular basis, and upgrade administrative  tools and utilities.configure i add new services as necessary.•   maintain operational, configuration, or other procedures.•   perform periodic performance  reporting to support capacity planning.•   perform ongoing  performance  tuning, hardware upgrades, and resource optimization  as required.  configure  cpu, memory, and disk partitions as required.•         maintain data center environmental  and monitoring equipment. skills skills:•   linux, windows and application  systems.•   ability to learn new technologies and implement them successfully.•   effective hardware and software problem solving abilities.•   excellent  problem-solving 

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