IT System Specialist

Job Description

• Manage the system performance and ensure all system operations run in consistency and meet the main companys vision and positively respond to the requirements delivered by the IT higher management.
• Manage/Control the Access Matrix including support the new projects implementations or the usual operations behavior applying the configuration, the privileges distribution and access or restrictions required by the client or RCC on systems or internet; execute the system changes required.
• Support RCC organization needs on system when required and work on finding the system solutions in order to succeed their goals and enable implementation of new applications or any other essentials.
• Initiate/Manage user accounts across multiple systems including the email accounts for all employees except the operations agent and troubleshot/resolve as second-line profile issue.
• Provide second-line contact and problem resolutions for all users with system problems, and first-line contact for all users defined as VIP.
• Resolve as many user-reported problems as expertise permits within the agreed SLA and using available tools, while following procedures and policies for the handling of support cases.
• Accountable for monitoring the system performance concerning safety and sustainability; ensure all function are optimally performing and meeting the expectations; provide preventive and corrective actions of maintenance necessary to keep on track; handle emergencies and upgrades necessary for better performance; keep aligned of state-of-the-art technologies and contribute in function plans and recommendations.
• Attend Crisis management meetings determined by the IT management and concerned to figure out the smoothest and the most efficient scenario to manage the sudden emergency situation or plan for massive changes on the running system.
• Run periodical health checkups for all RCC servers; assess and flag the hardware and software needs required for consistency of performance; apply the reconfiguration on the servers after obtaining approval from the direct manager.
• Adhere to the team plans regarding applying global actions and massive upgrade operations, including adherence to the plan steps or the time chosen for applying the action out of the high-traffic frame.
• Manage the backup and restore based on the business requirements and respond to the employee requests of restoring missing data in coordination with the policies and procedures and ensure the backup images remain healthy.
• Ensure the replication safety within the allowed scope; track effectively and statistically the technical environment and the system performance within whole RCC sites; follow up and deal with the system notifications or flags.
• Apply on demand the data required about any user behavior and the history of the usage.
• Maintains written documentation on each action and ensures saving the documents on a shared folder, enabling subsequent new joiners to the project or the team to easily recognize the history of all actions taken on the system and its applications.
• Train and support new joiners and contribute in tracking and reporting the performance till covering the learning curve and proactively learn and train other staff members on new technologies.
• Manage people and handle as escalation point the team complaints and supervise the performance and achievement; evaluate performance with key metrics and conduct one-to-one meetings with all relevant subordinates to communicate feedback from monthly performance assessment; carry out general meeting as well to review operational results and discuss improvement steps and plan to eliminate the attrition potentials and consider VOE.
• Ensures that role KPIs are meeting or exceeding the main objectives SLA requires.
• Motivate the team and contentiously work on the motivational programs and exercises

Job Requirements

• Proven experience as a System Administrator, Network Administrator or similar role
• Experience with databases, networks (LAN, WAN) and patch management
• Knowledge of system security (e.g. intrusion detection systems) and data backup/recovery
• Ability to create scripts in Python, Perl or other language
• Familiarity with various operating systems and platforms
• Resourcefulness and problem-solving aptitude
• Excellent communication skills
• BSc/Ba in Information Technology, Computer Science or a related discipline; professional certification (e.g. Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)) is a plus