• Do you have experience in a System Administrator role?
• Do you enjoy interacting with management and various teams?
• Are you interested in joining a firm that delivers award winning training and opportunities for career progression?

Whatever your reason is for wanting to look for a new job, joining our IT team may be the best next step for your career.

Role     

We are currently seeking to hire IT System and Network Administrator to join our team on a permanent basis, based in Dublin 2.

The Systems Administrator will be a member of the KPMG Ireland IT organisation, working as part of 2nd/3rd level support for the KPMG firm; supporting systems which provide services to employees in multiple locations. 

We ideally need you to have the following on your CV:

• Solid technical aptitude, the ability to work in a team, good people skills and a minimum of 5 years’ experience working in a senior technical role.
• Ability to document complex technical environments is a must.
• Experience with working in a process-driven environment using IT methodologies such as ITIL.
• The applicant must have a good understanding of automation of administrative tasks using a variety of scripting tools, particularly PowerShell.
• Demonstrable ability to learn new technologies and remain current with relevant trends and standards.
• Strong knowledge of VMware server and desktop virtualization technologies.
• A demonstrable track record of having successfully implemented VMware infrastructure projects.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft networking technologies - Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, ADFS.
• Broad based knowledge of applications in the Microsoft ecosystem: backup technologies, database technologies, application servers, web servers, etc.
• Experience with Microsoft cloud technologies e.g. Azure, Microsoft365.

Additional/desirable skills:

• Technical design experience.
• Experience with SAN storage systems, particularly Netapp.
• Familiarity with Cisco networking technologies
• Familiarity with network security technologies such as firewalling and network segmentation.
• Familiarity with configuration management technology e.g. SCCM, Intune.
• Familiarity with other virtualization technologies e.g. HyperV.
• Familiarity with Linux / Unix.

Your work will be varied. Below will be some of your core responsibilities:

• This is a hands-on role requiring good communication and technical skills.
• Responsibility for the day-to-day support of server systems in central and remote offices.
• Creating and updating Operational and Security documentation
• Responsibility for ensuring system uptime and reliability.
• Working with the management team ensuring the firm’s system requirements are met.
• Troubleshooting and problem resolution with mainly Microsoft Operating Systems on a VMware platform.
• Installing and testing approved hardware and software upgrades.
• Ensuring all incidents are properly resolved with sufficient detail.
• Following up on incidents escalated within IT.
• Monitoring and following up on incidents escalated to 3rd party hardware and software suppliers
• Providing 2nd/3rd level technical support to internal help desk