Systems Administrator I -discussion

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Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Operational maintenance of Windows file, web, and database servers, storage (NAS & SAN), VMware infrastructure, and Microsoft Active Directory as well as software delivery, patching and monitoring systems
Maintains administration of AD file shares and user accounts permissions
Manages the corporate network, including firewalls, DNS, DHCP, etc
Provides documentation and guidance in addition to communicate clearly and effectively with help desk and customer support teams
Maintains backup routines and troubleshoots issues
Creates, updates and closes all incident tickets in a timely manner

REQUIREMENTS:
Basic Requirements:

3 - 5 years of IT/IS experience; at least two years working in senior desktop support/basic network technologies
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in Computer Science or related field from four-year college or technical school required
Intermediate knowledge of VMware, Citrix and Windows servers and systems
Advanced knowledge of MS Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio required
System documentation ability

Desired Qualifications:

A+, Network +, Microsoft Certified Master (MCM) and/or VCP/VCAP preferred
Familiarity with remote management technologies, LANs, WANs, data center environments, power management, email, MS System Center, MS Lync, Video Conferencing, spam & virus control, web filtering, wireless networking, group policies, DFS, voice/data circuits, powershell scripting, MS Sharepoint and BCP/DR standards

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Is this the norm now where first level Systems Administrators are required to manage networks and are "desired" to be an MCM?

And have a bachelors degree in computer science (how would that help you with any of this?)

mlnews

@johnhooks said:

And have a bachelors degree in computer science (how would that help you with any of this?)

And that's not even the right field of study for this job!

scottalanmiller

This is definitely a "catch all" generalist and certainly not a System Admin job.

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Are Microsoft Certs worth anything? I've never taken any tests, but aren't they all just memorization/multiple choice? At least with something like an RHCSA, they give you a system and tell you to do different tasks.

Edit. Let me rephrase, are Microsoft Certs a good measure of a persons ability? It's worth something to have knowledge, but I meant in a real life way to measure the knowledge.

coliver

@johnhooks said:

Are Microsoft Certs worth anything? I've never taken any tests, but aren't they all just memorization/multiple choice? At least with something like an RHCSA, they give you a system and tell you to do different tasks.

They have been changing this over the last few years. They are more hands on then they had been in the past.

scottalanmiller

@johnhooks said:

Are Microsoft Certs worth anything? I've never taken any tests, but aren't they all just memorization/multiple choice? At least with something like an RHCSA, they give you a system and tell you to do different tasks.

The MS tests had you doing tasks like the RHCSA test even back in the 1990s. They are very good tests.