Client SME
First Focus, Philippines
Job Description
First Focus is Australia's best Managed Service Provider (MSP), with a team of over 280 technical professionals across offices in Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines. We have grown consistently and profitably for over 15 years, and we're continuing to win new clients and challenge ourselves to rise to new heights.
We have just started the search for the best multi-client experienced System Administrator in the Philippines. Why would such an amazing and talented individual consider coming to First Focus? What makes First Focus better than where you are today?
- We actively promote equal opportunity and fair treatment for all our employees, irrespective of their position, location or nationality, fostering a positive and inclusive workplace culture - grow your career!
- We understand the value you deliver, and we will give you the support to get the job done - be supported to be awesome!
- We find and retain the best - best Service Desk, best technical escalation, best team leads and managers, best team!
- We encourage transparency as one of the foundations of our culture, creating a healthier, more productive work environment while actively discouraging toxicity - be heard, feel safe to speak up!
As a System Administrator here, you will be supporting all aspects of a number of our customers' technical environments across Australia. If you're looking for a role where you can make a genuine difference, where your input will be valued, where the skills and experience you have developed will have an impact, and where every day will bring new challenges and rewards, this could be your next big step.
Requirements
Technical Requirements
To perform this role, we are seeking a senior technician with most of the following experience. To be successful in this role we don't need all of the below, but we're looking for smart people, with the right attitude and values, who will fit in to our awesome team.
- Solid exposure to Windows Server 2012 R2 and above
- Troubleshooting capabilities in Exchange On-prem, Hybrid amp; Online
- Experience working with VMWare amp; Hyper-V
- Familiarity with iDRAC/iLO or similar
- O365 and AAD Administration
- SAN/Storage
- Extensive experience with backup technologies (Veeam and StorageCraft preferred)
- Excellent complex problem diagnosis technique
- Broad experience in Azure
- Strong Networking skills (LAN, WAN, TCP/IP, DNS amp; VPNs)
- Firewalls (Fortigate, Meraki, Sophos UTM preferred)
- Security competence include in Email Security Gateways/Anti Spam/Anti Phishing
Qualifications:
- Several years of extensive experience performing a Senior Support Role
- Calm under pressure
- Outstanding spoken communication skills
- Experience working in managed services, outsourcing or professional services environment is a plus
- For applicants in NCR, willing to work 2 days per week in our Ortigas/Alabang offices
Possession of any of these certifications will give you an advantage for this role, so if you have any of these, please make sure to let us know:
- MCTS, MCSE, MCSA or equivalent
- Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
- Citrix Certified
- CCNA
Duties:
- Assists Level 1 and Level 2 Service Desk technicians to progress and resolve tickets either as a point of escalation or as a mentor
- Providing remote support to a very wide array of customers
- Supporting servers, desktops and applications within Microsoft AD, Exchange and Azure environments
- Delivering the support of VMware, Citrix-based and other cloud infrastructure
- Performing a wide variety of Level 1-3 support functions across many technologies
- Working with highly experienced solutions experts to maintain best practice environments
- Perform root cause analysis to get a better understanding of ticketed issues
Benefits
- First Focus understands the importance of flexibility for asatisfying work-life balance, which is why we offer hybrid working arrangements.
- ‘Never Stop Growing’ is deeply embedded in our DNA - we offer1 paid study day every monthand support employees towardscertificationsand qualifications -we will pay for the exam and will also give you a pay rise for achieving certs(conditions apply, of course)
- HMOfrom the first day of your employment
- Addition of one (1) dependent (e.g., your spouse) to the Company's HMO policy (which includes medical coverage plus dental benefits package) on the first day of your