IT Systems Administrator - Dubai

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Primary Location: United Arab Emirates-Dubai

Organization: Panasonic Avionics Corporation

Description

Panasonic Avionics Corporation is the world's leading supplier of in-flight entertainment and communication systems. Headquartered in Lake Forest, California, Panasonic Avionics Corporation maintains corporate and engineering offices in Bothell, Washington; regional centers in Dallas, Singapore, London, Tokyo and Dubai; and field service, maintenance and sales facilities throughout the world. System production facilities are in Osaka, Japan.

Job Summary

 The Systems Administrator role will be to support the growth of Panasonic Avionics Corporation by providing hardware/software administration support for various new and existing applications. This role will optimize various applications and related components to achieve high availability and performance of the various business applications supported. This includes designing, installing, configuring, administering, and fine-tuning supported applications and components across the organization in a timely and efficient manner.

Major Responsibilities

·         Lead, coordinate, and participate in key process improvements for responsible applications throughout the Dubai infrastructure.

·         Participate in the design and review of new systems and application deployments in both workstations and servers in Dubai.

·         Perform system and application configuration and management.

·         Support other application development teams throughout project lifecycles.

·         Troubleshoot and resolve hardware and software problems, including end user desktop PCs and Macs in the Media Center and Corporate office.

·         Ensure that assigned Systems/Applications workstations and servers comply with established policies, standards, licensing agreements, and configuration guidelines.

·         Define and perform system backups and recovery procedures to ensure full Application retrieval.

·         Monitor and test system/application performance; provide statistics and reports.

·         Define and implement strategies for integrating disparate systems/applications.

·         Recommend and execute modifications to systems/applications in order to improve efficiency, reliability, and performance.

·         Establish and implement policies, procedures, and technologies to ensure system security.

·         Review and deploy new systems/application service packs, hot fixes, system updates, and vendor-supplied patches according to best practices.

·         Develop and maintain systems/application training materials and systems documentation for educating end users and new IT staff.

 

Education/Experience Requirements

·         Bachelor's Degree in related field and Certification preferred.  A 2-year degree or certification with a combination of experience may be substituted in lieu of a bachelor's degree. 

·         Minimum 5 years relevant work experience required.

·         Experience installing, configuring, and maintaining Windows 2003, Windows 2008 servers, and related Windows networks.

·         Experienced in Active Directory management, maintenance, and troubleshooting.

Other Requirements

·         Sitting for extended periods of time.

·         On-call availability

·         Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and other computer components.

·         Lifting and transporting of moderately heavy objects, such as computers and peripherals.

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