Microsoft IIS Administrator at Liberty Group South Africa

Purpose

• Responsible for configuring the infrastructure and installing applications on Windows IIS hosted platform on premises and in the cloud. - Working with application teams examining deployment requirements (hardware and software requirements). - Reviewing application installation documentation. - Executing the installion
• Performs Microsoft IIS and Operating system design, development, and administration activities including but not limited to: deploying IIS applications, configuring hosts and host instances, deploying and managing business rules, configuring and administering a IIS environment. 
• Maintains responsibility for configurations on multiple environments. 
• Represents Microsoft IIS Administrators during the design and development process, and troubleshoots IIS solutions in an enterprise environment. 
• Performs hands-on developing, debugging, and testing with Microsoft IIS.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and document global enterprise IIS architecture
• Design, document, install and maintain Microsoft IIS 7.0,7.5,8.0,8,5,10.
• Design and maintain IIS security as defined and documented.
• Create IIS scripts for task automation.
• Create, test and execute data management languages.
• Analyze and sustain capacity and performance requirements.
• Analyze, consolidate and tune IIS for optimal efficiency.
• Monitor systems and platforms for availability.
• Oversee backup, clustering, mirroring, replication and recovery.
• Restore and recover IIS Configurations.

Additional Key Responsibilities

• Implement security and encryption.
• Provide 24/7 support for critical situations.
• Evaluate and recommend new integration technologies.
• Match recommended architecture changes and uplifts to business need.
• Proactively engage management as necessary to resolve issues and ensure awareness of potential dangers to the environment.
• Support other IT staff with open and unresolved issues.
• Provides on-call support via cell-phone 24 x 7 when on Standby and in emergency circumstances.
• Document and Maintain Administration Processes for governance purposes
• Monthly reporting on Projects, incidents and implementations

Minimum Experience

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in IT
• Minimum 3 years developing enterprise scale solutions for Microsoft IIS Server 2008/2012/2016/2019/2022 applications
• Minimum 5 years Windows operating system administration experience
• Azure and Cloud experience and training is necessary
• Experience in architecture, implementation and management of enterprise database solutions.
• Experience with DLL and IIS server configuration
• Demonstrated experience in writing thorough descriptions of system design and program functions
• 3 to 5+ years of Microsoft IIS Administration with Scripting support and experience
• 3 to 5+ years of Microsoft OS Administration 
• 4+ years of experience optimizing queries, performance tuning, and recovery activities.

Minimum Qualifications

• B.Sc. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or IT related field; or an ABET accredited Electrical Engineering BS or equivalent business experience or other Tertiary education
• Certification/training in core area MCSE or equivalent IT Diploma/ IIS Administration IIS version 7.0,7.5,8.0,8.5,10