Senior systems support engineer vs senior system administrator

Differences between senior systems support engineer and senior system administrator duties and responsibilities

Senior systems support engineer example responsibilities.

• Set up, troubleshoot, manage and administer voice over IP phone system.
• Coordinate FileNet and EMC system configuration changes, manage disk storage consumption, allocate/mask storage, and document system configurations/changes.
• Automate systems administration tasks and systems health checks (with e-mail notifications) utilizing Perl and Linux shell scripting.
• Perform virtualization tasks with Vmware, ldoms, Solaris zones, Sparc hard domains, Solaris containers.
• Produce and maintain UNIX procedural and system configuration documentation.
• Provide systems administration and support to Linux servers running critical trading applications.
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Senior system administrator example responsibilities.

• Manage and optimize the design and delivery of project associate with AIX arena.
• Manage all installs and setup of new servers, and server upgrades to server 2008 R2.
• Implement IIS servers for both the internal and external web servers and managing security on all web servers.
• Design, implement, and manage a network and domain extension in a remote location via a secure VPN link.
• Manage Cisco network equipment including firewalls and switches.
• Administer and manage daily backups via Symantec NetBackup.
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