IT Network Systems Administration

IT network systems administrators provide information technology (IT) services to commercial and public sectors to ensure systems run smoothly and without interruption. Their work involves ensuring a wide range of services, including user support, design, troubleshooting, and installing, configuring and updating both operating systems and network devices.

IT network systems administrators need to be customer-oriented and be able to handle cross-company communication solutions and to provide safe and efficient access to the internet and other corporate networks. Experts in this field keep up to date on research and technology, products and services in the industry, and maintain a consistent and methodical investigative approach to their work.  From ensuring commercial entities remain “up and running” with limited systems breakdowns, to contributing to the design and development of new and innovative systems, the role of IT network systems administrators is widely accepted as business critical.

For IT network systems administrators, the work environment can range from data centres to network operations centres, internet service providers, and data centres like climate-controlled server rooms. Employment demand increases as companies continue to expand their IT networks. Designing and building these new networks, as well as upgrading existing ones will create opportunities for specialists in this field.