Modern principles of work organization require a large amount of equipment. The entire system for collecting, processing and storing information is computerized. In order to properly organize the work, a specialist is required who will deal with these issues. These are the responsibilities of the system administrator.
In our country, this post does not officially exist. Therefore, the duties of a system administrator in any organization are regulated independently. But there is a certain list of requirements for this profession.
The duties of the system administrator include control over the computer network existing in the company, ensuring the continuous operation of all equipment, installing special programs that facilitate the processing and accounting of data coming from different departments. This person is responsible for information security and monitors the server. If the company has its own automatic telephone exchange, then the duties of the system administrator include its maintenance.
Based on this, certain requirements are made to a person applying for this position. The first is the availability of education not lower than secondary, and sometimes only higher. Experience in this area is desirable. The specifics of the activity requires you to perfectly own a computer, know the basic operating systems and applications, have experience working with servers. Knowledge of English is also required.
This post belongs to the category of specialists.
In addition to excellent computer knowledge, the duties of a system administrator include the study of some general issues related to the work of the company.
First of all, these are documentation, orders, orders, decrees and other normative acts, which are adopted by higher bodies and related not only to programming methods, but also to the entire work of the company.
You also need to study the technical documentation, features of the operation of computing tools, the specifics and mode of operation of the equipment.
You must thoroughly study the software used.
In the process of its work, the system administrator is faced with minor breakdowns and malfunctions of computer equipment. Therefore, he will have to eliminate some elementary malfunctions on his own, without resorting to the services of specialists. To do this, you need to know the device of all computer systems.
The duties of a system administrator make it necessary to have knowledge of programming methods and languages, standards related to ciphers and codes.
Particular attention is paid to the security of the computer network and the organization of its protection against unauthorized entry.
The system administrator must also know the internal rules existing in the company, the rules of conduct and the basics of labor protection, labor legislation, fire safety and sanitary standards.
The job descriptions of the system administrator, adopted at a particular enterprise, include the rights that a person holding this position has. First of all, he can make changes to the rules governing the use of the network. The system administrator has the right to use and have access to all the documentation necessary for the work. He may submit suggestions for consideration by a superior guide to improving performance and improving a computer system.
The system administrator must constantly improve his knowledge in the field of computer development, new software, programming and technical support. This person must be sociable and inquisitive.