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The system administrator

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    The system administrator is not your stereotypical IT role, where you work from the basement rarely encountering human interaction. The role requires the individual to work with several departments outside of IT, on a daily basis. Therefore they need to possess a high level of patience and professionalism when working with other employees who will have a varying range of computer competencies.

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    The system administrator’s role can be seen as the ‘puzzle solver’ of the company and this can be highly stressful, especially if you work in an industry such as finance which is very depend on its IT operations. They require excellent problem solving and multitasking skills, should be a constant learner and able to remain calm when dealing with a crisis.

    System administrators also need to be aware that they may come across confidential information from time to time when monitoring network traffic, which needs to be kept private to maintain their professionalism.