Internship: Systems Administrator X1 (GP) at The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)

Purpose

• The purpose of this 12-month internship programme is to provide a basic but effective and user-friendly information service to internal and external clients.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to (technical) submissions for Departmental Strategy in alignment with Corporate Plan and Target operating model.
• Perform system installations and configurations as well as testing and commissioning of system functionality to deliver on customer needs.
• Install workstations as per client needs (Edit, Production, On-air) in line with software manufacturer hardware specification.
• Ability to install a playout workstation in any SABC studio or facility.
• Install servers as per software manufacturer hardware specification.
• Implement system upgrade plans, for Broadcast Systems (Playout, production and music Scheduling) remote connectivity and System Antivirus Software.
• Report and escalate risk findings to manager.
• Ensure adherence to OHS and compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Maintain discipline in accordance with Company policies and procedures.
• Comply with vendor software (OEM) licensing conditions.
• SOP application to ensure to ensure standardization across the playout and production environment to eliminate audit findings.
• Assist in the execution of a working Disaster Recovery Plan for the broadcast and production systems.

INHERENT/MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• 3 Year National Diploma (NQF Level 6) in Electrical Engineering (Light Current) or Computer Studies with Information Systems.
• Good communication skills
• Ability to work in a team

KNOWLEDGE

• Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a team.
• Proficiency in MS Office, i.e. Excel, Word, Outlook and Power Point.