ICT system administrator

What the work can involve

ICT system administrators keep infrastructure running. The work can include configuring servers and workstations, administering networks, applying security policies, managing backups, troubleshooting incidents, upgrading software or hardware and supporting users.

Skills and specializations

Useful strengths include system administration, network engineering, DNS, change management, information security, cloud compliance, automation, hardware knowledge and clear technical support. Specialization can focus on servers, networks, cloud platforms, security, endpoint management or training.

Salary context

Salary context depends on system criticality, on-call or incident responsibility, security exposure, automation depth, number of users and whether the role owns architecture decisions or day-to-day administration. Compare uptime, backup, access and change responsibility.

Career paths

Development can move toward senior system administration, network administration, cloud operations, security administration, infrastructure engineering, service management or technical team leadership. A useful path builds reliability, documentation and incident judgement.

Good to know

Read vacancies for operating systems, network scope, cloud tools, backup duties, security controls and support expectations. Check whether the role is mainly helpdesk support, server administration, infrastructure ownership or security operations.

Editorial note

This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.

Alternative labels

Occupation group

Systems administrators (2522)

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