Specialist, computer networks and systems

Systems administrators develop, control, maintain and support the optimal performance and security of information systems.

• maintaining and administering computer networks and related computing environments, including computer hardware, systems software, applications software and all configurations;
• recommending changes to improve systems and network configurations, and determining hardware or software requirements related to such changes;
• diagnosing hardware and software problems;
• performing data backups and disaster recovery operations;
• operating master consoles to monitor the performance of computer systems and networks, and coordinating computer network access and use.
• Examples of occupations in this unit group:
• Systems administrator
• Network administrator