system administration
Network upkeep work
System administration is the work of maintaining computer systems and networks—installing software, managing user accounts, monitoring performance, ensuring security, and keeping everything running.
A system administrator (sysadmin) handles these tasks, often working behind the scenes until something breaks: The outage had system administration scrambling all night.
The field ranges from managing a single server to overseeing enterprise infrastructure.
- root accessFull administrative system privileges
- user permissionsAllowed actions for accounts
- software installationLoading programs onto devices
- command-line interfaceText-based computer interaction method
- shell scriptingAutomating terminal commands programmatically
hypervisors · virtualization · network traffic · firewalls · SSH · resource allocation · capacity planning · subnetting · load balancing · penetration testing · documentation · tech support
- IT servicesIT services, IT consulting, IT support, help desk, tech support
- tech methodsagile, debugging, scrum, testing, kanban
system administrationsoftware development
Creating computer programs
application development · programming · software engineering · coding · web development
system administrationsales
Revenue from goods moved
marketing · human resources · management · executive leadership · customer service
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