Systems Administrator Career and Immigration options for Australia

Profile Title: Systems Administrator Career and Immigration options for Australia

Alternative Title:Systems Manager

ANZSCO Code: 262113 | Unit Code: 2621

Skill Level: Level 1 | Work Experience: 2 Years

Assessing Bodies: Australian Computer Society (ACS)

Skill Occupation List (SOL): STSOL

Specialization: Not Defined

Profile Description: Plans, develops, installs, troubleshoots, maintains and supports an operating system and associated server hardware, software and databases ensuring optimum system integrity, security, backup and performance.

Job Duties:

• Designing and maintaining database architecture, data structures, tables, dictionaries and naming conventions to ensure the accuracy and completeness of all data master files
• Performing the operational establishment and preventive maintenance of backups, recovery procedures, and enforcing security and integrity controls
• Implementing and administering database documentation, guidelines, policies and procedures
• Testing database systems and upgrades, such as debugging, tracking, reproduction, logging and resolving all identified problems, according to approved quality testing scripts, procedures and processes
• Accepting responsibility for the processes, procedures and operational management associated with system security and disaster recovery planning
• Liaising with security vendors, suppliers, service providers and external resources; analysing, recommending, installing and maintaining software security applications; and monitoring contractual obligations, performance delivery and service level agreements
• Troubleshooting and providing service support in diagnosing, resolving and repairing server-related hardware and software malfunctions, encompassing workstations and communication infrastructure
• Preparing and maintaining documentation, policies and instructions, and recording and detailing operational procedures and system logs
• Ensuring that the design of computer sites allows all components to fit together and work properly, and monitoring and adjusting the performance of networks
• Continually surveying the current computer site to determine future network needs and making recommendations for enhancements in the implementation of future servers and networks

Skill Level Description: Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a Bachelor Degree or higher qualification. At least five years of relevant experience and/or relevant vendor certification may substitute for the formal qualification. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).

Available Visa Options (As on February 2024):

• 190 - Skilled Nominated (subclass 190)
• 407 - Training visa (subclass 407)
• 489 - Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) - State or Territory nominated
• 482 - Temporary Skill Shortage visa (subclass 482) - Short Term Stream
• 187 - Regional Sponsor Migration Scheme (subclass 187)
• 494 - Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (provisional) (subclass 494) - Employer sponsored stream
• 491 - Skilled Work Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 491) State or Territory nominated

Registration or Licensing: Not Required

Industries: Database & Systems Administrators & ICT Security are mainly employed in: Professional, Scientific and Technical Services; Public Administration and Safety; and Financial and Insurance Services

Education Profile: The most common level of educational attainment for Database & Systems Administrators & ICT Security is Bachelor degree (44.1 per cent).

Job Opening: Over the five years to November 2019, the number of job openings for Database & Systems Administrators & ICT Security is expected to be above average (between 25,001 and 50,000). Job openings count both employment growth and turnover (defined as workers leaving their occupation for other employment or leaving the workforce).

Age Group: The main age group is 35-44 years (37.2 per cent) and the median age is 40 years (compared to 40 years for all occupations).

Gender: The female share of Database & Systems Administrators & ICT Security is 20.3 per cent and 91.1 per cent of Database & Systems Administrators & ICT Security work full time. Average weekly hours for full time workers are 38.2 (compared to 40.2 for all occupations).

Earning: In August 2014 (latest available data) weekly earnings full-time before tax (and not including employer superannuation) were $1,610 (compared to earnings for all occupations of $1,200).

Employment: Employment for this occupation rose strongly (in percentage terms) in the past five years and rose strongly in the long-term (ten years). Looking forward, employment for Database & Systems Administrators & ICT Security to November 2020 is expected to grow very strongly.