Which hard skills and soft skills should administrators have?
System administrators are IT specialists and thus need to have a comprehensive range of skills and expertise regarding the essential hardware components as well as standard operating systems, clients, servers and database systems. They should be familiar with programming languages such as JavaScript, Perl, PHP and Python and have experience with the administration of networks using TCP/IP, WLAN or VPN clients.
Furthermore, administrators should have extensive know-how in monitoring and securing systems and networks. In addition, they must have good English skills to be able to regularly update their knowledge and should possess distinct soft skills, such as a sense of responsibility, personal initiative, team spirit and reliability. It is essential for administrators to continuously enhance their expertise.
- Knowledge of clients, servers and database systems
- Knowledge of network architectures and cloud systems
- Knowledge of several scripting languages
- Team spirit, motivation, willingness to learn