IT Support Technician
Helpdesk support, Microsoft 365, user onboarding and offboarding, and device management.
Hire an offshore systems administrator in the Philippines
Give your servers, networks and backups a clear owner. Explore offshore professionals with relevant infrastructure experience, discuss your environment and change process, then agree the employment cost and terms before hiring.
From USD$1,700 a monthA$2,440 · NZ$3,040 · full-time, before tax
- Works with your tools
- Windows Server, Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Azure, Veeam, PowerShell
- Works with your team
- Your business hours, NZ, AU or US time
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About the role.
What does an offshore systems administrator do?
A systems administrator keeps your servers, networks and cloud accounts running, patched and recoverable.
Administer Windows and Linux servers, including monitoring and capacity checks
Maintain networks, firewalls, VPN and Wi-Fi to your documented standards
Run, test and report on backups and restores
Manage Microsoft 365 and Entra ID (Azure AD) users, groups, licences and policies
Plan and apply patching in agreed maintenance windows
Keep network diagrams, runbooks and change records current
Which tools do they use?
Typical tools include Windows Server, Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Azure, a backup product such as Veeam and PowerShell. Each profile lists the software that person has used, so you can pick someone who already knows yours.
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hire could save.
Compare the local annual salary with our full-time starting price. Choose your market and team size to see the difference.
Your roleSystems Administrator
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Full-time people
Local salary estimate
NZ$85,000
NZD a year · NZ$7,083 a month
Systems Administrator · New Zealand
Ramp Remote from
NZ$36,480
NZD a year · NZ$3,040 a month
Full-time Philippines hire · before tax · 43% of the local cost
Potential annual savingsNZ$48,520
57% below the local salary estimate.
1 full-time person · your quote confirms the total.
Comparison uses the local salary estimate published by Ramp Remote and this role’s starting service price. The figures have different inclusions. Experience, benefits, taxes and one-off costs may vary. Your quote confirms the total.
What changed for a client
40%
“During a period of rapid growth, [Ramp Remote] gave us access to talent we couldn’t find on our own. They guided each hiring manager through the process, helping us secure the right people with the right skillsets—perfectly matched to our culture. This has significantly reduced the cost of our delivery and back office by upwards of 40%.”
Paul PrichardGroup CEO, Overdose DigitalFind the right person for the work.
What good looks like
Agree a maintenance rhythm with your IT lead. Useful measures include patching completed to your schedule, backup restores tested and recorded, and an up-to-date diagram and runbook for each system.
Define which changes the administrator can make alone, which need your approval before they touch production, and who responds to urgent incidents.
Assess the right fit
Our catalogue candidates are reviewed and interviewed by our team.
Discuss experience with your platforms, such as Windows Server, Microsoft 365, Azure and your firewall or backup products. Ask the candidate to explain how they plan a patch cycle, test a restore and respond to a failed server.
Agree a short technical exercise with our team, using a sample environment or fictional information, and ask for a walkthrough of past work. Give least-privilege access with separate admin accounts, and make sure production changes follow your review process.
Your next systems administrator could change your day.
More capacity for your business. More time for the work that needs you. Tell us who you need and we’ll help you find the right fit.
Let’s find your personStart with a conversation. Agree the full quote and terms before you hire.
From your brief to their first day.
Meet the person. Understand the cost. Start with a plan you’ve agreed together.
Tell us what you need
Share the work, experience and hours you need. You can start with a role enquiry or discuss someone you have seen in the catalogue.
Meet your shortlist
Review suitable people, discuss relevant experience and interview the candidates you want to consider. Agree any role-specific assessment with us.
Agree the hire and get started
Review the full quote, service terms and working arrangements before committing. Then plan access, handover and onboarding together.
How do I fill my Systems Administrator role in the Philippines?
Start with a brief for your Systems Administrator role: the responsibilities they will own, the systems they will use and the working hours you need to overlap with your team in New Zealand or Australia. Meet candidates against that brief and agree the total monthly cost before choosing a start date.
With Ramp Remote, we employ and support your person in the Philippines. You provide the business context, set priorities and review their work. Start with one clear responsibility and a named manager, then expand the role as the handover takes hold.
Before you hire.
What the monthly price includesThe starting price is a guide for a full-time hire in the Philippines. Your quote confirms the total for your chosen person, agreed hours and service arrangements.
- Experience and scope: specialist skills, seniority and the responsibilities you need affect the price.
- Hours and coverage: agree the working week, time-zone overlap and any evening or weekend needs.
- What is included: ask for the breakdown of employment costs, our service, equipment and any one-off charges, with currency and applicable taxes stated.
We confirm these details before you commit. The starting price is not a fixed quote for every candidate.
Timing depends on the brief, candidate availability, interviews and any notice period. We will agree the next update and a target start date with you once those details are clear. If the right person is not currently available, we can recruit to your brief.
- Set the access: agree admin accounts, multi-factor authentication, documentation and the change approval process before any production access.
- Handover one cycle: review your inventory, backup reports and patch schedule together, then run a low-risk maintenance task with your IT lead watching.
- Review the first cycle: check the patch and restore records, fill documentation gaps and agree what the administrator can change independently.
You can discuss a role without committing to a hire. Before proceeding, review your written quote and agreement for payment timing, currency and taxes, notice requirements, the support included and what happens if the hire is not the right fit.
We will confirm replacement arrangements and any conditions in your agreement before you proceed.
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