System Administrator

OVERVIEW

We are looking for a highly motivated, outstanding System Administrator to join our dynamic team.

ROLE

• Providing IT system administration support to our client and operations
• Manage systems running applications and database systems including storage, monitoring & backup responsibilities
• Operate solutions and systems using industry standard tools (Puppet, Nagios, Splunk)
• Perform security maintenance on the system in line with the company’s global policies
• Maintain the CMDB of all IT related items
• Configure and operate the solution monitoring tools
• Collaborate with global teams across the world
• Report on system health and escalate issues if needed
• Maintain the DRP location and support the SLA enforcement of the solution
• Manage IT vendor contracts
• Perform capacity planning, system patching, backups

nafasi za kaziPROFILE

• 5+ Years of system administration experience required
• Background in service provision in a production environment such as a data center or customer consulting services
• Experience with Operating System Administration, specifically RHEL, Windows Server & Client
• Experienced SAN and Networking administrator with provision, implementation and support environments
• Experienced system architecture design including resource calculation, high availability, security and administration complexity
• Experience with virtualization technology (VMware)
• LDAP, User, and administrator access and administration
• Knowledge of ITIL and system administration best practices
• RedHat Certification strongly preferred, CISCO certification also a plus
• Preferably a degree in a technical field, or a Diploma with extensive relevant experience

LANGUAGES

• English & Swahili