Systems Administrator Job in Nairobi, Kenya

Duma

Works is recruiting a Systems

Administrator for

one of our clients. 

The

company is one of the company’s in Kenya that is charged with the management

and administration of a domain.

Responsibility: The Systems

Administrator (SA) is responsible for effective provisioning, installation /

configuration, operation and maintenance of systems hardware and software and

related infrastructure.  

The SA

will ensure that system hardware, operating systems, software systems and

related procedures adhere to organizational values, enabling staff, volunteers

and partners.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Managing
  
  the registry system


• Maintains
  
  organization’s effectiveness and efficiency by defining, delivering, and
  
  supporting strategic plans for implementing information technologies.


• Directs
  
  technological research by studying organization goals, strategies,
  
  practices, and user projects.


• Completes
  
  projects by coordinating resources and timetables with user departments
  
  and data centre.


• Verifies
  
  application results by conducting system audits of technologies
  
  implemented.


• Preserves
  
  assets by implementing disaster recovery and back-up procedures and
  
  information security and control structures.


• Recommends
  
  information technology strategies, policies, and procedures by evaluating
  
  organization outcomes; identifying problems; evaluating trends;
  
  anticipating requirements.


• Accomplishes
  
  financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing an annual
  
  budget; scheduling expenditures; analysing variances; initiating
  
  corrective action.


• Maintains
  
  quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standards.


• Maintains
  
  professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops;
  
  reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks;
  
  benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional
  
  societies.


• Contributes
  
  to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.


• Evaluate,
  
  create, change, and delete user accounts per request and ensuring that ICT
  
  facilities meet these needs.


• Planning,
  
  developing and implementing the ICT budget, obtaining competitive prices
  
  from suppliers, to ensure cost effectiveness and reporting on projects


• Scheduling
  
  upgrades and security backups of hardware and software systems;


• Perform
  
  daily backup operations, ensuring all required file systems and system
  
  data are successfully backed up to the appropriate media


• Researching,
  
  installing new systems and configure systems that supports domain Registry
  
  infrastructure applications.



• Guaranteeing
  
  the smooth running of all ICT systems, including anti-virus software,
  
  print Services and email provision


• Ensuring
  
  that software licensing laws are adhered to;


• Providing
  
  secure access to the network for remote users;


• Securing
  
  data from internal and external attack;


• Managing
  
  crisis situations, which may involve complex technical hardware or
  
  software problems;


• Keeping
  
  up to date with the latest technologies.


• Must
  
  provide technical training to teams when required and serve as a technical
  
  mentor to team members


• Task
  
  allocation and performance evaluation of team members


• Meet
  
  with client teams and gather requirements, conduct regular team meetings
  
  and track project progress


• Clear
  
  understanding of the Domain System (Theory, Registration, Management)


• In-depth
  
  knowledge of DNS & DNSSec


• In-depth
  
  knowledge of the deployment & management of DNS Server Software (Bind)

• Degree
  
  in IT from a recognized institution


• 4
  
  years and more experience in system administration.


• In
  
  depth Knowledge of Linux, Unix, Solaris Server Platforms (Deployment &
  
  Administration)


• In
  
  depth knowledge of RDBMS (Postgres, MySQL)


• Good
  
  knowledge in Webserver Setup, Deployment & Management (HTTP/HTTPS on
  
  Apache & Tomcat)


• Good
  
  knowledge of TCP/IP Networks and Protocols (IPv4 & Ipv6)


• Knowledge
  
  in the Management of Private  & Public Facing IP Networks


• In-depth
  
  knowledge on IP Routing & Wide Area Networks (WAN)


• Good
  
  knowledge in virtualization technologies


• Good
  
  knowledge in Messaging Systems (SMTP/IMAP, VOIP)


• Good
  
  Experience in Systems Documentation


• Great
  
  Inter-Personal Communication & Presentation Skills

 
Do you believe you are the most suitable for this role? 

Send

your CV and cover letter to apply@dumaworks.com. 

As the

subject line of your email, write “2160” and please make sure to include, Your

Full name &  Phone number e.g. 2160, Barack Obama, 07xxxxxxxxx.in the

message body. If you don’t follow these instructions, your application will not

go through. 

Deadline for receiving applications: 1st May 2016

When applying to any job through Duma Works, you can expect that after you

apply, you will receive a confirmation email, and then an SMS alert asking you

to take a basic screening test over SMS. The SMS with the test may not arrive

immediately. Please be patient. The SMS test will typically be 5-8 questions to

help us understand your background. Regular SMS rates apply to the test, and if

you ever have any issues with the process, please reach out to 0702093793.