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Senior Systems Administrator - 6 Position(s).
Position Title:Senior Systems Administrator
Number of Positions :6 Positions
Duty Station: Kampala
Organization:Q Sourcing
Employment Type:Full Time Permanent
Career Level: Skilled Education
Job Type: Information Technology & Management
Salary: Negotiable
Application Deadline:February-16-2015
Organizational Profile:
Q Sourcing is an East African human resource consulting and outsourcing
company, combining unparalleled experience and expertise across business
functions. Our client is looking for A senior systems administrator between the
age of 25 and above to work in their Kampala head Office.
Summary of the work
Main scope is to;
·
Administer Unix servers. Provide
system management and administrative support of the production network in a 24
x 7 environment.
·
Storage, Backup, and
Archive: Provide management and
administration of the data media with regard to country specific information
archiving requirements and OUL operating standards
·
Virtualization: Provide
management and administration of the virtualization technologies.
·
Mail, DNS, NMS, Proxy
Applications. Provide management and administration of Mail Servers, DNS
Servers and Network Management System Servers.
Main Tasks:
These duties cover UNIX\Linux\Solaris server administration, Storage,
Backup and Archive administration and Virtualization administration.
·
Responsible for the installation,
configuration and maintenance of the organization's systems and all related
software.
·
Maintain, tune and patch systems
for optimum performance and security.
·
Ensure changes are planned and
implemented in a sound low risk manner with minimal system outages.
·
To prepare and maintain key team
support documents.
·
Provide on-call support and
participate in 24 x 7 roster rotation groups.
·
Assist Service Management and
Application teams in solving problems.
·
Provide solutions architecture
advice (where qualified / experienced to do so).
·
Provide Technical Project
Management (where experience and asked to do so).
·
Provide support for costing
solutions (hardware, software, and implementation labour), where experienced
and / or being coached in doing so.
·
Escalate problems and concerns to
the manager.
Key Qualifications/Experience
·
Bachelor in IT or related field.
·
Certification on the storage
media and OS tools.
·
Certification on Virtualization
technologies.
Competencies
·
2 year’s in-depth technical
knowledge of Unix\Linux\Solaris administration, configuration and
troubleshooting experiences.
·
Installation, Configuration &
Administration of Solaris 9, Solaris 10.
·
High availability hands on
experience (Sun Clusters), knowledge of Domain systems, remote console access.
·
Working knowledge of NIS/NFS &
TCP/IP Configuration.
·
In depth understanding DNS.
·
In depth understanding of all
aspects of networking.
·
Firewalls and security.
·
Mission critical 24/7
environment.
·
1+ years’ experience of systems
deployment, backup and recovery.
·
Deep knowledge on Backup and
Storage Architecture.
·
Virtualization technologies.
·
A experience in Telecom company
or IT company is appreciated.
Mode of application:
Only candidates who meet the minimum criteria outlined as above are invited
to send a comprehensive CV by e-mail to recruitment@qsourcing.com.
Note:
Kindly mark your application as "Application _ Coordinator, Corporate
Communications" in the subject line of your email.
The applications should reach the above address by 5:00 pm on 2015-02-16
Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
