Job Title: Network / Systems Administrator
Organisation: MU-JHU Research Collaboration MU-JHU CARE LTD
Location: Kampala, Uganda
Closing Date: 6th Sept 2013
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Proactively maintain quality and availability of networks, applications, servers, and services in a virtualized environment
- Participate in enterprise-wide delivery of IT services and projects
- Build/change/manage the IT infrastructure, including network, systems/servers, storage, etc. per best practices and business needs.
- Manage at a high level Windows Server, AD, SQL, Exchange, SharePoint, IIS, etc.
- Interact with suppliers, manufacturers and vendors as necessary
- Oversee IT security
- Assist IT Manager in purchasing, budgeting and project management where necessary
- Documentation, capacity planning and optimization
- Conduct racking and physical configuration of datacenter equipment if necessary
- Be generally a key participant in the design, deployment, monitoring, maintenance, upgrade, and support of all IT systems.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant should hold a Bachelor’s degree in a technology-related field or equivalent experience
- Professional MCTIP Certification, Comptia Network+ or Security+ will be added advantages.
- The candidate should possess three or more experience in a similar position
- Windows and CentOS Server administration (2008 and above preferred) including installing, configuring and maintaining DC’s, Application servers and services including AD, DHCP, DNS, File & Print, DFSR
- Comprehensive understanding of TCP/IP with hands-on LAN/ WAN administration experience
- Knowledge of common network protocols, services and topologies (VLAN, VPN, STP, WiFi) Configuration and troubleshooting of L2 or L3 switches
- Knowledge of Windows Active Directory configuration, replication and Group Policies Hands-on experience with Exchange, SharePoint, SQL Server (2007 and above preferred) Administration and support for virtualization products (HyperV or ESX preferred)
- UTM appliance Firewall configuration and management experience
- Experience with different storage systems (RAID arrays, SAN and NAS)
- Experience with WSUS and desktop imaging is an asset
- Proficiency in both spoken and written English
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels of an organization
- Ability to work in a structured or unstructured team environment
- Organized, analytical and professional
- Resourceful, creative and thorough
- Ability to assess and solve problems quickly.
How to Apply
Please send your applications to the HR Manager on email address provided with the Subject line "Systems Administrator". Attachments that are more than 3MB will be dropped. You can also hand deliver your applications at MUJHU Research House, MUJHU 3 Building, 2nd Floor or Send via post to P.O Box 23491, Kampala, Uganda.
