Position : Systems Administrator
Purpose of the Job
Responsible for effective provisioning, installation / configuration, operation, and maintenance of systems (hardware and software) and related infrastructure to enable continuous innovation within the information systems landscape
Expected Key Results
Network Infrastructure Uptime / AvailabilityAdminister server infrastructure in accordance with standards and project / operational requirements
Identify and promote best systems administration practices and patterns
Perform continuous system / network monitoring
Provide Tier II / other support
Participate in disaster recovery planning and testing
Identify approaches that leverage resources and provide economies of scale
Required profile for job ad : Systems Administrator
Educational Qualifications
Minimum 2.2 / Upper Credit Bachelor’s degree in Engineering / Information Technology / Computer
Science
Professional Qualification (CCNA, ITIL, LPIC / CompTIA, etc.) an added advantage
Functional Skills :
Ability to leverage technology to develop and enhance functional competencies
Systems Administrative role in Linux environment
Knowledge of networking and network monitoring / management
Database Management MySQL, MSSQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle an added advantage
Work Experience :
Linux, Windows Server, Solaris administration experience necessary, in that order of preference
Experience with scripting, installation and migration concepts in Bash, Perl, Python
Virtual Infrastructure administration experience with KVM or VMware highly desired. Storage Area Network administration experience a plus
Experience administering a centralized data backup and recovery infrastructure, including installation and configuration of open source data backup solutions like Bacula, BareOS, etc.
Experience deploying and administering web servers Apache / Nginx / Tomcat
Working knowledge of cloud technologies like Ovirt, OpenStack a plus
Experience with Dev / Ops tooling to build, configure and deploy, a plus
Experience with configuration management tools (Chef, Ansible, Salt Stack or Puppet) a plus
Working knowledge of WHM / cPanel (website admin panel) and Relational Database Management Systems like MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.
Experience supporting a high traffic customerfacing website infrastructure
Experience administering and troubleshooting load balancing appliances in a production environment
Sound understanding and extensive experience in network management
Previous years of experience working in an ISP environment, a plus
Other Requirements
Ability to document and implement processes to increase efficiency, productivity, reliability and scalability
Project management skills a definite asset
Strong understanding of the organization’s goals and objectives
Problem solver
Ability to work under pressure
Customer Focus
Team Work
Action orientation
Drive results
Cultivate Innovation
Ability to optimize work processes
Resilience
Self-Development
Nimble Learning
Job criteria for job ad : Systems Administrator
