Position Title: Network & Systems Administrator
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Reports to: Information Technology Manager
About Bridge International
Bridge
International Academies was conceived in 2007 out of the belief that giving
every child access to a high quality education would have the greatest impact
on reducing poverty worldwide.
Operating
a network of schools supported by a strong central headquarters gives Bridge
International the scale, experience, and capacity to invest in systems of
management, support, training, and innovation that allows individual schools to
dramatically increase their effectiveness.
Using
this model, Bridge International is able to profitably deliver high-quality
education for $5 per child per month. This ensures that its academies will
continue to successfully serve its communities as long as parents value the
educational service provided.
The
first Bridge International Academy launched successfully in Kenya in 2009 and
over 70 academies are operating in Kenya today. Through rapid and strategic
expansion, Bridge International will provide a quality education to over a
million students in the coming years.
About this position
As a
key member of IT infrastructure department, this position is responsible for
all aspects of network and Systems administration including servers, desktop
systems, communications hardware, and software.
As a
network administrator, you will be responsible for the design, implementation
and maintenance of server systems/applications, computer networks and
telecommunication equipment, to ensure network performance meets the
organization and user requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
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Planning, Deploying and rebuilding Microsoft and Linux
servers and configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories,
storage, etc. in accordance with Bridge International Academies standards and
operational procedures.
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Planning, Deploying and rebuilding Servers applications like
Microsoft AD Directory Services, DHCP, DNS, File services, IIS, Apache, Print
and Document Services, SharePoint, WSUS, SQL Server, Hyper V, SNMP, SMTP, SSL,
Failover Clustering and Remote Desktop services.
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Installing, administering and maintaining Bridge International
Academies Checkpoint firewall, Cisco Routers, IP PBX, Switches, Access Points,
Security Cameras, Biometric systems and other active network devices.
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Implementing and administering network access policies through
LAN, WAN, VPN terminals, and other Remote Access Protocols with the aim of
ensuring availability and secure connections.
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Researching and recommending innovative and where possible,
automated approaches for system administration tasks. Identify approaches that
leverage our resources and provide economies of scale.
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Carry out scheduled and continuous system monitoring to ensure
integrity and availability of all network hardware, resources, systems and
processes. Reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion of
scheduled jobs such as backups, WSUS Updates, Firmware upgrades etc.
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Create, update, and delete systems user accounts as per
requests.
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Monitor and perform periodic network performance reports to
support capacity planning.
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Evaluate and recommend LAN/WAN hardware, Software and peripheral
equipment during procurement.
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Liaising with internet service providers with the intention of
ensuring continuous and reliable internet connections – expected internet
availability per link per year should be 99.9%
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Designing and updating network infrastructure documentation –
security, configurations, tests, patches, etc.
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Capacity building of IT Support officers, to better tackle
routine calls.
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Performing other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
About You
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Do you hold at least a Bachelor of Science degree in Information
Technology or related field?
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Are you either or both MCITP, CCNA, ITIL certified?
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Do you possess over five years IT experience of which at least
three years have been spent actively administrating windows, Linux, Cisco,
Checkpoint, and WIFI networks?
Desired skills:
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Are you a seasoned Microsoft Window server 2008 administrator,
managing a network of over 500 network nodes?
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Do you function well in a fast-paced, informal environment where
constant change is the norm and the bar for quality is set high?
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Are you thorough and detail oriented?
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Do you have very strong written and verbal communication skills?
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Are you a team oriented, self-motivated, result driven, and a
person of high integrity?
In order to be considered for this position all candidates must
register and upload their CV’s on our website at www.bridgeinternationalacademies.com
Only
short listed candidates will be contacted