Vacancy: Systems Administrator
Department: Kenya
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Job posting: 29-09-2016 until 14-10-2016
Starting date: Immediate.
Who are we?
Cellulant is a digital payments business. We run an ecosystem of consumers, merchants and banks in which we facilitate payments and build value through the value-added services we layer on top.
Who are we?
Cellulant is a digital payments business. We run an ecosystem of consumers, merchants and banks in which we facilitate payments and build value through the value-added services we layer on top.
We are currently serving
merchants and banks across 10 countries, and a wide set of industries
Our true competitive advantage lies in the ecosystem we are building – if we do a good job over the next few years, it will be the glue* that will connect everyone to everything – every consumer to every business in Africa.
To be able to meet these aggressive growth expectations we need to grow our dynamic team.
We invite you to be part of
that growth by submitting your application to the following role.
System Administrator
The System Administrator role is to ensure that all Cellulant Operating System Stack & External application / Tools are Optimized and Maintain uptime as per Cellulant's SLA.
System Administrator
The System Administrator role is to ensure that all Cellulant Operating System Stack & External application / Tools are Optimized and Maintain uptime as per Cellulant's SLA.
This role ensures the
integrity of Cellulant’s Systems.
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
Systems Design, Planning
& Setup.
- Capacity
Planning
- Systems
Architecture Design
- Systems Setup,
tuning & Configurations
- System
resilience & Failover Design & Planning
Systems backup
- Catalogue
System backups
- Scheduling of
backups
- Verifying &
Testing of Backups
System monitoring.
- Setup &
Configuring Systems monitoring tools
- Administration
of the Monitoring tools
- Systems
Utilization & Capacity Monitoring
- Systems SLA
tracking
System Replication, fail over
and redundancy.
- Replication
verification
- Schedule
replications
- Perform Systems
failover Drills
- Setup Systems
Redundancy
System Documentation.
- Maintain
Systems Inventory
- Systems
Architecture Diagrams
- Maintain &
Review Old documentations
- Systems
configuration Documentation
- Systems tool
documentation
Design, Planning & Setup
of Virtual Environment
- Planning of
virtualization platform
- Setup of
virtualization platform
- Administration
of virtual platform
Defining and implementing
Policies and Procedures.
- Define &
implement Systems Design policy
- Define &
implement Systems Setup policy
- Define &
implement Systems Access Policy
- Define &
implement Systems Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
Systems troubleshooting &
problem resolution.
- Fault diagnosis
- Problem
resolution
- Liaise with
service providers for problem resolution
- Follow up on
Systems Reason for Outage with MNO’s & Partners
Who are you?
Education and Experience
- Degree in IT,
Computer Science or related fields of study.
- A minimum of 3
years’ experience in Linux Systems Administration environment.
- Exposure in
design and Capacity Planning for Web Service Systems Environment.
- Experience in
backend Shell Scripting e.g. Bash, SH, TSH e.t.c
- Experience in
Managing and administration of at least 1 database systems e.g. MySql
(Preferred), Oracle, Postgresql, SQlite, MS-SQL e.t.c
- Experience in
data and database design standards and processes
- Experience in
customer engagement and Issue resolution.
- Experience in
Office Tools for Reporting, publishing and presentation preparation. In
depth understanding of spreadsheet manipulation and reporting.
What do we offer you?
When working at Cellulant*, you can expect to work on a diverse range of problems, with inspiring and creative colleagues. You will have ample opportunities for growth and career development, and we highly value continuous learning.
When working at Cellulant*, you can expect to work on a diverse range of problems, with inspiring and creative colleagues. You will have ample opportunities for growth and career development, and we highly value continuous learning.
We offer you a challenging position in which you will be rewarded for performance.
Apply now!
Are you interested in this position and do you meet the minimum requirements?
Apply by sending an e-mail
with your CV and a convincing cover letter to Jobs@cellulant.com
The selection process entails an oral interview stage, followed by a case study presentation and a final interview.
The deadline for application is 14th October 2016.
Due to the high volume of applications received only shortlisted candidates
will be contacted.
Do you have questions about this vacancy?
Visit our website at www.cellulant.com
Please do not hesitate to contact us by e-mail or telephone: jobs@cellulant.com or 0202606696.
Do you have questions about this vacancy?
Visit our website at www.cellulant.com
Please do not hesitate to contact us by e-mail or telephone: jobs@cellulant.com or 0202606696.