System Administrator / DBA Job in Nairobi, Kenya

System Administrator / DBA – Information Technology Company

Location: 
Kilimani, Nairobi. 

Our client, East Africa’s first fully automated cloud infrastructure company is looking for an energetic up-to-date System Administrator / DBA to join their company.

Jobs role: Maintains systems networks and connections to the Internet by performing the following duties while reporting to Head of Technology. 
 
Responsibilities:

  • Installs and maintains various Web servers.
  • Provides networking assistance to users, including help with network connections and passwords.
  • Assists with linking Web servers to database systems.
  • Utilize various Web-based scripting languages to create online forms that link users to databases.
  • Manages all upgrades and backups.
  • Researches and implements security and firewall strategies.
  • Develops network, news, and host security policies.
  • Manages remote client dial-in access.
  • Monitors network traffic and makes necessary recommendations for additional resources or hardware.
  • Manages set up and maintenance of intranets related to system administration functions.
  • Meets with engineering groups to allocate server resources and install new servers.
Qualifications:
  • Degree in Computer Science, or a related subject
  • 5+ years proven Experience in setup and administration of Windows and Linux based environments
  • 5+ years proven experience in Database Administration (MySQL, Oracle)
  • 5+ years proven experience in the administration and performance tuning of application stacks (e.g. Tomcat, Apache, NGINX)
  • Sound scripting skills (e.g., Perl, Ruby, Python)
  • Experience with virtualization platforms such as VMware, Citrix and/or KVM
  • 5+ years’ experience with monitoring systems
Deadline: Interested parties should send their online applications on or before 9th December 2016
 
Correspondence: Applications and detailed CV to be submitted online at http://goo.gl/T8sryH

Applications not meeting minimum requirements will not be considered. 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.