Duma
Works is recruiting a Senior Systems Administrator for one of our clients.
The company is charged with the
management and administration of a top domain in Kenya.
Reports To: Chief
Executive officer
The SA will ensure that system
hardware, operating systems, software systems, and related procedures adhere to
organizational values, enabling staff, volunteers, and Partners.
Duties and Responsibilities
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Managing the registry system
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Maintains organization’s
effectiveness and efficiency by defining, delivering, and supporting strategic
plans for implementing information technologies.
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Directs technological research by
studying organization goals, strategies, practices, and user projects.
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Completes projects by coordinating
resources and timetables with user departments and data center.
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Verifies application results by conducting
system audits of technologies implemented.
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Preserves assets by implementing
disaster recovery and back-up procedures and information security and control
structures.
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Recommends information technology
strategies, policies, and procedures by evaluating organization outcomes;
identifying problems; evaluating trends; anticipating requirements.
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Accomplishes financial objectives by
forecasting requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures;
analyzing variances; initiating corrective action.
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To maintains quality service by
establishing and enforcing organization standards.
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Maintains professional and technical
knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional
publications; establishing personal networks; bench marking state-of-the-art
practices; participating in professional societies.
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Contributes to team effort by
accomplishing related results as needed.
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Evaluate, create, change, and delete
user accounts per request and ensuring that ICT facilities meet these needs.
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Planning, developing and implementing
the ICT budget, obtaining competitive prices from suppliers, to ensure cost
effectiveness and reporting on projects
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Scheduling upgrades and security
backups of hardware and software systems;
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Perform daily backup operations,
ensuring all required file systems and system data are successfully backed up
to the appropriate media
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Researching, installing new systems
and configure systems that supports .ke Registry infrastructure applications.
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Guaranteeing the smooth running of
all ICT systems, including anti-virus software, print services and email
provision
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Ensuring that software licensing laws
are adhered to;
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Providing secure access to the
network for remote users;
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Securing data from internal and
external attack;
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Managing crisis situations, which may
involve complex technical hardware or software problems;
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Keeping up to date with the latest
technologies.
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Must provide technical training to
teams when required and serve as a technical mentor to team members
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Task allocation and performance
evaluation of team members
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Meet with client teams and gather
requirements, conduct regular team meetings and track project progress
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Clear understanding of the Domain
System (Theory, Registration, Management)
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In depth knowledge of DNS &
DNSSec
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Expert knowledge of the deployment
& management of DNS Server Software (Bind)
Skills and Qualification
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Degree in IT from a recognized
institution
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CCNA certified
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4 years and more experience in system
administration.
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In depth Knowledge of Linux, Unix,
Solaris Server Platforms (Deployment & Administration)
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In depth knowledge of RDBMS
(Postgres, MySQL)
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Good knowledge in Webserver Setup,
Deployment & Management (HTTP/HTTPS on Apache & Tomcat)
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Good knowledge of TCP/IP Networks and
Protocols (IPv4 & Ipv6)
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Knowledge in the Management of
Private & Public Facing IP Networks
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In depth knowledge on IP Routing
& Wide Area Networks (WAN)
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Good knowledge in virtualisation
technologies
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Good knowledge in Messaging Systems
(SMTP/IMAP, VOIP)
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Good Experience in Systems
Documentation
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Great Inter-Personal Communication
& Presentation Skills
How to Apply
Cover
Letter and a detailed CV are to be sent by email to apply@dumaworks.com marking the subject as “2618”, Your
Full name & Phone number e.g. 2618, Barack Obama, +2547xxxxxxxxx. If you
don’t follow these instructions, your application will not go through.
Applications without a Motivation Letter will not be considered.
Deadline for receiving applications:
20th January 2017
N.B.* When
applying to any job through Duma Works, you can expect that after you apply,
you will receive a confirmation email, and then an SMS alert asking you to take
a basic screening test over email or SMS. The test may not arrive immediately.
Please be patient. The test will typically be 5-8 questions to help us
understand your background. Regular SMS rates apply to the test, and if you
ever have any issues with the process, please reach out to 0702093793.
If you apply and don’t meet these
minimum qualifications, we won’t be able to forward your application to the
employer. This is to save both you and the employer time and make sure you both
find the best match.
