Systems Administrator – Digital Enterprise Services
Job Reference No.
1002303
Main Purpose of the Job
- This position reports to the Digital Enterprise Services Lead
and will be responsible for the maintenance, configuration and
safeguarding of stable and reliable KENET cloud infrastructure that
supports digital enterprise and advanced research and education services.
- The roles are also for the academic cybersecurity emergency
response team (CERT) services as well as ICT capacity building of research
and education community.
Requirements for the Job
- The ideal candidates shall have a Bachelor of Science degree
in Computer Science, Information Technology, Telecommunications or
Electrical engineering or related field from a recognized university. With
five (5) years progressive work experience in UNIX, Linux and/or Windows
Server environments, Unix system administration, Windows server setup
& administration, TCP/IP Networks and strong shell
scripting/automation skills.
- In addition, applicants interested in this position should
also have at least five (5) years relevant hands-on experience since
graduation as a systems administrator in design, installation, operation
and maintenance of Web Servers, database servers, content management
systems and data center operations.
- The candidate should have current certifications in; Linux
(LPIC-2) and Windows; Cybersecurity; Cloud computing (MS Azure, GCP, AWS,
etc) and networking; and in information security related fields (CEH,
CHFI, CISA).
- All candidates must have demonstrated excellent oral
How To Apply
Interested and qualified
persons should visit the KENET recruitment
portal for submission
of their application.
Applications should be
submitted not later than August 30, 2023.
Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted to attend interviews at KENET.
KENET is an equal
opportunity employer and promotes diversity. Female candidates as well as
candidates from marginalized or semi-arid areas are encouraged to apply.
A competitive remuneration
package commensurate with the position shall be offered to the successful
candidates.
NB: The participant has
the right to withdraw their consent provided above by writing
to info@kenet.or.ke at any time and once they have withdrawn their
consent, KENET shall cease any further processing of their provided personal data”.
NOTE: Applications
submitted in hard copy format will not be considered.
