Network & Systems Administrator
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Reports to: Information Technology Manager
About Bridge International
With that guiding insight, Bridge International developed a
strategy that would enable it to launch a large-scale network of high-quality,
ultra low-cost, for-profit primary schools.
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.
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 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:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Researching
and recommending innovative and where possible, automated approaches for
system administration tasks. Identify approaches that leverage our
resources and provide economies of scale.
- 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.
- Create,
update, and delete systems user accounts as per requests.
- Monitor
and perform periodic network performance reports to support capacity planning.
- Evaluate
and recommend LAN/WAN hardware, Software and peripheral equipment during
procurement.
- 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%
- Designing
and updating network infrastructure documentation – security,
configurations, tests, patches, etc.
- Capacity
building of IT Support officers, to better tackle routine calls.
- Performing
other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
About You
- Do
you hold at least a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology
or related field?
- Are
you either or both MCITP, CCNA, ITIL certified?
- 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:
- Are
you a seasoned Microsoft Window server 2008 administrator, managing a
network of over 500 network nodes?
- Do
you function well in a fast-paced, informal environment where constant
change is the norm and the bar for quality is set high?
- Are
you thorough and detail oriented?
- Do
you have very strong written and verbal communication skills?
- 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