Job ID   90
Department   Information Systems and Technology
Location   Lagos

Function:  System Administration
Reporting to:  Head, System Operations
Location: Lagos
Travel Frequency: Occassional

Purpose of the Job

Responsible for effective provisioning, installation/configuration, operation, and maintenance of systems (hardware and software) and related infrastructure to enable continuous innovation within the information systems landscape

Expected Key Results 

• Network Infrastructure Uptime/AvailabilityAdminister server infrastructure in accordance with standards and project/operational requirements
• Identify and promote best systems administration practices and patterns
• Perform continuous system/network monitoring
• Provide Tier II/other support
• Participate in disaster recovery planning and testing
• Identify approaches that leverage resources and provide economies of scale

 

Educational Qualifications 

• Minimum 2.2/Upper Credit Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Information Technology/Computer
  Science
• Professional Qualification (CCNA, ITIL, LPIC/CompTIA, etc.) an added advantage

Functional Skills:

• Ability to leverage technology to develop and enhance functional competencies

•  Systems Administrative role in Linux environment

•  Knowledge of networking and network monitoring/management

•  Database Management – MySQL, MSSQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle an added advantage

• Work Experience:

  • Linux, Windows Server, Solaris administration experience necessary, in that order of preference

  •  Experience with scripting, installation and migration concepts – in Bash, Perl, Python

  • Virtual Infrastructure administration experience with KVM or VMware highly desired. Storage Area Network administration experience a plus

  • Experience administering a centralized data backup and recovery infrastructure, including installation and configuration of open source data backup solutions like Bacula, BareOS, etc.

  • Experience deploying and administering web servers – Apache/Nginx/Tomcat

  • Working knowledge of cloud technologies like Ovirt, OpenStack a plus

  • Experience with Dev/Ops tooling to build, configure and deploy, a plus

  • Experience with configuration management tools (Chef, Ansible, Salt Stack or Puppet) a plus

  • Working knowledge of WHM/cPanel (website admin panel) and Relational Database Management Systems like MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.

  • Experience supporting a high traffic customerfacing website infrastructure

  • Experience administering and troubleshooting load balancing appliances in a production environment

  • Sound understanding and extensive experience in network management

  • Previous years of experience working in an ISP environment, a plus

• Other Requirements

  • Ability to document and implement processes to increase efficiency, productivity, reliability and scalability

  • Project management skills a definite asset

  • Strong understanding of the organization’s goals and objectives

  • Problem solver

  • Ability to work under pressure

  • Customer Focus

  • Tech savvy

  • Team Work

  • Action orientation

  • Drive results

  • Cultivate Innovation

  • Ability to optimize work processes

  • Resilience

  • Self-Development

  •  Nimble Learning