• Application Deadline: Wed, 31 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: System Administrator


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience None


• Location Lagos


• Job Field ICT / Computer 
  

Function: System Administration

Reporting to: Lead, IT Infrastructure Operations

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

• Administer 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 & Functional Skills:

• Minimum 2.2/Upper Credit Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Information Technology/Computer Science

• Professional Qualification (CCNA, ITIL, LPIC/CompTIA, etc.) an added advantage

• 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

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent