• Application Deadline:
• Position: Systems Administrator


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience


• Location Lagos


• Job Field ICT / Computer 
  

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