Abt Associates Inc,IT Specialist Jobs in Rwanda

IT
Specialist, AIRS-Rwanda
Organization
Overview
The
USAID-funded Africa Indoor Residual Spraying 2 (AIRS 2) Project supports the
President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), as well as USAID Missions and Bureaus
with malaria programs outside the PMI focus countries, in planning and
implementing IRS programs with the overall goal of redu

cing the burden of
malaria in Africa by enhancing USAID’s ability to implement IRS programs on the
ground through cost-effective commodities procurement and logistics systems,
access to technical expertise, and implementation of IRS in countries affected
by malaria.

Under
the supervision of the Rwanda Senior Finance and Administration Manager, the IT
Specialist manages the project’s computer network at all locations.
Specific
duties and responsibilities include the following:
  • Provide
    technical support for major and/or urgent problems with LAN or any of its
    components (server crash, firewall, virus attack, hard drive failure,
    etc.).  Reimage and join laptops to the domain.
  • Provide
    on-call assistance to individuals as needed.
  • Work
    with Tier2 support (Abt IT) to resolve issues as required.
  • Perform
    Window Server maintenance and administration, including installing Windows
    2008 patches and upgrades (Service Packs).
  • Monitoring
    server logs and performs necessary operations to ensure the proper state
    of the systems.
  • Monitor
    that the Symantec Antivirus software and virus definition updates are
    being deployed to the server and client PCs.  Ensure that any PC
    deployed to the field has the project standard antivirus protection and is
    configured to receive virus definition updates via Internet/Symantec
    LiveUpdate. Run a weekly antivirus status report from the Symantec
    Antivirus Console.
  • Perform
    File Server backups (weekly full backup, daily incremental on file server,
    and monthly backups of file server and users data). Using Symantec
    BackupExec 2010, confirm scheduled backup jobs are successful.  In
    conjunction with International IT, perform quarterly data recover
    validation from backup.
  • Monitoring
    site firewall, managing VPN accounts, if any.
  • Monitor
    File Server (Group Policy, NTFS permissions, EFS).
  • LAN
    Administration: creating and modifying user accounts and privileges/rights
    (for network and exchange); managing disk space, printer queues, and
    internet connection; and updating antivirus software and definition files.
  • Perform
    desktop and laptop computer support, including performing routine
    preventive maintenance (disk scan, deleting temp files, defragmentation,
    etc.); installing software patches and upgrades, troubleshooting hardware
    or software problems; and ensuring users are backing up their data files
    on the server.
  • Provide
    basic training of MS Office 2007/2010 products.
  • Monthly
    conference call and written summary report (format to be provided) with
    Abt Associates International IT Management.  Review monthly activity,
    articulate and implement Action Plans relating to identified IT needs.
Qualification
requirements include the following:
  • Bachelors
    Degree in Computer Science, Computer Programming, or other IT-related
    field.
  • At
    least 2 years of relevant professional experience in
    IT network administration in a Windows NT environment, including internet
    access support.
  • Ability
    to manage and provide technical oversight to junior programmers and
    consultants.   
  • A
    comprehensive ability to work in collaboration with high level managers
    and technical advisors.
  • A
    demonstrated ability to work independently. 
  • Fluent
    in English.
How
to Apply:
 
Candidates who meet the above minimum requirements should submit application
letter and detailed CV with contact information (including telephone &
email) indicating the Title of the position they are applying for to irsprojectrwanda@gmail.com on or before August
30th, 2016
. Canvassing or calling will lead to your automatic
disqualification.
Only
short listed candidates will be contacted.
“Abt
Associates is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages qualified
women to apply for this Position”.

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