Job opening
for the following position:
ICT System
Administrator
The System
Administrator (SA) is responsible for effective provisioning,
installation/configuration, operation, and maintenance of systems hardware and
software and related infrastructure. This individual will participate in
technical research and development to enable continuing innovation within the
Polyclinic.
This SA will ensure that system hardware, operating systems,
software systems, and related procedures adhere to organizational values.
The SA will assist
project teams with technical issues in the Initiation and Planning phases of
our standard Project Management Methodology. These activities include the
definition of needs, benefits, and technical strategy; research &
development within the project life-cycle; technical analysis and design; and
support of operations staff in executing, testing and rolling-out the
solutions. Participation on projects is focused on smoothing the transition of
projects from development staff to production staff by performing operations
activities within the project life-cycle.
Candidate
Qualities
- Excellent
communication and interpersonal skills - Customer
oriented - Methodic
- Solution
oriented - Highly
motivated and energetic - Good
attention to detail
Essential
Requirements
- Bachelor
(4-year) degree, with a technical major, such as engineering or computer
science. - Microsoft
Systems Administration/System Engineer certification. - Four to
six years system administration experience. - Good
knowledge of web based application - At ease
with PHP and MySql - Fluent
in French and Kinyarwanda (English is a plus) - Must be
a team player, willing to cover or trade shifts when necessary - Must be
able to work days, evenings, and weekends as necessary
Compensation
- Salary
is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience. - We
provide a comprehensive benefits package.
How to Apply
If you believe
you would be an excellent candidate for this position, please submit all of the
following by email to hr@bahopolyclinic.com with the name of the position you
are applying for in the subject line:
- Resume
/ CV in PDF format - Cover
letter - Copy of
Diplomas - Copy of
work certificate
Duties
Responsibilities
- Install
new / rebuild existing servers and configure hardware, peripherals,
services, settings, directories, storage, etc. in accordance with
standards and project/operational requirements. - Develop
and maintain installation and configuration procedures. - Contribute
to and maintain system standards. - Research
and recommend innovative, and where possible automated approaches for
system administration tasks. Identify approaches that leverage our
resources and provide economies of scale. - Perform
daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all
hardware, server resources, systems and key processes, reviewing system
and application logs, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs such as
backups. - Perform
regular security monitoring to identify any possible intrusions. - Perform
daily backup operations, ensuring all required file systems and system
data are successfully backed up to the appropriate media, recovery tapes
or disks are created, and media is recycled and sent off site as
necessary. - Perform
regular file archival and purge as necessary. - Create,
change, and delete user accounts per request. - Provide
support to users. - Investigate
and troubleshoot issues. - Repair
and recover from hardware or software failures. - Apply
OS patches and upgrades on a regular basis, and upgrade administrative
tools and utilities. Configure / add new services as necessary. - Maintain
operational, configuration, or other procedures. - Perform
periodic performance reporting to support capacity planning. - Perform
ongoing performance tuning, hardware upgrades, and resource optimization
as required. - Maintain
data center environmental and monitoring equipment.
