Nzoia Sugar Systems Administrator Job in Kenya

Nzoia Sugar Company Limited is a State Corporation under the Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries. 

To fulfill its mandate the Company, an equal opportunity employer wishes to engage a suitably qualified Kenyan for the following position:

Systems Administrator

1 Position

Reporting to the ICT Infrastructure Manager, the System Administrator is responsible for installation / configuration, operationalization, maintenance, performance, security and availability of systems hardware, software and related application components. 

The role involves the design, implementation and maintenance of systems as well as providing 24/7 support to users, partner agencies and clients.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Installation, configuration and optimization of operating systems.
• Providing first line support to users, partner agencies and clients
• Applying OS patches and upgrades on a regular basis, and upgrade administrative tools and utilities.
• Configure and add new services as need arise.
• Developing, testing, documenting, implementing and enhancing of backup and recovery procedures as well as application of change-management procedures and activities.
• Managing user accounts.
• Designing, setup and configuring of complex Multi-Server environments i.e. Virtualization, SUN Solaris, Linux, and Windows systems.
• Design, development, testing and documenting scripts and routines as needed for enhancing and automating Administrative Applications monitoring and management.
• 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.
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for all implemented systems.
• Monitoring the performance of systems and related services. Notes trends and initiates appropriate action when necessary.
• Designing solutions to resolve system related business challenges, meet user requirements, and streamline system workflows.
• Research and recommend innovative, and where possible automated approaches for system administration tasks.
• Undertake such other duties as may be reasonably required.

Qualifications & Experience

• Aged between 30 – 55 years.
• Bachelor’s degree in ICT, Computer Science, Information Technology, Electrical Engineering or related field from a recognized institution.
• At least six (6) years’ experience in Systems Administration actively engaged in configuration and management of different systems platforms.
• Proven knowledge and understanding of Operating System fundamentals especially UNIX, Ubuntu, Windows and Oracle Solaris.
• Experience in working with different data center hardware such as servers, storage and communication equipment.
• Practical and proven experience in working with and administrating systems on Oracle SOA, Weblogic, and Elixir as well as in administering Symantec Netback up or equivalent and Oracle Storage systems.
• Membership to a relevant professional institution is desirable.
• Project management experience is an added advantage.

Candidates are Expected to Possess the Following:-

• Excellent communication skills both oral and written
• Ability to multi task with high stress tolerance levels.
• Strong work ethic with personal and professional Integrity.
• Good problem solving and analytical skills.
• Analytical and Reporting skills
• Customer focus and relationship building expertise
• Project Management experience.

How to Apply

Applications enclosing detailed CVs, two coloured passport size photographs. 

Vital copies of academic and professional qualifications and testimonials together with daytime telephone contacts and names of three (3) referees (one of whom must be current/previous employer) should be addressed to;

The Managing Director
Nzoia Sugar Co ltd
P.O. Box 285-50200
Bungoma

Applications should be received not later than Friday 28th November 2014.

Qualified female candidates, persons living with disability, and people from marginalized communities are encouraged to apply.