Safaricom
Limited is the leading mobile telecommunications company in Kenya. We are at
the forefront of the industry and always seek to attract and retain talented,
creative and innovative team players who are excited by the opportunity of
pushing the frontiers of this evolving technology, growing our services, exciting
our customers and contributing to our community.
At
Safaricom, we take pride in our talent and develop them to realize their
maximum potential!
Cloud
Services Administrator
REF: Technology_CSA_JAN_2014
REF: Technology_CSA_JAN_2014
We
are pleased to announce the following vacancy in the IS Operations Department
within the Technology Division. In keeping with our current business
needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below:
Reporting
to the Principal Engineer – Data Centre Services, the position holder will be
responsible for System support, monitoring and administration of Cloud Systems.
This includes general system administration tasks, software and hardware
support, system configuration, backups, system monitoring, performance tuning,
troubleshooting, skills transfer and customer management. The role holder will
also be responsible for Configuration management and documentation.
Key
Responsibilities:
- Administering,
configuring and troubleshooting servers, storage, networks and
Virtualization Systems in the Cloud;
- Response,
problem resolution and escalation of server issues;
- Analysis of
server hardware and operating system software, cPanel and Iron Port;
- Implementation
of tactical service improvements, upgrades and system patching;
- Liaise with
users, hardware and software vendors and internal systems owners to fine
tune systems hardware and software for all systems;
- Operations
of backup tools and testing of disk and data recovery solutions on all
Cloud systems;
- Prompt
restoration of lost data;
- Backup,
hardware and software assurance;
- Maintenance
of systems documentation and procedures;
- Technical
support for assigned company initiatives and projects;
- Participation
in feasibility studies and testing for new IT infrastructure components.
Role
requirements;
- Degree in
Computer Science or equivalent;
- Knowledge of
TCP/IP networking and strong Unix skills including certification;
- 4 years of
work experience as a Systems administrator, Network administrator/analyst
in a multifaceted business environment with integrated/mixed windows and
major UNIX server environment;
- System
Administration Techniques – understanding OS Performance , Microsoft and
Unix enterprise hardware and storage;
- Knowledge in
SAN and NAS is desirable;
- Excellent
problem solving, communication, organization and leadership skills.
If
you feel that you are up to the challenge and possess the necessary
qualification and experience, please send your resume with your cell phone
contact indicating your experience and why you are the most suitable candidate
for the role clearly quoting the job title and job reference to the address
below by Wednesday 29th January 2014.
The
Head of Talent and Resourcing,
Safaricom Limited
Safaricom Limited
Nairobi
via E-mail to hr@safaricom.co.ke
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