Position Title: Network & Systems Administrator
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Reports to: Information Technology Manager
About Bridge International
Bridge International
Academies was conceived in 2007 out of the belief that giving every child
access to a high quality education would have the greatest impact on reducing
poverty worldwide.
Operating a network of
schools supported by a strong central headquarters gives Bridge International
the scale, experience, and capacity to invest in systems of management,
support, training, and innovation that allows individual schools to
dramatically increase their effectiveness.
Using this model, Bridge
International is able to profitably deliver high-quality education for $5 per
child per month. This ensures that its academies will continue to successfully
serve its communities as long as parents value the educational service
provided.
The first Bridge
International Academy launched successfully in Kenya in 2009 and over 70
academies are operating in Kenya today. Through rapid and strategic expansion,
Bridge International will provide a quality education to over a million
students in the coming years.
About this position
As a key member of IT
infrastructure department, this position is responsible for all aspects of
network and Systems administration including servers, desktop systems,
communications hardware, and software.
As a network
administrator, you will be responsible for the design, implementation and
maintenance of server systems/applications, computer networks and
telecommunication equipment, to ensure network performance meets the
organization and user requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
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Planning, Deploying and rebuilding Microsoft and Linux
servers and configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories,
storage, etc. in accordance with Bridge International Academies standards and
operational procedures.
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Planning, Deploying and rebuilding Servers applications like
Microsoft AD Directory Services, DHCP, DNS, File services, IIS, Apache, Print
and Document Services, SharePoint, WSUS, SQL Server, Hyper V, SNMP, SMTP, SSL,
Failover Clustering and Remote Desktop services.
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Installing, administering and maintaining Bridge International
Academies Checkpoint firewall, Cisco Routers, IP PBX, Switches, Access Points,
Security Cameras, Biometric systems and other active network devices.
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Implementing and administering network access policies through
LAN, WAN, VPN terminals, and other Remote Access Protocols with the aim of
ensuring availability and secure connections.
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Researching and recommending innovative and where possible,
automated approaches for system administration tasks. Identify approaches that
leverage our resources and provide economies of scale.
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Carry out scheduled and continuous system monitoring to ensure
integrity and availability of all network hardware, resources, systems and
processes. Reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion of
scheduled jobs such as backups, WSUS Updates, Firmware upgrades etc.
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Create, update, and delete systems user accounts as per
requests.
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Monitor and perform periodic network performance reports to
support capacity planning.
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Evaluate and recommend LAN/WAN hardware, Software and peripheral
equipment during procurement.
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Liaising with internet service providers with the intention of
ensuring continuous and reliable internet connections – expected internet
availability per link per year should be 99.9%
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Designing and updating network infrastructure documentation –
security, configurations, tests, patches, etc.
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Capacity building of IT Support officers, to better tackle
routine calls.
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Performing other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
About You
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Do you hold at least a Bachelor of Science degree in Information
Technology or related field?
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Are you either or both MCITP, CCNA, ITIL certified?
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Do you possess over five years IT experience of which at least
three years have been spent actively administrating windows, Linux, Cisco,
Checkpoint, and WIFI networks?
Desired skills:
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Are you a seasoned Microsoft Window server 2008 administrator,
managing a network of over 500 network nodes?
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Do you function well in a fast-paced, informal environment where
constant change is the norm and the bar for quality is set high?
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Are you thorough and detail oriented?
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Do you have very strong written and verbal communication skills?
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Are you a team oriented, self-motivated, result driven, and a
person of high integrity?
In
order to be considered for this position all candidates must register and
upload their CV’s on our website at www.bridgeinternationalacademies.com
Only short listed
candidates will be contacted
