Senior Network Administrator Job Opportunity – Umeme

Organization: Umeme
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: IT Infrastructure Manager
About US:
Umeme
is a public company cross listed on both the Uganda Securities Exchange and the
Nairobi Securities Exchange with over 6,483 shareholders, including high value
international institutional investors. Umeme operates under a concession with a
structural monopoly in the distribution of electricity across Uganda,
distributing 99% of electricity in Uganda through a single buyer model.
Job Summary: The Senior Network Administrator will mainly
conduct the design, installation, configuration, documentation and maintenance
of Umeme’s  IT Network and WAN.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Install, configure, document and maintain
    network devices and equipment on the system to optimize Network systems
    resources.
  • Offer technical support in the administration
    of Network servers and the network infrastructure through clustering to
    ensure optimal network and business systems performance.
  • Plans and carries out needs assessment for
    all new network and computer infrastructure requirements for the business.
  • Carries out troubleshooting analysis of
    servers, workstations and associated systems to ensure optimal systems
    uptime for business execution.
  • Document network challenges and solutions and
    maintain a database / record for future IT staff reference to enable fast
    turnaround of business systems restoration.
  • Conduct periodic systems performance analysis
    and implement Network performance tuning in line with IT guidelines and
    best practice.
  • Provide for Network redundancy and disaster
    recovery planning of the IT network Infrastructure to ensure business
    continuity.
  • Develop and implement network documentation,
    schematics, policy and procedure to support business systems changes and
    upgrades.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The applicant should preferably hold a
    Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer science or any other associated
    discipline from a recognized university
  • Possession of professional qualifications
    i.e. MCSE, CCNA, CCNP, CCIE, and CNE is a must.
  • At least five years’ experience in similar
    role is a large and busy service organization.
  • Previous experience in deploying Network
    access control and optimizations systems
  • Good team player
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Good organizational skills
  • Proven ability to meet tough deadlines
How to Apply:
All
suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their applications and
updated CVs clearly detailing your suitability for the position in terms of
required qualifications and experience to: 
recruit.hr@umeme.co.ug. Please kindly state the position you are
applying for in the subject line of the application E-mail.
Deadline: 23rd March, 2016 by 5:00 PM

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