IT Officer Job Vacancies – Samasource
Job Title: IT Officer
Organisation: Samasource
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Us:
Samasource is a social enterprise that provides dignified,
internet-based work to people living in poverty. We build technology that helps
leverage the brain-power of the poor so they can lift themselves out of poverty
by providing valuable services to companies around the world. We are a dynamic
and growing team with a big vision–to reduce worldwide poverty and its effects
through technology. We need the best people to help us achieve it. We like to
move fast and get things done. If you join us, you’ll be able to make an immediate
impact, connect with some of the brightest people in the fields of social
enterprise, impact sourcing, and tech. Samasource is supported by major
corporate and philanthropic funders including eBay, Google, Cisco, and the
Rockefeller and Ford Foundations.
Job Summary: The IT Officer will ensure
that the system hardware, operating systems, software systems and related
procedures adhere to organizational values and enabling staff to effectively
perform their duties.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensure
that virus protection software is installed on all PCs and are updated
regularly. - Manage
all communications and connection solutions including workstation
connectivity, LANs & WAN to ensure high levels of availability and
security of the supported business applications. - Participate
in planning and implementation of IT policies and procedures to ensure
system provisioning and maintenance is consistent with organization goals,
industry best practice and regulatory requirements. - Coordinate
with business application functions to implement desktop and server
systems that utilize industry best practices to meet corporate objectives. - Deploying
workstations, servers, printers, scanners, firewalls, encryption systems
and all host security systems. - Manage
all operating systems and end-user software. - Ensure
integrity and security of enterprise data on host computers, servers and
databases in accordance with business needs and industry best practices
regarding privacy, security and regulatory compliance. - Manage
end user accounts, permissions, access rights and storage allocations - Perform
regular network and security audits and document the same. - Perform
and test routine system back-ups and restores.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
ideal candidate for the Samasource IT Officer job must hold a Degree in
IT, Computer Science or Computer Engineering from a recognized University - Professional
qualifications: Systems administration/System Engineering, Certification
in Microsoft MCSE/MCTIP, CCNA. - At
least three years of practical experience in a reputable organization. - Working
technical knowledge of network, PC and platform operating systems. - Extensive
application, support experience and working technical knowledge of current
system software, protocols and standards including firewalls and active
directory. - Experience
in LAN administration, software and hardware troubleshooting and data
maintenance.
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send
their applications online at the link below.
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