The Ugandan Jobline

• In charge of setting up and maintaining VPN
  connections with partners
• Responsible for implementing a Centralized
  System for Monitoring Server Resources, with alerts for critical server resources
• Responding to and Resolving Service Outage
  Alerts in the Shortest Time
• Carry out Server Configurations
• Develop and maintain installation and
  configuration procedures.
• Research and recommend innovative, and where
  possible automated approaches for system administration tasks. Identify
  approaches that leverage our resources.
• Carry out daily system monitoring, verifying
  the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems
  and key processes, reviewing system and application logs, and verifying
  completion of scheduled jobs such as backups.
• Perform regular security monitoring to
  identify any possible intrusions.
• 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.
• Perform regular file archival and purge as
  necessary.
• Create, change, and delete user accounts per
  request.
• Repair and recover from hardware or software
  failures. Coordinate and communicate with impacted parties.
• Apply OS patches and upgrades on a regular
  basis, and upgrade administrative tools and utilities. Configure / add new
  services as necessary.
• Regularly respond to reported system
  emergencies in a timely fashion regardless of the day or time, and have
  the ability to put in the required time to resolve such emergencies.

• The Systems Administrator should have a
  minimum of three years’ experience in a similar role in a busy
  environment;
• Significant experience in installing, managing,
  configuring Linux systems;
• Highly proficient with Linux operating system
  tools such as text editors and various command line tools;
• Previous exposure and experience with shell
  scripting (awk / bash) is desired;
• Programming experience is an added advantage

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