IT Careers – Assistant Systems Administrator at Bishop Stuart University (BSU)

Organization: Bishop Stuart University (BSU)
Duty Station: Mbarara, Uganda
About BSU:



Bishop Stuart
University (Recognized and licensed by the National Council for Higher
Education) is a Church of Uganda founded private University located within
Mbarara Municipality. The University has a student enrollment of about 5000
with over 45 Academic programs accredited by NCHE and has got international
linkages to boost its quality education.
Job Summary: The Assistant Systems Administrator
assists the Systems Administrator to execute the overall duties associated with
the Systems Administrator activities.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
The Assistant
Systems Administrator will;
  • Monitor and maintain availability, performance and
    security of systems software, hardware and related applications.
  • Analyse, install, configure and maintain operating,
    network and other systems software and utilities, servers and other
    hardware and related applications systems.
  • Adds, removes and integrates software and hardware into
    existing systems.
  • Implement computer software and hardware licensing,
    warranty and vendor service agreements.
  • Applies system updates and configuration changes.
  • Maintain data recoverability.
  • Implements data backup and disaster recovery
    procedures.
  • Respond to security breaches, service interruptions,
    and other critical situations to re-establish system functionality.
  • Respond to complex technical and workstation support
    requests from users and technical staff.
  • Participate in planning for system development and
    expansion.
  • Participates in systems software and/or hardware
    projects.
  • Manage projects of limited scope or portions of large
    and/or complex projects. He/she May guide technical staff on a project
    basis.
  • Perform any other task assigned.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
  • The applicant should possess an Upper second (Hons)
    Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, I.T, or Computer Engineering. Any
    professional industrial certifications such as CCNA, MCSE, etc. is an
    added advantage.
  • At least two years’ experience in Networking / IT
NB:
Please note; shortlisted candidates should be prepared for both practical and
oral interviews.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified
and interested candidates should submit five copies of the application letter,
together with the latest copy of their Curriculum Vitae and their academic
documents (clearly labeled with the position being applied for) to the address
below:
The
University Secretary,
Bishop Stuart
University,
P. O. Box 09,
Mbarara.
Uganda
Deadline: 7th January 2014

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