Systems Administrator at Catholic University of Eastern Africa

The Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA), like most other universities, started in a modest way. It commenced as a graduate school of theology known as the Catholic Higher Institute of Eastern Africa (CHIEA). The Institute (CHIEA) was founded in 1984 by the regional ecclesiastical authority known as the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Responsible for setting up, configuration and fine-tuning of various ICT systems at the university.
2. Ensure that all the systems regularly patched, backed up (onsite and offsite) and tested for recovery
3. Ensure the availability of computer resources by managing disaster prevention and recovery efforts.
4. Manage disaster recovery plans to ensure the security of all ICT systems
5. Co-ordinate testing and implementation of system upgrades, and new installations
6. Systems capacity and licensing analysis, planning and growth to meet current and future demands
7. Monitor systems performance and generate weekly logs for the various systems
8. Detection of systems security breaches and prevention of their recurrence
9. Effectively participate in development and implementation of policies and procedures relating to information systems
10. Maintain inventory of all the hardware and software resources
11. Perform any other duty as assigned by the Supervisor from time to time.
12. Systems Administrator

Minimum Qualifications, Skills and Competences:

• A degree in Computer Science / Information Technology or a related field.
• At least four (4) years’ of experience as a Systems Administrator in a busy institution;
• High Level and practically demonstrable knowledge in Unix/Linux operating systems skills
• High Level and practically demonstrable knowledge in Windows operating systems skills
• Experience with cloud-based solutions and virtualization tools such as Vmware VSphere, Proxmox VE or XenServer
• Experience with network monitoring tools such as Nagios and Cacti
• Experience with setting up and administration of firewall solutions such as Pfsense
• Experience with setting up and administration of OpenVPN
• Good understanding and experience with Library Management Systems such as VSMART or KOHA
• Good understanding and experience with Learning Management systems such as Moodle LMS
• Good understanding and experience in managing audio/video conferencing solutions
• Outstanding interpersonal and customer service skills
• High sense of integrity and organizational ability
• Be of high Christian morals, values and maturity

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