Job Description
The University seeks to recruit applicants with requisite qualifications, skills and experience for the following posts in the Faculty of Applied Science: -

NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR (1 POST)

Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities

The Network Administrator’s duties and responsibilities will include the following:

Administration of the Active Directory Infrastructure and Public DNS bind services.
Administration of Active Directory user accounts, permissions, policies and access rights.
Server hypervisor installation, provisioning and RAID configuration.
Installation of operating systems, antivirus and other applications on servers and virtual machines.
Creating, modifying, and deleting user accounts as needed and managing user access to network resources.
Diagnose and resolve network issues reported by users or detected through network monitoring tools.
Oversee regular network device configuration backups and implement disaster recovery plans to ensure network continuity in case of failures.
Documenting network configurations, diagrams, procedures, policies and labelling of both network equipment and backbone links.
Configuration and troubleshooting of network devices such as routers, switches and wireless access points.


Qualifications and Experience
Applicants must hold a Bachelor’s degree in a Computer Science Discipline or Electronic Engineering or Information Technology or accredited equivalent qualification from a recognized University or institution and at least 2 years of post-qualification experience. Possession of Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) or Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) or CompTIA Linux+ or Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE). Knowledge of VMware and scripting languages such as PowerShell or Python is desirable. CompTIA Network+ or Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), or Juniper Networks Certified Internet Associate (JNCIA) is an added advantage. The incumbent will be responsible to the Network and Hardware Manager.