About US:
Umeme is a public company cross listed on both the Uganda Securities Exchange and the Nairobi Securities Exchange with over 6,483 shareholders, including high value international institutional investors. Umeme operates under a concession with a structural monopoly in the distribution of electricity across Uganda, distributing 99% of electricity in Uganda through a single buyer model.
Job Summary: The Senior Network Administrator will mainly conduct the design, installation, configuration, documentation and maintenance of Umeme’s IT Network and WAN.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Install, configure, document and maintain network devices and equipment on the system to optimize Network systems resources.
Offer technical support in the administration of Network servers and the network infrastructure through clustering to ensure optimal network and business systems performance.
Plans and carries out needs assessment for all new network and computer infrastructure requirements for the business.
Carries out troubleshooting analysis of servers, workstations and associated systems to ensure optimal systems uptime for business execution.
Document network challenges and solutions and maintain a database / record for future IT staff reference to enable fast turnaround of business systems restoration.
Conduct periodic systems performance analysis and implement Network performance tuning in line with IT guidelines and best practice.
Provide for Network redundancy and disaster recovery planning of the IT network Infrastructure to ensure business continuity.
Develop and implement network documentation, schematics, policy and procedure to support business systems changes and upgrades.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
The applicant should preferably hold a Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer science or any other associated discipline from a recognized university
Possession of professional qualifications i.e. MCSE, CCNA, CCNP, CCIE, and CNE is a must.
At least five years’ experience in similar role is a large and busy service organization.
Previous experience in deploying Network access control and optimizations systems
Good team player
Excellent communication skills
Good organizational skills
Proven ability to meet tough deadlines
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their applications and updated CVs clearly detailing your suitability for the position in terms of required qualifications and experience to: recruit.hr@umeme.co.ug. Please kindly state the position you are applying for in the subject line of the application E-mail.
Deadline: 23rd March, 2016 by 5:00 PM