Safaricom - Systems Engineer Vacancy

We are pleased to announce the following vacancy in the Safaricom Business Technical department within the Technical Division.

In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below:

Systems Engineer
Ref: TECHNICAL_SE_October 2010

Reporting to the Senior Manager-IP Services and Solutions the holder of the position will be responsible for research, planning, designing and implementation of systems in a multi-vendor environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Planning and implementation of ISP systems such as, but not limited to DNS servers, Email infrastructure, AAA servers in a Unix centric environment;
• Planning and implementation of network management and monitoring systems.
• Planning and implementation of mission critical database systems in clustered environments.
• Performance tuning on server systems to ensure optimal performance.
• Carry out server and network systems backups.
• Plan, develop, and implement security policies across multiple platforms;
• Direct and manage complex systems project development from beginning to end;
• Development of scripts to automate common systems administration tasks.
• Conduct research and development to improve on existing systems/products as well as introduce innovative systems/products.
• Reporting on systems utilization and plan for necessary upgrades.
• System Documentation

Minimum requirements

• B.Sc Computer Science, Information Systems, Electrical/Computer Engineering;
• 3+ years experience in managing UNIX-centric Server based systems in ISP/Telecoms environment
• Strong experience in database systems (Oracle, mySQL and MS SQL)
• Strong experience in designing and implementing of complex systems;
• Strong working knowledge of scripting technologies e.g. Perl/Shell/Python;
• CCNA/CCDA/VCP/RHCE preferred;
• Excellent in technical project management;
• Experience in virtualized environments and storage systems is desired.

If you feel that you are up to the challenge and posses the necessary qualification and experience please send your resume and application letter indicating your experience and why you are the most suitable candidate for the role clearly quoting the job title to the address below.

The deadline for application is 25th October 2010.

The Senior Manager – Talent Acquisition
Safaricom Ltd
Nairobi
Via E-mail to: hr@safaricom.co.ke