Systems Administrator: Unix & Storage Operations - Ecobank

JOB DESCRIPTION

• The Systems Administrator (Power/AIX/Linux/Cloud) is responsible for designing, installing, configuring, documenting, implementing, and supporting all Cloud and UNIX/Linux systems for production, test, and development environments with a strong focus on AWS/OCI/Azure and AIX IBM systems.
  
  
• This position requires installing patches and fixes, analyzing problems, documenting root-cause analyses, and creating incident reports. It also involves troubleshooting, problem resolution, maintenance, and level 2 support.
  
  
• Additional responsibilities include developing and implementing procedures for Information lifecycle management, Virtualization strategy, and tools to manage performance, availability, and capacity.

JOB CONTEXT

• Availability management –Ensure 99.9% minimum application/information services availability via 99.9% availability of Information systems components (Servers and platforms) and 100% availability of data.
• Performance management - Ensure optimal performance of all Cloud, Unix and Storage systems.
• IT Governance - Compliance with policies, procedures, and SLAs defined by the Service management team for handling changes, incidents, and Problems in the production environments.
• Capacity management - Ensure adequate capacity on backend system infrastructure to meet business growth/needs.
• Business continuity management –Guaranteed zero data loss in a disaster.
• Customer Satisfaction - Ensure that all customers of the Group are well served and satisfied in the services delivered by the information infrastructure team.
• Project Effectiveness - Successful project delivery adhering to business deadlines and technical standards.
• Ensure that a world-class set of appropriate standards, Processes, and procedures are defined, approved, and adopted for all Cloud, Unix/Linux, and Storage based business solutions
• Consolidate servers, storage, and database systems as defined in the IT strategy.
• Reporting - Timeliness, Accuracy and relevance

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Key Responsibilities

• Installs, configures, administers, tunes, and optimizes complex systems and platforms (Cloud, Unix/Linux, Storage) and related components to achieve high availability and performance.
• Performs platform-specific technical tasks, including operating system upgrades, installation, and
• Configuration of various software packages, installation of patches and fixes.
• Performs detailed troubleshooting for complex operational issues.
• Develops, configures, and maintains user/group accounts, process improvement procedures, scripting, task automation, system monitoring, file system management, and disaster recovery for the organization's UNIX infrastructure.
• Performs tasks relating to PowerHA and other replication and business continuity products, including patching, health checks, audit review and repair, configuration modifications, and role swap/switch processing.
• Provides technical consultation and guidance on complex projects with peers, management, and internal customers; may act as the technical lead for new IT projects.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
  
  

JOB PROFILE

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or information systems or a related field from an institution accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency.
• Certification(s) in related ICT specializations – e.g., AIX, ITIL, LINUX, OCP, IBM Certified, AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes Certified Administrator, RedHat Certified Expert, or other Enterprise Linux certification.
• Master’s degree in computer science or information systems or a related field from an institution accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency.

Experience

• 3 or 4 years' experience in a computer-related field, including four years as a systems administrator.
• 3 or 4 years' experience in Unix System Administration experience in a production, 24/7 environment
• 1- or 2 years' experience working with public cloud environments like AWS, Azure, and Oracle Clouds
• Knowledge of DevOps concepts and experience with DevOps tools.
• Knowledge and understanding of networking TCP/IP protocols and OSI model.
• Experience with containerization/ orchestration platforms like Git, GitLab Docker, and Kubernetes
• Experience with configuration management tools like Ansible, Puppet or Chef, Terraform
• Experience with RedHat Linux operating system.
• Expert with storage sizing, performance, and high availability.
• Proven experience in monitoring, supporting, and managing complex systems.
• Understanding of clustering and other high availability/fault tolerance technologies
• Experience supporting IBM Power systems.
• Experience with the IBM AIX operating system.
• Knowledge of IBM/Hitachi storage concepts and administration
• Experience with Hardware Management Console (HMC) and logical partitioning.

Attributes

• Detail conscious.
• Ability to handle pressure.
• Creative.
• Practical and Analytical.
• Tough-minded.
• High Logical Reasoning
• Self-motivated
• Action-oriented and results-driven
• Performs duties with exactness and holds self to expected standards.
• Customer-focused and have excellent communication and presentation skills

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