Senior IT Infrastructure / System Administrator at New Usual Limited

At New Usual, we strive to innovate and lead with technology. We invest in innovative technologies that deliver business value in short time scales and help our customer use technology in ways that deliver the utmost in profitability and brand differentiation. Our approach helps to control and reduce operating costs by consolidating existing assets, helping to align technical relationships, conducting sound business process leadership, and pursuing customer-centric strategy and service predictability. Our people are carefully selected, well trained and highly motivated to deliver outstanding business and technical service. By engaging us, you would be leveraging a diverse set of skills and be benefiting from the following amongst others: Business and technical leadership Expertise in integrating technology and business strategies Project Management Change architecture and management Industry specific expertise

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior IT Infrastructure / System Administrator

Location: Lagos
Schedule: Full Time

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and administering multiple VMWare environments and managing multiple virtual server instances.
• Manage all DNS and DHCP servers and scopes as well as domain controllers and member servers.
• Correct Java relate problems that lead to overall better productivity of the server, storage and network teams.
• Establish and manage VLAN and IP addressing standards (components, design) supporting IPT and other technologies.
• Manage firewalls, Switches, Routers, Servers with Microsoft and Linux at the production environment providing secure configurations and monitoring of the firewall logs.
• Manage development, manufacturing, test and delivery of custom broadband RF electronic test systems for military and aerospace customers.
• Lead a team.
• Used WebSphere to start/stop Java applications and queues.
• Perform LAN traffic analysis on major network segments.
• Experience with server patching and network maintenance of LAN.
• Create Jenkins build and packaging jobs for all C++ components on CentOS.
• Monitor network traffic via sniffers to ensure encryption and proper data flow.
• Administer all IIS servers and added/modify websites as they become live.
• Monitor all the elements and instances using Perl script, k or c shell script.
• Install WebSphere MQ 7 and upgrade till 7.0.1.3 on n-tier architecture on Linux 32/64 bit machines.
• Work with L2 & L3 SAN and network switch vendor engineers to analyze and resolve technical issues.
• Work with networking team to configure routers, switches, and cache engines (Cisco equipment).
• Design and implement upgrades, new systems, and software applications to meet changing business needs, in collaboration with other IT professionals and departments.
• Manage the organization’s network, servers, operating systems, and applications, ensuring that all systems are up-to-date and secure.
• Monitor system performance, identify and debug issues, and implement solutions to ensure optimal performance.
• Provide technical support to end-users to resolve hardware and software issues and ensure the efficient operation of IT systems.
• Develop and implement backup and recovery procedures to protect critical information in the event of system failure.
• Create and maintain documentation on IT systems and procedures to ensure smooth operations and facilitate knowledge sharing among IT staff members.
• Handle system security, access, and authorization to protect the organization’s data and systems from unauthorized access.
• Train and mentor junior IT staff members to ensure they have the necessary skills to effectively manage IT systems, and to keep up with technological advancements.
• Provide primary administration and technical support for foundation servers, hubs, routers, firewalls, switches and software.
• Play a key role in evaluating, establishing and conducting proof of concepts of various on premise vs off-premise cloud solutions.
• Head up all monitoring, metric, and remote administration tasks, including remote deployment and management of Linux systems.
• Investigate and propose operational changes including: procurement, vendor relations, licensing, system architecture and security.
• Involve in LDAP schema modification in ISIM6.0 involve in environment building for development.
• Create many xml to extract the information from LDAP and DB2 base on the business requirement by using TDI6.0.
• Complete VMware virtual environment management.
• Serve as SME for strategic planning sessions, data center consolidations, and in new deal offerings to win new business.
• Administer of RHEL which includes installation, testing, tuning, upgrading and loading patches, and troubleshooting server issues.
• Provide SME support for HBSS and all point products.
• Experience in configuration and maintain NAGIOS, hammer monitoring tools.
• Support servers, applications using various tools including monitoring, restarting the failed applications when notify from NAGIOS and BMC.
• Develop playbooks ruby shell scripts for build and deployment and configuration release process.

Requirements

• Must be conversant with Server configurations in both Linux and Microsoft environment.
• The candidate that have experience with Hyper-converge and managing onsite datacenter
• A bachelor's degree or HND in computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Electronics, Information Technology or related field.
• He must be ready to work
• Minimum of 7years of demonstrable experience
• Proven experience as a Systems Administrator or similar role.
• Strong knowledge of operating systems, network protocols, and hardware components.
• Experience with virtualization technologies, cloud environments, and containerization.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects.
• Expert knowledge of various operating systems such as Windows, Linux, and UNIX.
• Familiarity with virtualization technologies such as VMware or Hyper-V.
• Strong understanding of networking concepts including DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, and VPN.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with various stakeholders and team members.
• Ability to organize priorities, manage time effectively, and work independently as well as in a team.
• Experience managing storage systems such as SAN, NAS, RAID.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve hardware and software issues.
• Experience with Cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud is a plus.
• Experience with third-party libraries and APIs
• Superior analytical skills with a good problem-solving attitude
• Ability to perform in a team environment
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to interpret and follow technical plans

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: rosemary.ajagunna@newusual.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.