Data Center Administrator at Unified Payments Services Limited

Unified Payment Services Limited is Nigeria’s premier Payments & Financial Technology company that operates as a shared infrastructure for the banking community in Nigeria and Payments Service Provider within and outside Nigeria, with a vision to be the most preferred e-payment service provider in Africa.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Data Center Administrator

Location: Lagos

Duties & Responsibilities

• Ensure POS Network Connectivity.
• Ensure network connectivity to banks.
• Cleaning and tuning of user desktops, laptops, and printers.
• As needed, ensure that all network devices and systems are PCIDSS compliant.
• Ensure that Internet access connectivity is reliable for transaction and email processing.
• Ensure all anti-virus databases are updated frequently as required.
• Ascertain that the WAN connection to the DR site is optimal.
• Ensure that all security and communications devices are optimally functioning with the latest patches and firmware.
• Execute an information security strategy to proactively identify risk and drive remediation.
• Ensure that all physical and logical controls that govern the data centre are adhered to.
• Ensure efficient and timely deployment of fixes and patches.
• Ensure that all critical security patches (OS and Database) on all servers are up-to-date and tested before applying them to the production servers.
• Ensure that all warning and critical event logs are reviewed using the solarwinds application and escalated to the responsible unit.
• Ensure that all servers have antivirus software and that the signatures are up to date.
• Ensure that enterprise storage and server firmware are regularly updated to ensure the availability and integrity of data.
• Build effective relationships with key stakeholders who support IT infrastructure, applications, processes, and operation.

Job Requirements

• Education: Candidates should possess an OND (Minimum of lower credit) in Electrical/Electronics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or Physics Electronics.
• Experience: 0 - 2 years’ post experience in IT roles.

Key Competency Requirements
Knowledge:

• Basic knowledge of Computer infrastructure
• Knowledge of Operating systems.

Skill/Competencies:

• General Knowledge of Server Hardware
• Knowledge of operating systems
• Basic web application knowledge.
• Basic Knowledge of hardware security module.

Application Closing Date
31st August, 2025.