The University of Nairobi, a body corporate established under the Universities Act 2012 of the laws of Kenya and the University of Nairobi Charter, is the pioneer institution of University education in Kenya and the region. The only institution of higher learning in Kenya for a long time, the University of Nairobi responded to the national, regional and Africa’s high level manpower training needs by developing and evolving strong, diversified academic programmes and specializations in basic sciences, applied sciences, technology, humanities, social sciences and the arts.

Job Specifications (Applicants shall have)

• Either a MSc. in Computer Science or Information Systems or equivalent qualifications from a recognized Institution plus five (5) years experience at the level of Senior ICT Officer Grade 8/9/10 (DEF) OR a BSc in any of the above areas plus seven (7) years experience at the level of Senior ICT Officer Grade 8/9/10 (DEF). In addition must have three (3) years of experience in Systems
• Administration in a corporate environment, at least one (1) year’s team management experience and have a recognized professional certification in Networking or System Administration
• Possess the following: technical skills in System Administration on diverse platforms, effective communication and good interpersonal skills and good systems diagnostic skills.

Duties and responsibilities:

• To provide system administration services for University servers.
• To assist in the installation, configuration, maintenance and support of server systems.
• To manage server systems users.
• To assist in the implementation and management of server security systems and procedures.
• To monitor and fine-tune the performance of servers and server processes.
• To identify tools, services and facility requirements and advice on their procurement.
• To carry out server systems, recovery, backup procedures and audit systems log.
• To perform other duties assigned by the Manager (Data Centre).