System Administrator

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Alireza Khaliqyar
Sun, Mar 03 2019 2:47 PM

Publish Date

Closing Date

Location

Kabul

Job Location: Kabul
Nationality: National
Category: Information Technology
Employment Type: Full Time
Salary: as per NTA salary scale
Vacancy Number: MCIT-004-Cloud
No. Of Jobs: 1
City: Kabul
Organization: Ministry of communication and IT
Years of Experience: 3
Contract Duration: 1 year with possiblity of extension
Gender: Male/Female
Education: Bachelor in computer science
Close date: 14 Mar, 2019

About Ministry of communication and IT:

About Ministry of communication and IT:

The Mandate of Ministry of Communication and IT (MCIT) are to provide high Quality Communication, IT and Postal Services for the Afghan People at Affordable prices. The Ministry has been Actively Advocating for a Positive change in the Society by Connecting the Afghan People to Knowledge and Resources, which will enable them to improve the quality of their lives. The Afghan Government aims to establish a stable and Democratic Political Environment, rule of law, and a Favorable Regulatory Environment for Business.

Vision:

The vision of the Ministry of Communication and IT is to transform Afghanistan into Information Society.

Priorities of MCIT:

To deliver the Telecom and IT services to remote areas throughout the country 
To supply high speed internet to the people in Afghanistan 
To design, develop and deploy the technical platform of the National Identity Card (NID) and provide technical assistance to the Ministry of Interior (MoI) on the successful implementation of project"
To extend the fiber optic network in the country 
To replace the existing analogue television (TV) broadcasting systems by digital TV broadcasting systems in the country and tighten regulations for broadcasting companies 

To enhance the capacity of the Afghan government by introducing the concept of e-Government and encourage all the ministries to integrate ICT within their main work 

Primary Purpose

Under considerable supervision, coordinate and maintain the (MCIT) Data Center physical enterprise infrastructure systems. May provide installation, maintenance, and support of data center Infrastructures, distributed server systems, network equipment, and distributed and storage devices. Responsible for the complex analysis and resolution of problems escalated to the team. Utilize software and hardware tools for identification and diagnosis of problems and factors affecting the (MCIT) Data Center enterprise infrastructure performance and availability.
 

Job Description:

The main purpose of this position is to provide technical support, develop and maintain installation and configuration of servers and procedures.

Duties and Responsibilities

Ensure to plan/ implement, optimize, some clustering.
Provide technical support to the team and maintain the servers
Develop and maintain installation and configuration procedures.
Contribute to and maintain system standards.
Research and recommend innovative, and where possible automated approaches for system administration tasks. 
Apply OS patches and upgrades on a regular basis, and upgrade administrative tools and utilities. Configure / add new services as necessary.
Maintain operational, configuration, or other procedures.
Perform periodic performance reporting to support capacity planning.
Perform ongoing performance tuning, hardware upgrades, and resource optimization as required.  Configure CPU, memory, and disk partitions as required.
Maintain data center environmental and monitoring equipment.
Ensure to plan/ implement storage, Oracle, Unix/Linux platforms/Windows.
Ensure system integration into the platforms.

Other tasks assigned as per job description.

Job Requirements:

Bachelor degree in Computer Sciences or relevant to the field, master degree will be preferred.
Systems Administration/System Engineer certification in Unix/Linux and Microsoft.
Knowledge of Linux Servers like Ubuntu, Linux Mint and others.
should have the capabilities to manage Oracle platforms and provide support with integration and systems management

Experience:

3 years of relevant work experience
Proven technical skills;
Strong written and oral communication skills in English;
Ability to coordinate a team and different stakeholders in a complex work environment.

Language Requirements:

Fluency in English, and proficiency in Pashto and Dari.

Submission Guideline:

Interested of afghan nationals should submit their updated application comprises your CV and a non-page cover letter explaining your interest and suitability for the advertised position.

Email: recruitment@mcit.gov.af

Human resource directorate

Ministry of communication and information technology.

PLEASE MENTION THE VACANCY NUMBER & NAME OF POSITION YOU ARE APPLYING IN YOUR E-MAIL SUBJECT LINE otherwise the application will not be considered

APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER THE DEADLINE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

ONLY SHORT LISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED FOR INTERVIEW.

Females are highly encouraged to apply.

The vacancy announcement is open only for Afghan national(s) applicants.

Submission Email:

mcitrecruitment@gmail.com

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