Team Member, Unix Server and Backup Storage Administration at United Bank for Africa (UBA)

Job Objective

• To manage and administer UNIX server as well as storage servers for optimal performance and 100% availability.

Responsibilities

• Identify the relevant role players in accordance with business requirements and dependencies.
• Build a trusting relationship with the Business Unit staff (executive to junior official).
• Obtain mutual agreement on the resolution of issues, meetings required and the delivery of inter-dependent outputs and results.
• Compile a database indicating the role players, expected outputs, contact details, type of agreements, skills inventory, and succession planning.
• Manage relationships in accordance with policies, procedures and legal requirements within the allocated time frames.
• Attend Human Resources strategic meetings to provide feedback from the business to be taken into consideration when strategies are developed.
• Unix (AIX) System Administration of IBM Servers and Enterprise Storage Server.
• Design, install and configure the UNIX servers and requirements need of the applications.
• Periodically tune and optimize UNIX systems servers and related components to achieve high availability and performance of the various business applications supported.
• Disk space and File System Management on IBM Servers.
• Perform all periodic maintenance activities on IBM AIX servers, including system software configuration, user account maintenance, file systems and volume groups management, patches updates etc.
• Administering of Enterprise Storage Systems (DS)
• Administering Storage Area Networks (SAN) for IBM p-Series.
• Create LUNs from Storage.
• Re-distribute storage utilisations on servers.
• Work with Assigned customer engineer from OEM on Software and hardware calls.
• Monitor the correct implementation and usage of the system to ensure consistency and accuracy.
• Ensure that firmware on both Operating System and Hardware are carry out to advert services breakdown.
• Proactively alert the OEM for replacement whenever there is failed component on the infrastructure.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Unit Head.

Qualifications

• A First Degree in IT related field
• A minimum of 3 years of related experience.
• Our ideal candidate must have knowledge of administering UNIX and managing storage servers. Has working knowledge of SQL and data backup & recovery skills. A good team player who is personable and solution-driven.

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• Windows Operating System Platform.
• UNIX (AIX, LINUX, CENTOS) OS Platform.
• Application Aware Backups.
• ORACLE Database
• SQL Database
• Exchange Mailbox
• SharePoint Database
• VMWARE, HYPER-V, CITRIX, AZURE and AMAZON (AWS) platforms
• Data Backup & Recovery Skills
• Storage Administration and Management.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.

Job Requirements:

• Proactive, Vmware, Centos, Ability To Work Under Pressure, Azure, Backups, Sharepoint, Citrix, Linux, Succession Planning, Excel, Communication Skill, Aix, Unix, Sql, Oracle, Software Configuration, Work Independently.

What We Expect From You

• High degree of professional ethics, integrity and responsibility.
• Highly organised, proactive, ability to work independently and take ownership of tasks assigned.
• Team player with the ability to work under pressure and ability to work with a wide variety of people and maintain an excellent business relationship.
• High sense of confidentiality and discreteness.

What You Should Expect From Us:

• Our corporate culture is defined by our core values. We do not just train our people to be the best in the job, we also offer encouragement, recognition, and rewards.
• Whatever level you are at in your career, we offer plenty of opportunities and support to build a rewarding career at UBA.
• Here in UBA, our employees are our greatest assets, so we built a recognition and reward system that boosts productivity and enhances staff retention, instituting a culture of meritocracy.