System/ Network Admin

IREX seeks a System/ Network Admin to support infrastructure management and operations for the Syrian Justice & Accountability Centre (SJAC). The consultant will use their expertise to manage, update and maintain all systems, platforms and infrastructure within the SJAC. These systems include databases, web-portals, cloud services, blogs and websites.

Duties & Responsibilities

Network and Infrastructure management

·         In collaboration with others, develop and maintain databases, servers, cloud services and web applications.

·         Configure new infrastructure, systems and applications.  This includes installing operating systems, databases, software and packages, firmware and patches on servers and network devices.

·         Insure all systems and infrastructure are completely functional, healthy and up to date.

·         Identify possible operational and security risks and address them.

·         Plan for future upgrades and improvements.

·         Monitor and report all systems statuses.

·         In case of system failure, resolve problems promptly.

·         Plan and implement regular backups for all important systems and data.

·         Manage the organization’s websites and portals.  This includes regular updating of content in several languages, user management and system upgrades.

·          Perform other tasks as needed.

Qualifications

·         Bachelor’s degree in Information Management, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field. Significant work experience with ICT infrastructures may be acceptable in lieu of formal degree in these areas

·         Previous Systems/Networking administration experience.

·         Strong knowledge of Wordpress.

·         Previous Networking experience.

·         Knowledge in Arabic is a plus.

·         Knowledge in Cyber security is a plus.

·         Knowledge in AWS is a plus.

·         Strong knowledge in Bash scripting.

·         Good knowledge of working with different data types such as JSON, XML, Tab delimited etc.

·         Strong work ethic, commitment to accuracy, and ability to handle confidential information

Ability to function professionally and effectively in verbal and written English

Application Instructions

http://careers.irex.org/OpeningDetail.aspx?key=d6cb7ad3-09b3-4836-9d3d-c6b82db2648d&id=72f3539d-79ad-4e7b-80d8-0e09ed805c08