Provide expert support to all core/ central information systems viz (Academic, research and Administrative). Perform system tuning and recovery of procedures for the University critical centralized systems and ensure high up time, performance and security of the systems.
 Key Duties & Responsibilities
Plan and coordinate ICT training requirements for staff in their respective units in line installation, management and maintained of application servers and related University systems;
Investigate and analyse the feasibility of system requirements and develop system specifications to prevent problems and improve systems performance;
Maintain operating systems business application and security tools;
Evaluate related hardware and software products and make recommendations for adoption;
Plan and recommend the redesign and configuration of operating systems and systems applications;
Implement system installations, expansion, upgrades and improvements;
Automate tasks through scripting and the adoption of software/ hardware tools;
Undertake periodic internal audits of all university systems;
Organize and schedule External System Audits;
Provide expert support for the information system applications in the respective units;
Participate in developing internal local software in liaison with the Systems Manager;
Backup and restore University Systems;
Analyse system logs and identify potential risk issues with University systems;
Troubleshoot any reported problems with University Systems;
Set up and implement security policies for users of all university core systems;
Perform any other related duties as assigned by the supervisor.
 Required Qualifications
A Masters Degree in Information Technology or Information Science/System or Library or Information Science/ Bachelor of Science in Statistics, Mathematics/Physics/Electrical/Electronics or Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or Software Engineering or Information Systems and Technology and any other ICT related programs from recognized University/Institution;
An Honours Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology or Information Science/System or Library or Information Science/ Bachelor of Science in Statistics, Mathematics/Physics/Electrical/Electronics or Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or Software Engineering or Information Systems and Technology and any other ICT related programs from recognized University/Institution;
An oracle certificate association (OCA);
Certification in UNIX systems administration.
 Experience
A minimum of three (3) years working experience
 Skills/Competences
Knowledge of relevant programming languages particularly for web based systems.
Knowledge in systems auditing and evaluation;
Knowledge in other relational data base management systems (MYSQL, POSTGRESS and MSQL server);
Interpersonal and communications skills;
Good conceptual skills;
Ability to initiate change.