Career Opportunity

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is a leading scientific and technology research organisation, implementing projects throughout Africa making a difference in people’s lives.ICT Infrastructure Senior Systems Administrator

The incumbent will be responsible for ensuring the availability, accessibility and utilisation of infrastructure in line with CSIR business needs for networks, server, applications and desktop disciplines.

Key responsibilities:

- Implement operational changes to the ICT infrastructure and applications to ensure proper compliance with release authorisation;
- Oversee back office administration to ensure proper server/service monitoring and administration, back-ups and job scheduling according to business needs and ICT best practice standards;
- Monitor and report on the capacity thresholds of the ICT infrastructure to ensure availability and accessibility of ICT infrastructure in accordance with SLAs;
- Monitor and report on the service and systems availability to ensure availability and accessibility of ICT infrastructure in accordance with SLAs;
- Maintain the proper configuration of the data centre to ensure availability and accessibility of ICT infrastructure in accordance with SLAs;
- Provide specialised technical analysis and support to ensure effective internal and external services;
- Implement ICT infrastructure and applications related to the relevant disciplines as and when required by the ICT Infrastructure Projects team to ensure the availability,
accessibility and utilisation of infrastructure in line with CSIR business needs;
- Contribute to ICT Infrastructure projects where required to ensure the required quality of output within time, costs and given constraints;
- Provide guidance and technical leadership related to operation and configuration of ICT infrastructure in order to develop junior staff;
- Participate as part of ICT Infrastructure Operations team in the review and development of ICT standards and procedures and best practices required to ensure the availability, accessibility and utilisation of infrastructure in line with CSIR business needs.

Qualifications, skills and experience:

- A relevant Bachelor’s degree and/or industry certification with a minimum of six years’ relevant experience in the field;
- Certification should include either CNE-NW or NE OES;
- An MSCE together with one of the aforementioned will be advantageous;
- Experience in administering and solving problems on NetWare, Linux (Redhat and SLES), Microsoft Server systems, e-Directory, GroupWise and Back-up solutions;
- Experience in administering and solving problems on Microsoft servers that host the PeopleSoft application will be advantageous;
- Working technical knowledge of networks, desktop and other relevant interfacing ICT systems and discipline(s);
- MIS knowledge with basic project management and reporting skills;
- Knowledge of process control, enhancement and continuous improvement processes;
- Sound communication, leadership and people management skills.

Should you meet the above requirements, please email your CV to jobapplications@csir.co.za with your name and surname, position title and reference number on the subject line, (e.g. John Smith: Senior Systems Administrator: Reference No: 306754).


Closing date: 10 July 2016