Administration and maintenance of the network management systems for the core IP network, international and in-country fiber backbone links, metro Ethernet network, wimax network, HFC and GPON triple play network (cable TV/broadband/Voice), direct-to-home (DTH) satellite pay-TV as well datacenter facilities – generators, UPS, air-conditioning, access control etc

Key Roles:

• Develop or adapt existing software for use in various systems and products within the business using java and other open-source scripting tools like UNIX/Linux shell scripting and php.
• Installation, configuration, customization and administer UNIX/Linux based e-Mail servers, DNS, Database servers, caching servers and network monitoring systems.
• Operations, maintenance, upgrades and administration of the subscriber management and billing systems; conditional access systems for HFC and DTH infrastructure; mail systems; monitoring systems; DNS systems; and authentication systems used to control access to various systems.
• Operations and maintenance of the back end provisioning systems for the Wimax, Voice and HFC network (Broadband Access Center and Digital Network Control System).
• Planning and implementation of systems upgrades to keep up with technological advancements/enhancements
• Building web applications for internal company use
• Responsible for ensuring backup systems are in place and working (includes design, implementation and testing  of backup system and data integrity)
• Creation, operations and maintenance of monitoring systems, to ensure prompt and factual reporting of network and systems KPIs and metrics
• Systems capacity and licensing analysis, planning and growth to meet current and future demands
• Responsible for systems security and integrity
• Generation and analysis of reports from the various monitoring systems
• Documentation of the core video, data and voice infrastructure
• Development and documentation of Systems disaster recovery plan; process documentation and periodic testing per available system
• Detection of network and systems security breaches and prevention of their recurrence
• Proactive monitoring of network and systems vital parameters
• Research, development and implementation of new systems technologies
• Training on systems architecture and monitoring systems
• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time

• 100% uptime on all systems within the Wananchi core production network.’
• Adherence to laid out processes and procedures.
• Delivery of projects within agreed timelines.
• Ensure that NOC is provided with relevant tools to timely monitor all systems
• Systems security reports are available and any breaches are identified and fixed permanently
• Documentation of the core vide, data and voice infrastructure is available
• Systems KPIs are met
• Meeting set schedules as per work plans
• Carrying out quarterly system audits, providing reports and implementation of recommendations within agreed timelines
• Readily accessible disaster recovery plans and testing as per schedules of all systems 
• Regular training of NOC and customer services teams on their systems topic of interest
• Regular systems capacity and licenses reports, implementation of recommendations thereof

• BSC in Information Sciences /Computer Sciences
• 5 years experience in similar role
• Experience with various network system platforms and database management systems