Terms of reference for the recruitment of Network Administrator Engineers
1. Background
Rwanda Development Board/Rwanda Information Technology Authority (RDB/RITA) is a government institution established by an act of parliament, with a specific purpose to articulate, catalyze, and facilitate the implementation of national ICT policies, strategies and plans, as outlined in the National Information and Communication Infrastructure Policy and Plan (NICI).
In order to implement NICI pillar number Three "Infrastructure, Equipment and Content" sub project, RDB/RITA is in the process of building the National Data Center (NDC). The NDC core mission will be to provide an industry standard hosting environment for government and Public Sector Organizations hardware and applications. This data centre is to be a national resource that enables secure government data hosting and it will facilitate easy data exchange between different users.
RDB/RITA now wishes to rea uit Two (2) Network Administrator Engineers
who will support network administration tasks in its data center.
2. Job Title: Network Administrator Engineer
3. Location: Based at RITA headquarters Telecom House (Kacyiru)
4. Scope of work:
The scope of work of the Senior Network Administrator Engineer will be the following:
- Support data center network administration related operations that will allow the high availability and reliability of the core Government network infrastructure;
- Support and implement the network disaster recovery plan;
- Implement bandwidth management and optimization techniques for both the Intranet and Internet bandwidth.
- Manage the Government IP resources (Autonomous Systems Number, Private and Public IP addresses);
- Support the implementation of network security policy;
- Ensure proper operating procedure documentation for all network configurations and administration tasks.
The Network Administrator Engineer will report to the Director of the National Data Center.
6. Terms and conditions of appointment
The post is on performance contract for a probation period of 6 months. After that, the Network Administrator Engineer shall be awarded a full time contract with in RITA terms and conditions of appointment.
7. Key Responsibilities
The key responsibilities of the Senior Network Administrator Engineer will be the following:
- Responsibility for the all Network Administration functions
- Ensure that the network is functioning properly from a performance and security perspective
- Responsible for key components of the infrastructure (routers, switches, firewalls, network segmentation, performance management, remote access, etc.)
- Monitoring network usage and throughput, load balancing, reaction to security violation and failure conditions
- Responsible of management and design of network infrastructure (LANs, Virtual LANs and wireless LANs), network monitoring, network security, data security, internal connectivity and Internet connectivity.
- Plan and implements Intranet and Internet Bandwidth Management and Optimization
- Plan and implement Disaster Recovery strategies in the network
- Implements and enforce information security policy
- Maintain confidentiality with regard to the information being processed, stored or accessed by the network
- Provide network documentation. Document also network problems and resolutions for future reference
- Making changes for scalability as the network usage grow
- Any other function assigned by the RDB/RITA direct line manager.
- National and international candidates are encouraged to apply;
- A minimum of a bachelor's degree in computing, IT, engineering with extensive experience in Linux operating syste,m;
- Professional level certification from Cisco, like CCNA with strong technical background is required; CCNP level certification is an advantage;
- At least 3 years of practical experience in the Network Administration;
- In-depth knowledge of and experience with TCP/IP networks, LAN/WAN systems, VLANs; experience with the usage of firewalls; some experience with managing fiber optic infrastructure;
- Experience with the use open source network monitoring tools (such as Cacti, MRTG, Ethereal, snort, Nagios, ngrep, tcpdump, etc)
- Strong troubleshooting, decision-making and problem-solving skills;
- Must have excellent customer service, time management and project management skills;
- Good ability to work as part of a team.
- Fluency in English.
Interested candidates, who meet the conditions herein, should submit their written application accompanied with a comprehensive CV, notified copies of relevant academic and professional certificates, cover letter clearly identifying how they meet the requirements of the posts to:
Deputy CEO RDB/RITA
2nd Floor, Rwanda Development Board Building
Gishushu, Nyarutarama
BP 7229, Kigali - Rwanda.
Email: rita@rwanda1.com or info@rita.rw
Fax:250-0252583222
Notes:
- Deadline of submission is 17 April 2009 at 10.30 am
- Soft copies of the application letter should also be entailed to: info@rita.rw
