Job Vacancy For Principal IT Officer, System Administrator

FDA Ghana

Accra
Permanent
Full-time

29 days ago

Job Vacancy For Principal IT Officer, System AdministratorFollowing the approval given by the Public Service Commission to recruit an IT professional to beef up the IT capacity of the Food and Drugs Authority, the FDA is inviting applications from competent and qualified applicants from outside the institution for the above position.Job Title: Principal IT Officer, System AdministratorJob Purpose:

To provide leadership and operational support for the FDA's IT infrastructure, to enable staff carry out their roles efficiently, productively and securely.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

To install and configure software and hardware systems in windows and open source environments
To manage network servers and technology tools
To set up accounts and workstations
To monitor performance and maintain systems according to requirements
To manage active directory and firewalls
To troubleshoot IT system's issues and outages
To ensure IT security through access controls, backups and firewalls
To upgrade systems with new releases and models
To build an internal wiki with technical documentation, manuals and IT policies
To install, configure and maintain databases (both in proprietary and open source databases)
To ensure that database information is always available to all users
To monitor performance and security of the databases and minimise the risk of database failing
To test new systems, commission and install new applications
To maintain corporate mail
To conduct server backups, recovery services, create procedures, schedule monitor database backup and recovery.
To define and enforce naming standards and data type standards across the FDA
To implement monitoring, security and other rules to meet regulatory compliance needs
To develop expertise to train staff on new technologies

Qualification Required & Experience

Bachelor Degree in Humanities, Sciences or related field
Master's Degree Information Technology/Computer Science or equivalent

A minimum of 5 years work-related experience in the following areas:

My SQL, SQL Server, Postgrel SQL, etc
Microsoft Windows installation, configuration and its management
Open Source installation, configuration especially DNS servers, IP-table configuration, etc
Active Directory installation, configuration and its management
Computer networking i.e. TCP/IP, Cisco switches and routers
Relational Database (e.g. Oracle, SQL server, etc.)
Microsoft Operating System - server 2008 or higher
Open Source Operating System - Centos 6.0 or higher

Location: AccraHow To Apply For The JobApplications should be addressed to the Chief Executive Officer at:fda@fdaghana.gov.ghClosing Date: 09 July, 2019Only shortlisted applicants would be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

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