Vacancy Announcement
ETHIOPIAN AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION AGENCY
Position: System Administrator
Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension
Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa
Required Number: One
Salary & Benefits: Competitive
Application Deadline: August 21, 2017
BACKGROUND:
The Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA) has been established by the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) to identify and address systemic bottlenecks to Ethiopia’s agricultural development. The Agency does this through problem-solving, implementation support, and capacity building of stakeholders involved in implementation of interventions that address the systemic bottlenecks. The Agency reports to the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources and is Secretary to the Transformation Council chaired by the Prime Minister.
The programmatic focus of the Agency responds to a core set of needs identified by the Agricultural Transformation Council, chaired by the Prime Minister. Within the Agency, issues are divided into four different pillars: Production and Productivity which includes Inputs and Crop Protection, Livestock, Research and Extension, Mechanization and Rural Finance; Environmentally Sustainable and Inclusive Agricultural Growth including Sustainable Irrigation and Watershed Management, Sustainable Land Management, Gender and Nutrition, Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation, Targeted Livelihood Support, Biodiversity and (temporarily) Planning and MLE; Agribusiness and Markets including Market Services, Commercial and Contract Farming, Domestic & Export Market Development, and Cooperatives; and Enhanced Implementation Capacity which includes ICT for Agricultural Services, Private Sector in Agriculture, and Organizational and Human Resource Capacity. In addition, the Agricultural Commercialization Clusters Initiative is another critical focus area for the Agency. Across the programs, the ATA engages public, private and non-governmental stakeholders to support strategic planning, manage and strengthen implementation capacity and test innovative models.
Our Culture
We have an exceptional team of highly competent employees with a proven track record of success in managing complex activities and achieving transformational results. Our culture is one where talented, dedicated and adaptable individuals are committed to doing their best and exhibit great team work to achieve excellent results.
At ATA, we provide an exceptional platform for people who want to achieve their highest potential and make a meaningful contribution in changing the country’s agricultural sector. We offer rewarding work in a young, fast-paced growing organization with passionate, committed, motivated colleagues and excellent career development and training. We recognize our most valuable assets are our staff and are committed to providing our employees with the tools, training and mentorships necessary to achieve their career goals.
POSITION SUMMARY:
System Administrator is responsible for the technical design, planning, implementation, and the highest level of performance tuning and recovery procedures for mission critical enterprise systems. S/he will serves as a technical expert in the area of system administration for complex operating systems. S/he recommends the redesign and configuration of operating systems and system applications.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
· Architecture: Design and implement Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services utilizing Microsoft Best Practices
· Administration of E-mail messaging environment including SMTP and MAPI using Microsoft Exchange 2010, 2013, 2016
· Windows Server Administration in an Active Directory environment using Windows Server 2003 and 2008; including IIS, Terminal Services/Remote Desktop Services, and Certificate Services
· Supporting Domain networking services such as DNS, DDNS, DHCP, WINS, and WPA2
· Supporting Internet and Intranet services including Internet Access, OWA, SharePoint Services, External Web Servers, and the Corporate Intranet
· Supporting a VMWare ESX Clustered Environment
· Support enterprise antivirus software.
· Proactive systems monitoring and maintenance with native and 3rd party applications (SNMP, HP OVO, SolarWinds, ADManage, WSUS, ScriptLogic, etc.)
· Provisioning and Maintaining Storage Area Network Equipment
· Developing scripting tools as necessary to automate or expedite administration tasks
· Installation and configuration of new physical and virtual server systems in standalone and high availability clustered configurations
· Installation of application and operating system upgrades, service packs and patches
· Enterprise Backup and Disaster Recovery practices
· Troubleshooting and resolution of complex server, workstation, and application problems
· Supporting Internal IT Applications and problem ticket system
· Maintaining Detailed Documentation and Following a prescribed Configuration Management Process
· General user support
· Monitoring the use of the web by employees.
· Managing the organization’s website
· System Audit Logging
· Others as requested by the supervisor
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
· Minimum BSC in Computer Science, Computer engineering or related field
· Microsoft Exchange 2010 Certification preferred
· At least 6 years directly related experience supplemented with relevant industry standard certifications.
· Six (6) plus years of advanced Windows system administration
· Experience with medium (400+ users) Active Directory migration project a plus
· Four (4) plus years’ experience managing corporate E-mail systems (Exchange Migration a plus)
· Four (4) plus years’ experience in medium (400+ users) Enterprise environment
· Experience with system analysis for application development is a plus
· Experience working in a virtualized environment
· Fluency in English and Amharic required; fluency in regional language(s) advantageous.
· Excellent oral and written communication skills, with highly collaborative working style.
· Ability to thrive in a fast-moving environment, with an emphasis on high performance, teamwork, accountability and results