A leading provider of integrated business & technology solutions
across Africa in the Financial, Telecom, Real Estate, Service Industries
& Government, is looking to fill the position of Senior Systems Engineer - Servers & Storage
This role will report directly to the Practice Lead - Data Centre Solutions.
Job Purpose / Summary
The Senior Systems Engineer-Server & Storage will help develop business objectives & determine the data centre practice’s operational vision in line with the company strategy.
This role will report directly to the Practice Lead - Data Centre Solutions.
Job Purpose / Summary
The Senior Systems Engineer-Server & Storage will help develop business objectives & determine the data centre practice’s operational vision in line with the company strategy.
Duties and Responsibilities
Working with the implementation team in project implementation & deployment, which may include overseeing elements of the project or team when assigned.
May be called on to take over supervision of implementation tasks assigned & working to ensure proper
Supervising the implementations of Proof of Concepts (POC) in consultation with the team.
Technical consultancy & recommendations.
Working on assigned tenders and/or proposals, providing pre-sales support including assisting in solutions design, preparation of Bills of Materials, preparation of client presentations &assisting in client site surveys.
Induction & mentorship of trainees as well as delegated supervisory duties for any student on professional attachment, assigned to the project by the supervisor.
Assisting in providing post-sales support after project implementation, including management of any support contracts assigned in consultation with the team leader & other senior engineers on the project.
Working with the internal support team on any requirements for equipment or systems that need specialization, including implementation &training.
End user support for contractual customers.
Troubleshooting customer faults to achieve fault resolution for escalating incidents.
Minimum Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
3-6 years’ experience in servers & storage technologies especially Sun/Oracle.
Solaris systems administration skills.
Knowledge of servers & storage technologies.
Demonstrated ability to solve complex technical problems with accounts in complex technical environments.
Linux/Unix skills.
Cisco Unified Computing Systems experience is an added advantage.
Project Management experience and certification will be an added advantage.
Technical sales experience will be an added advantage.
Knowledge of High Availability &Business Continuity Technologies will be an added advantage.
Required Certifications
System administrator for Solaris 10
Solaris network administration for Solaris 10
VERITAS netback up specializations
Oracle SPARC servers specializations
Oracle Exadata certification will be an added advantage
Sun Cluster 3.x administration certification will be an added advantage.
Oracle specialization certifications will be added advantage i.e. Oracle Linux Presales speciality, Oracle Sun Flash Presales speciality, Oracle Sun storage 6000 Array Presales speciality & Oracle Pillar Axiom 600 Presales speciality
VERITAS Storage Foundation 6.0 Presales expert will be an added advantage
VMware Certifications will be an added advantage
EMC Storage certifications will be an added advantage
Personal Attributes
Strong planning & organizing skills
Excellent communication skills
Ability to mentor, lead projects & make effective decisions
Ability to work in a highly driven environment
Result oriented
Innovative thinker
How to apply: If you are interested in the position and have the skills and talents our client is looking for, we would like to hear from you.
Please forward a copy of your updated resume, and your current salary and benefits package to info@dorbe-leit.co.ke before close of business 11th March 2013.
Only successful candidates will be contacted.
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