Platform Administrator - UNRWA
- Posting Title: Consultant – Platform Administrator, (Local);(UNICC Partnership)
- Department/Office: United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)
- Duty Station: HQ Gaza
- Posting Period: 13 September 2023 - 26 September 2023
- Job Opening Number: 23-UNRWA - Information Management - Headquarters Gaza-218097-Consultant
- Staffing Exercise N/A
Duties and Responsibilities
- Ensure continuous operation of the operating systems and directory services in ICC Data Centers and partners' operations.
- Manage and maintain OS standard configurations (Windows/Linux/Unix) and enhancements, as well as assist with the resolution of incidents and problems as a part of ISO 20000 established processes.
- Final testing and deployment of operating systems, underlying services, and solutions, as well as all related technical documentation.
- Provide ongoing support to ICC Unix/Linux/Windows environment and related services and participate in the automation projects and tasks for ICC and Partners.
- Provide other ad hoc support as required.
Qualifications:
- A university degree or master’s degree from an accredited educational institution in information technology, information management, Information systems, computer science, computer engineering, Software engineering, Business Administration, Management, or other related disciplines;
Experience:
- A minimum of 5 years of experience for a bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 3 years for a master’s degree in in Windows/Linux Server Administration and systems support in large environments.
- Expert in Windows Server patching technologies and best practices using WSUS, SCCM, and SCOM monitoring.
- Experience in Directory Services components, such as Active Directory, GPO, FSMO roles, DNS and DHCP.
- Knowledge of Linux systems (Red Hat, Oracle Enterprise Linux, CentOS) and Linux management tools (e.g. Red Hat Satellite, RH IDM, etc.)
- Experience with the common Linux service (Apache, MySQL, SMB, postfix, …).
- Knowledge of PowerShell and scripting.
- Extensive experience troubleshooting OS and communication issues (TCP/IP)
- Experience with reporting and monitoring tools.
- Good knowledge of networking protocols.
DESIRABLE Qualifications
- Experience in Virtualization technologies such as VMware and Hyper-V.
- Experience with Puppet, ANSIBLE, and automation tools.
- Good knowledge of TCP/IP stack.
- Industry-related certifications.
Contract Conditions:
- • The duration of the consultancy is 6 to 11 months, extendable according to performance and availability of funds.
- • Remuneration for this consultancy will be 1600.00 USD, depending on the fund availability, qualifications, and relevant experience.
- • The incumbent can be in any UNRWA field of operations (Gaza, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, or West Bank).