Habib Foundation University - Assistant Manager – Networks & Systems

Position Vacant

Assistant Manager – Networks & Systems

Position Title	Assistant Manager – Networks & Systems
Department	Information Technology
Reporting Relationship	Senior Strategist, IT

Scope of the Position
Assistant Manager – Network & Systems Administration is responsible for effective provisioning, installation/configuration, operation, and maintenance of systems hardware, software and related infrastructure. This individual participates in technical research and development to enable continuing innovation within the infrastructure. This individual ensures that system hardware, operating systems, software systems, and related procedures adhere to organizational values, enabling staff, faculty, and Partners. This individual will assist project teams with technical issues in the Initiation and Planning phases of our standard Project Management Methodology. These activities include the definition of needs, benefits, and technical strategy; research & development within the project life-cycle; technical analysis and design; and support of operations staff in executing, testing and rolling-out the solutions. This individual is accountable for the following systems: Linux and Windows systems that support IS infrastructure; Enterprise Applications Campus Management; Database Administration on SQL, MYSQL and Oracle on these systems include SA engineering including provisioning, operations, support, maintenance and research and development to ensure continual innovation.

Summary of Key Functions

Characteristics, Duties and Responsibilities: Development: Responsible to work with consultants and vendor for requirements gathering, design, configuration, technical specifications, integration, data migration, testing, documentation, training, pre & post implementation setups / configuration and support. Install new / rebuild existing servers and configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage, etc. in accordance with standards and project/operational requirements. Research and recommend innovative, and where possible automated approaches for system administration tasks. Identify approaches that leverage our resources and provide economies of scale. Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes, reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs such as backups. Perform regular security monitoring to identify any possible intrusions. Provide Tier III/other support per request from various constituencies. Investigate and troubleshoot issues. Repair and recover from hardware or software failures. Coordinate and communicate with impacted constituencies. Apply OS patches and upgrades on a regular basis, and upgrade administrative tools and utilities. Configure / add new services as necessary. Maintain operational, configuration, or other procedures. Perform periodic performance reporting to support capacity planning. Perform ongoing performance tuning, hardware upgrades, and resource optimization as required. Configure CPU, memory, and disk partitions as required. Maintain data center environmental and monitoring equipment. Functions as a lead worker doing the work similar to those in the work unit; responsibility for training, instruction, setting the work pace, and possibly evaluating performance. Establishing the needs of users and monitoring user access and security; monitoring performance and managing parameters to provide fast query responses to front-end users. Mapping out the conceptual design for a planned database in outline; considering both back-end organization of data and front-end accessibility for end-users. Refining the logical design so that it can be translated into a specific data model; further refining the physical design to meet system storage requirements. Installing and testing new versions of the DBMS; maintaining data standards, including adherence to the Data Protection Act. Writing systems documentation, including data standards, procedures and definitions for the data dictionary (metadata); controlling access permissions and privileges. Developing, managing and testing back-up and recovery plans; ensuring that storage, archiving, back-up and recovery procedures are functioning correctly. Capacity planning; working closely with IT project managers, database programmers and multimedia programmers. Communicating regularly with technical, applications and operational staff to ensure database integrity and security. Commissioning and installing new applications and customizing existing applications in order to make them fit for purpose.

RequiredQualification, Experience and Skills
The Assistant Manager – Networks & Systems will have:. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Engineering or equivalent combination of experience, education and training from a reputed university. Overall 03 years’ System Administration experience ideally at Higher Education institution, development / software house or at Systems Integrators SI’s and vendor business. Proven track record of managing / assisting on Networking projects, designing and configuring wired / wireless networks is must. Experience in designing and configuring telecommunication systems project is an advantage. Systems Administration/System Engineer certification in Linux and Microsoft. Systems Administration/System Engineer certification in Microsoft Exchange. Systems Administration/System Developer certification in Microsoft Lync Servers. Systems Administration experience in MS SharePoint and other open source systems. Application deployments of Open Source platforms, its customization and integrations. Good knowledge of ASP.NET, PHP, Java and open source platforms. Good knowledge of Web Applications deployment and integration. Excellent communication skills and the ability to work with stakeholders of differing levels. Attention to detail and a flexible approach to work. Excellent planning, coordination and prioritization skills and proven capacity to undertake varied tasks simultaneously within stringent deadlines. Experience of working at jobs requiring close attention to detail. Proven record of teamwork and project management in previous roles. Self-motivated and able to meet agreed objectives on own initiative.

Habib Universtiy

Habib University will be a pioneering institution providing a rich liberal arts education to the youth of Pakistan to create a generation of socially responsible and critically conscious individuals, who can bring Pakistan to the forefront not only economically and financially, but intellectually as well. The University is being established in Karachi, Pakistan. Habib University will initiate its classes in the year 2014 with 200 students, offering four undergraduate programs offered through the School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences and the School of Science and Engineering. The University will offer a rich, interdisciplinary learning fabric by bringing together the innovative spirit of Entrepreneurship with high quality Science, Engineering and Liberal Arts education. The University will be a modern learning space fully equipped with state-of-the-art research and teaching facilities in order to attract the best faculty from around the world. For more information please visit: http://habib.edu.pk/

About Habib Universtiy Foundation

Habib University Foundation (H.U.F.) is a not-for-profit organization, which commenced its work in 2007. H.U.F. responds to existing gaps in the educational scenario of Pakistan, by supporting educational initiatives, research and innovation. It is focused on improving the status of education within the country by supporting research, planning and implementation of innovative educational models. H.U.F. extends support at all tiers of education delivery within the country including higher education, vocational skill development, pre-tertiary education and research and advocacy. For more information on the foundation please visit: http://www.huf.org.pk

About House of Habib

The House of Habib (HoH) is a well-established industrial house in Pakistan. It is equally famous for its philanthropic contributions towards the development of Pakistani society. HoH has a rich tradition in commerce and finance that dates all the way back to 1841 when Esmail Ali of Jamnagar, India, set up a utensil factory in Bombay (present day Mumbai). Since then, his descendants have built on his hard work and today the House of Habib has business interests across varied industries. Today, the House of Habib’s portfolio boasts of some of the most successful and financially stable companies in Pakistan including Indus Motors, AuVitronics Limited, DYNEA Pakistan Limited, Shabbir Tiles and Ceramics Limited, Thal Limited, Habib Bank AG Zurich etc.We are an equal opportunity employer and appreciate diversity in our organization. We assure you that at the foundation, you will interact with people from various backgrounds, increasing your exposure to various skill sets and opportunities.

Offered Benefits

The foundation offers a comprehensive salary package that is designed to meet the needs of a diverse workforce. In addition to this, employees are also entitled to become members of the Foundation’s Provident Fund, Group Life Insurance and Hospitalization/Health Coverage schemes. We also support personal and professional development of our employees and offer excellent professional learning and development possibilities. .

Our Culture

The foundation firmly believes that trust and respect for the potential of people is the key to creating an inspiring and exciting work environment which promotes creativity and innovation, and a sense of self accountability and pro activeness. Our values guide the work we do and help us create a unique culture where each of our colleagues feel valued and empowered. .

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