Senior Linux Administrator for an assignment of few month in Africa

Background
We are in the process with our customer of building a National Data Center (NDC).
The NDC core mission will be to provide an industry standard hosting environment for government and Public Sector Organizations hardware and applications in this African country.

Many government mission critical data, applications and services are also hosted at the current small size server room. With the construction of the Data Center, most of the systems will be moved to the new setup that will meet international standards.

The position is for initial 9 month with optional extensions.
Objective of the Assignment
We wish to recruit one (1) Senior Linux System Administration Engineer who will mentor, lead, organize and train a team of junior System Administrators in Linux System Administration to better handle data center related operations.


Qualifications, Skills and Abilities
A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in computing, IT, engineering extensive experience in Linux operating system At least 10 years of practical experience in the Linux System Administration field.
Strong troubleshooting, decision-making and problem-solving skills
Excellent analytical, interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
Leadership skills to guide and mentor the work of less experienced personnel and ability to work as part of a team.
Proven experience in assignments / projects of similar nature and scope.
Fluency in English.

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