Vacancy title:
Senior Systems Administrator – CORE

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Professional Services, Category: Computer & IT]

Jobs at:
National Pension Scheme Authority (NAPSA)

Deadline of this Job:
Thursday, September 4 2025

Duty Station:
Zambia | Lusaka | Zambia

Summary
Date Posted: Monday, August 25 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

To provide technical expertise on Oracle Solaris based servers, Virtualization and Networking services in the provision of the Authority’s IT functions at an enterprise level.

Key Responsibilities

• To be the technical lead, implement and administer Oracle Solaris based server systems in both physical and virtualized environments.  
• Manage and upgrade the Authority’s oracle network architecture, switches and dedicated solaris firewall configuration. 
• To have responsibility for the implementation and monitoring of the Oracle Solaris security policy on the Oracle Systems – including maintaining awareness of new security issues amongst users as they arise. Making recommendations for protection against these and implementing any agreed new measures required. 
• To monitor compliance of policies on Oracle Solaris internet access network and system activities. 
• To configure and administer Oracle ZFS storage systems and backup tools. 
• Creating and documenting describing the systems configuration and operations. 
• Contribute to updating of Disaster Recovery processes documentation, as directed. 
• To handle any helpdesk queries escalated at level 1.  
• To set up a patch environment for testing of new patches before they are implemented. 
• To patch all Oracle Solaris Operating Systems. 
• To assist with knowledge transfer to other IT staff 
• To be able to analyze server logs and identify any potential risk to the network or system performance 
• Manage independently all Solaris Operating System related issues 
• Operating Systems (OS) installations, configuration, systems integration, systems management and security, maintenance, monitoring, troubleshooting 

Minimum Qualifications

• Grade 12 Certificate with 5 ‘O’ levels with credit or better in Mathematics and English
• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent 
• Must be a member of the Information and Communication Technology Association of Zambia (ICTAZ) with a valid practicing license. 

Minimum Experience Required

• Not less than four (4) years of relevant IT experience  

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 48

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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