Principal IT Officer at Food and Drugs Authority (FDA)

Job Description

• To install and configure software and hardware systems in windows and open source environments
• To manage network servers and technology tools
• To set up accounts and workstations
• To monitor performance and maintain systems according to requirements
• To manage active directory and firewalls
• To troubleshoot IT system's issues and outages
• To ensure IT security through access controls, backups and firewalls
• To upgrade systems with new releases and models
• To build an internal wiki with technical documentation, manuals and IT policies
• To install, configure and maintain databases (both in proprietary and open source databases)
• To ensure that database information is always available to all users
• To monitor performance and security of the databases and minimise the risk of database failing
• To test new systems, commission and install new applications
• To maintain corporate mail
• To conduct server backups, recovery services, create procedures, schedule monitor database backup and recovery.
• To define and enforce naming standards and data type standards across the FDA
• To implement monitoring, security and other rules to meet regulatory compliance needs
• To develop expertise to train staff on new technologies

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor Degree in Humanities, Sciences or related field
• Master's Degree  Information Technology/Computer Science or equivalent
• A minimum of 5 years work-related experience in the following areas:
• My SQL, SQL Server, Postgrel SQL, etc
• Microsoft Windows installation, configuration and its management
• Open Source installation, configuration especially DNS servers, IP-table configuration, etc
• Active Directory installation, configuration and its management
• Computer networking i.e. TCP/IP, Cisco switches and routers
• Relational Databases (e.g. Oracle, SQL server, etc.)
• Microsoft Operating System - server 2008 or higher
• Open Source Operating System - Centos 6.0 or higher