INFORMATION SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR ( FULL TIME )

CNOOC Uganda Limited is a subsidiary of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC).

As a new company in Uganda, CNOOC Uganda limited is delighted to offer employment opportunities to the local talent. Grow your career with CNOOC Uganda Limited and join our experienced team of professionals. Are you focused, committed, passionate and ready to take on new challenges? Then this could be your opportunity to make a valid contribution to the development of the oil and gas sector in Uganda.

INFORMATION SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR
Location: Kampala.
Primary Function: To supervise, assign, conduct research, review, participate and be responsible for information systems such as data management, telecommunications, or the installation and maintenance of professional application systems.

Responsibilities:
• Provides technical assistance and guidance to all staff.
• Evaluates and plans for the information system needs of the department and prepares the budget for information system projects.
• Provides recommendations and writes justifications for system upgrades and purchases of new hardware/software.
• Performs complex work in the design, development and maintenance of computerized information systems and diagnoses server management issues..
• Interprets regulations to determine impact on assigned system functions; develops system modifications to ensure compliance with regulations.
• Prepares user manuals and procedures defining system requirements for data collection, update and inquiry activities; reviews documentation to ensure that system requirements are met.
• Develops and maintains vendor relationships, including participating in contract negotiations.
• Ensures work quality and adherences to established policies and procedures and performs technical and complex tasks relative to assigned area of responsibility.

Requirements:
• Bachelor’s Degree or Higher Qualifications in Informatics, Computer Science or equivalent.
• 5 years minimum experience in Information System Administration -3 of which should be at IT supervisory and management level.
• Extensive knowledge in database, OS (UNIX based), system security
and backup.
• Good knowledge of Information System Administration. Good understanding of servers, virtualization and storage technologies. Broad technical knowledge of IT infrastructure.

HOW TO APPLY
Please send ONLY a CV and Application Letter MERGED into ONE PDF document to the email address below:
recruitment@cnoocuganda.com
Please DO NOT attach any oilier documents.
Quote the |OB TITLE being applied for in the Subject of your email e.g “Document Controller” and apply for only ONE post.
Only candidates that follow these instructions and meet the minimum requirements shall be contacted within a period of 2 weeks following the advert cut-off date.

DEADLINE IS MONDAY 4th JUNE 2012 at:5:00PM