The role of the Systems Administrator is to establish and maintain integrity of work products using configuration identification, configuration control, configuration status accounting and configuration audits of the hospital information systems to ensure they are running optimally to support the hospital’s technology requirements.
The Systems Administrator will be responsible for the strategic management, optimization, and security of the hospital’s IT infrastructure, ensuring high availability, scalability, and alignment with the hospital’s operational goals. The role includes leading the administration of critical systems, databases, networks, and servers to support mission-critical healthcare applications and services.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The candidate shall be responsible for the following tasks amongst others: –
a) Ensure the availability, performance and evolution of the Hospital’s ICT systems, including the Hospital Information Management system.
1. Systems and Infrastructure Management:
- Design, deploy, and manage robust IT infrastructure to support the hospital’s operations, including on-premises and cloud-based solutions.
- Administer and optimize enterprise applications such as Hospital Information Systems (HIS), database platforms, and virtualization technologies (VMware, Hyper-V).
- Monitor and ensure uptime, performance, and security of core systems, including servers, databases, and networks.
b) Maintain and improve the system environments – including Databases and Operating Systems of the Hospital’s business systems.
2. System Optimization and Maintenance:
- Conduct proactive system monitoring, performance tuning, and capacity planning to ensure reliability and scalability.
- Oversee backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning for critical IT systems.
- Implement system upgrades, patches, and migrations while minimizing downtime and disruption to hospital operations.
