IT Administrator

The International School of Choueifat - Cairo; The International school of Choueifat; On-site; BHD 1,700 - 2,600; Full time

Job summary

The International School of Choueifat, Cairo is seeking an IT Administrator to maintain SABIS® technologies and support school operations. You will deploy SABIS® software, manage access rights, and work with regional IT teams to ensure efficient IT services.

Ideal candidates have a bachelor’s degree, strong English, at least 3 years of IT experience, and knowledge of Active Directory, servers, and networks. A collaborative, team-oriented approach is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or equivalent in a related subject.
• Good command of English; local language where applicable.
• Minimum 3 years IT experience in an educational environment is preferred.
• Experience with servers, networks and database management is expected.
• Strong communication and teamwork abilities.

Responsibilities

• Perform administrative IT tasks, including budgeting and policy alignment with regional IT.
• Install and deploy SABIS software, manage access rights and provide end-user training.
• Log and track issues via SABISIssueTrak Service Management.
• Procure, set up, and configure hardware and network components.
• Maintain IT infrastructure, servers, and end-user devices per SABIS policies.
• Ensure data integrity and regular backups.
• Set up and support workstations, thin clients, laptops, and IWBs.
• Design and maintain school networks; enforce SES IT policies.
• Handle ad hoc IT tasks as assigned by SABIS management.

Skills

Bachelor degree

English Proficient

3+ years experience

MS Office

Communication

Teamwork

Active Directory

Server management

Networking security

Database management

Problem solving

Cisco MCITP preferred

Education

Bachelor degree

Tools

N/A

Job description

IT Administrator

Job Number EGYPT00376

Job Type: Non-Teaching School

Entity Name: The International School of Choueifat, Cairo

Department: Information & Digital Technologies

About SABIS®

SABIS® is a global education network that has an active presence in 21 countries on five continents and educates students in both the private and public sectors. SABIS® schools implement the proven, proprietary SABIS® Educational System, which has been developed and refined for over 140 years.

All students in the SABIS® Network benefit from a long tradition of excellence in education, a reputation that is rooted in a well-developed philosophy that seeks to provide students with a top-quality education that prepares them to meet the challenges of a changing world.

For more information about the SABIS® Network, visit: www.sabis.net.

Job Purpose

Maintaining SABIS® technologies and implementing the procedures of these technologies at the school in order to ensure an effective and efficient school operation.

Key Responsibilities

• Performing administrative tasks, such as recruitment, training, plans, objectives, budgets, policies and procedures, and liaising with the regional IT operations and support team and SES to complete these duties.
• Installing and deploying all new SABIS® software applications and releases, and ensuring full and proper usage of the software systems and solutions by granting proper access rights, training end users and deploying support manuals on all SABIS® and third-party IT solutions, in addition to keeping users posted on new updates.
• Reporting all encountered valid malfunctions and abnormalities in the SABIS® application software and issues/requests through SABIS® IssueTrak Service Management in order to maintain the software’s.
• Procuring, setting up and configuring all needed hardware and network components (servers, cabinets, switches, and other equipment) that are needed to deploy the software solutions.
• Maintaining the whole IT infrastructure including but not limited to the server room network equipment, IT systems, end user devices while ensuring that all the IT standards and processes are being followed and implemented as per the SABIS® policies and in coordination with the SABIS® IT Infrastructure team.
• Maintaining data integrity and backups.
• Setting up and maintaining all deployed end user hardware (Workstations, PCs, Thin clients, Laptops and IWBs) and providing every needed user support to ensure proper IT operations.
• Designing, implementing and maintaining all networks.
• Implementing, maintaining and overseeing the usage of all set SES standard IT policies and procedures in order to ensure consistency.
• Performing such other IT related tasks as they arise and as delegated by the SABIS® management.

Ideal Requirements

• Bachelor degree in a related subject matter and/or equivalent
• English Proficient; Local language where applicable
• A minimum of 3 years of experience
• Cisco or MCITP is preferred
• MS Office needed components
• Communication Skills
• Ability to work within a team
• MS Operating Systems, Active Directory, Server and User management
• Networks and Networks Security
• Database Management Systems
• Problem solving

Employment Requirements

Must meet all employment requirements including, but not limited to, country and local education and certification requirements, reference checks, and criminal background checks.

Additional details about this position will only be provided to short-listed candidates.

SABIS® is an equal opportunity employer. We are dedicated to a policy of non – discrimination in employment on any basis including age, sex, color, race, creed, national origin, religion, marital status, disability, or any other legally protected characteristics.