Vacancies: Linux System Administrator, Fashion Stylist
Do you know that retail represents a vast opportunity in Nigeria? Do you know that internet and broadband penetration in Nigeria is accelerating? do you know that retail combined with the power of the internet represents an opportunity to create great customer experience, a system for distributing consumer goods and unbelievable product selection.
We at Konga.com are working to create a new type of retail company. We are building the human, technological and logistical systems needed to get Nigerians what they want (mobiles, consumer electronics, beauty supplies, etc) delivered to their doorstep anywhere in Nigeria. We are a driven focused and well-funded company looking for super-talented people. The people we hire believe in the rise of the Nigerian middle class, are in awe of the impact of technology and believe that the only way to predict the future is to invent it.
Position: Linux System Administrator
Job Summary
- Assist in support, maintenance and capacity planning of linux and windows server environments
- Support and maintenance of development and QA environments.
- Support, maintenance and capacity planning of office network and systems.
- Monitor server performance and troubleshoot performance issues
- Ensure backups are running in accordance with disaster recovery policy.
Requirements
- 3 or more years related experience (personal projects can count towards this; we like self-motivated people).
- Great troubleshooting and problem solving skills.
- A passion for learning new technologies and concepts.
- Ability to perform well under pressure.
- Experience working with Linux (preferably Ubuntu).
- Experience managing high performance web infrastructure (ruby on rails, nginx, etc)
- Experience managing high performance data infrastructure (MySQL, memcache etc.).
- Experience backing up MySQL in high load environments and recovering from a backup
- Good understanding of network and internet-related concepts such as DNS, HTTP, DHCP, TCP/IP, etc. Good understanding of network and systems security.
- Ability to spec hardware requirement for different services and software applications.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate with tech and non-tech team members equally.
Position: Fashion Stylist
Job Summary
- Keeping up to date with current and changing trends in fashion and design.
- Advising apparel category manager on fashion styling for visuals Selecting the most appropriate pieces from collections and ranges for the shoot Purchasing props for shoots. Supervising photo shoots.
Requirements
- Relevant degree fashion merchandising, styling & designing. Portfolio of past projects.
- Significant experience in styling, ideally at an online apparel retail outfit.
- Excellent team skills
- Experience managing models. .
- A track record of successful fashion shows and projects.
- Strong communications skills
How to Apply:
Interested candidates should fill applications form at http://careers.konga.com
Submission of Applications closes 15th February, 2013
