Manager, Systems Infrastructure at KCB Bank Kenya

Job Description

Manager, Systems Infrastructure at KCB Bank Kenya

The position holder will act as the team leader of a team of hardware engineers in charge of infrastructure including Servers, Storage, SAN, Operating Systems, Patch Management, Active Directory, and virtualization. The position holder will also provide expertise in planning and operations of systems infrastructure that is composed of diverse technology running on-premises Servers, Storage, SAN, Operating Systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for systems support including but not limited to availability, performance and reliability of all on-premise IT systems infrastructure.
• Provide systems infrastructure team leadership.
• Responsible for infrastructure optimization of all IT infrastructure to ensure optimal infrastructure performance, including right methodologies and tools for efficient monitoring and observability.
• Provide leadership and guidance on automation intiatives for managing systems.
• Implement improvement iniatives for systems disaster recovery, including optimization of enterprise storage systems and SAN.
• End to end leadership on patch management for Linux, Windows and Storage Systems.
• Administration duties including Windows Active Directory object maintenance, complex troubleshooting and repair tasks on Active Directory, Windows Server 2012-2022, Domain Controllers, DNS, user authentication and other operational systems as needed.
• Automation of Directory Services to provide Identity Management and User/Group management tools utilizing Active Directory and Redhat IdM as the backbone for the Identity Access Management implementation.
• Service Quality Management by ensuring systems Infrastructure platforms perform within or exceed KPIs, ensure ability of the system to support specific forms of traffic, and to support end user experience. The same should be tracked using SLAs.
• Resolve problematic faults on all systems deployed for IT infrastructure platforms.
• Implements best practice security measures to ensure the integrity and continuity of systems services and information and continuously monitor security compliance.

The Person

For the above position, the successful applicant should have the following: 

• University Degree in ICT related field or Electrical Engineering.
• Professional Qualifications: VMware (VCP), Storage certification, Microsoft Professional certification in systems.
• At Least 5 years’ experience in Operating Systems Administration in Linux and Windows.
• At Least 5 years’ experience in Enterprise Storage Administration
• Experience in Virtualization administration on VMware and RedHat

The above position is a demanding role for which the Bank will provide a competitive remuneration package to the successful candidate. If you believe you can clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the criteria given above, please log in to our Recruitment portal and submit your application with a detailed CV.

To be considered your application must be received by Friday 5^th April 2024.

Qualified candidates with a disability are encouraged to apply.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.Apply Now

Manager, Systems Infrastructure at KCB Bank Kenya