The ideal candidate should have
considerable years of diverse experience and a variety of skills related to
managing technology, business and people. He/she is responsible for the overall
direction, coordination and evaluation of IT direct reports and for carrying
out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies
and applicable laws.
Responsibilities
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Provide vision, leadership and
governance of the IT department, ensuring alignment with the organisational
goals and objectives;
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Participate in formulating and
administering company policies, directing and coordinating divisional
department activities to develop and implement long-range goals and objectives
to meet business and profitability growth objectives;
·
Define strategic plans for IT, which
satisfy the current and future needs of the organization’s business strategy,
and the current and future capabilities of IT;
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Establish and communicate the
organization’s information management strategy and develop it as an integrated
part of the business strategy;
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Promotes IT policies, practices and
decisions which recognize the current and evolving needs of all the
stakeholders;
·
Set a strategy for monitoring and
managing the performance of IT-related systems and services, in respect of
their contribution to business performance and benefits to the business;
·
Have the vision to recognize and
respond to changing requirements for IT resource;
·
Communicate strategy and results to
the unit’s employees;
·
Coordinate the development of key
performance goals for functions and direct reports;
·
Provide direct management of key
functional managers in the business unit;
·
Document and articulate the IT
strategy to the business leadership and provide periodic progress updates;
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Develop performance measurements and
tracking systems to ensure timely implementation of initiatives.
·
Lead, motivate and develop the
capability of the ICT team, to achieve agreed annual targets;
Planning, coordinating, monitoring and evaluating the divisional/individual
performance targets;
·
Responsible for the day-to-day
management of the IT team;
·
Ensure that the team has the skills
to operate the company’s IT resources and provide the right level of support to
users. If necessary, he/she should arrange for training and certification
programs to improve staff skills;
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Oversee key hiring and talent
development programs;
·
Manage the staff resources within the
department by the assignment of tasks and ensuring that guidance is given for
the teams to meet their goals;
·
Manage the career progression of the
staff, ensuring that assignments meet their career goals;
·
Recruit, hire, develop and hold
accountable staff that are capable and responsive to the work assigned within
challenging timelines while implementing multiple projects.
·
Responsible for compliance with
regulations, standards and codes of good practice relating to
·
information and documentation,
records management, information assurance and data protection;
·
Authorise organisational policies
governing the conduct of change management initiatives and standards of
professional conduct;
·
Maintain quality service by
establishing and enforcing organization standards;
·
Analyse the business requirements of
all departments to determine their technology needs;
Qualifications
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Bachelor’s Degree in Information
Technology/Computer Science
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Master’s Degree in Information
Technology/ Computer Science/Business Administration will be preferred
·
Project management skills
·
Business Acumen skills
·
MCSE or at a minimum Certification in
a server product
·
Certified Information Systems Auditor
·
Other IT professional qualifications
will be an added advantage;
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Membership to an IT professional body
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10 years working experience in a busy
IT setup
·
Proven experience on a similar
managerial role
·
General knowledge on IT systems,
infrastructure, networks and databases
·
Background in designing/developing IT
systems and planning IT implementation
·
Solid understanding of data analysis,
budgeting and business operations
Applications including a cover
letter(stating your current and expected pay), curriculum vitae, certificate of
good conduct, Tax and HELB compliance, credit reference bureau clearance,
working e-mail address, daytime telephone contacts, qualifications, experience,
present position, names and addresses of three referees should be emailed on or
before 22nd October 2017 to psrecruit@kpmg.co.ke
for further details visit here
*Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted*
Our client, a financial service provider, seeks to recruit
an experienced database administrator who will be responsible for the
management of all applications within the organisation. His/her main goal will
be to provide a seamless flow of information by keeping the databases available
and running smoothly.The ideal candidate should be a team player with excellent
communication skills
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Design, implement and maintain
databases of high availability and quality, in accordance to end users
information needs and views;
·
Provide technical expertise and
identify database requirements in the development of new and existing
applications by analyzing department applications, development, and operations;
·
Participate in the assessment of
advanced application system requirements, system development tools, operating
systems and database production systems including beta and field test
participation;
·
Define users rights and enable data
distribution to the right users, in appropriate format
and in a timely manner, considering both back-end data and information
management and front-end accessibility for end-users;
·
Maintain and monitor database
performance by calculating optimum values for database parameters; implementing
new releases; completing maintenance requirements;
·
Implement system changes and
administer access to systems and information, utilizing approved information
technology security policies, standards and guidelines
·
Install and test new versions of the
DBMS; maintaining data standards
·
Provide proactive and reactive data
management support and training to users
·
Determine, enforce and document
database policies, procedures, standards and definitions for the data
dictionary (metadata)
·
Perform tests and evaluations
regularly to ensure data security, privacy and integrity
·
Stay current with technological
changes that affect the databases
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Bachelor’s Degree in Information
Technology/Computer Science
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Relevant professional database
qualifications e.g. SQL, DBMS, RDBMS and OODBMS
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Up to date knowledge and
understanding of relevant internal and external laws, policies and procedures
related to IT such as Data Protection, ITIL Best Practice and Computer Misuse
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Knowledge of ‘relational database
management systems’ (RDBMS), ‘object oriented database management systems’
(OODBMS) and XML database management systems
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Up-to-date knowledge of technology
and the Data Protection Act
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Knowledge of virtualization
technology
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Experience of implementing IT
applications for a similar sized organisation and environment
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4-6 years of experience working in
applications and database management or information technology
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Experience in MySQL
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General knowledge of Oracle
·
Working knowledge of structured query
language
Applications including a cover letter(stating your current
and expected pay), curriculum vitae,
certificate of good conduct, Tax and HELB compliance, credit reference bureau
clearance, working email
address, daytime telephone contacts, qualifications, experience, present
position, names and
addresses of three referees should be emailed on or before 15th October 2017 to
psrecruit@kpmg.co.ke
for further details visit here
*Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
Network Security specialist
Our client, a financial service provider, seeks to recruit
an experienced Network Security specialist who will be responsible for the
security of their network from threats originating from inside and outside the
organization. He/she will monitor computer networks for security threats or
unauthorized users, analyze security risks, develop response procedures,
develop and test software deployment tools, firewalls and intrusion detection
systems.
The ideal candidate should be able use analytical skills to fix problems and
maintain system security at all times.
·
Implement the security component of
the ICT Strategy that is aligned to overall Business Strategy;
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Provide periodic security related
progress updates to the business leadership;
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Stays current with technological
changes that affect the security of the network, computers, and other
equipment. Stays current on appropriate new software and hardware.
·
Developing, implementing and
enforcing information technology security policies, procedures, guidelines and
standards to support the institutions operations and enable it achieve its
strategic objectives;
·
Ensure that the firm gets the
necessary IT support at the prescribed levels, reviewing
issues not resolved within prescribed timelines in the SLA and provide
technical direction where required to proceed;
·
Manage the contracting of vendors for
IT security services and liaise with them in matters regarding IT security
services provided;
·
Continuously ensure that IT security
policies and procedures are regularly followed, and this is ensured by
reviewing logs, reports and other outputs from various processes.
·
Monitor and Control ICT security
budget and report on expenditure;
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Ensure all expenditure within IT
Security is within the approved budget, and seek approval where this deviates;
·
Provide quarterly reports to the
business leadership on IT security expenditure vs. budgets with details on
variances identified;
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Recognizes problems by identifying
abnormalities; reporting violations;
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Ensure that network equipment is
physically secure;
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Maintain an inventory of computers,
servers, terminals, modems and other access devices that are attached to the
Network;
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Upgrade, manage, and maintain VPN
concentrators, routers, and other Network equipment by implementing and
maintaining security controls.
·
Plans, organize, direct and oversee
all IT security related operations of the information technology department and
evaluate them according to established goals to support the achievement of the
business strategy;
·
Ensure that all IT security projects
are approved, budgeted for and properly documented,
with clear deliverables and timelines agreed on by business units responsible
and IT.
·
Recommend and implement
security improvements such as installing computer security
software, conducting regular security audits, preparing security status
reports,
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Bachelor’s Degree in Information
Technology
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LAN and WAN, Cisco Networking
knowledge
·
MCSE or at a minimum Certification in
a security product
·
Certified Information Systems Auditor
·
Membership to an IT Security
professional body will be an added advantage
·
4-6 years of experience working in
networking systems, network security or information technology experience with
WAN and LAN technologies knowledge in network access control (NAC) systems,
firewalls, routers, incident response techniques, intrusion prevention systems,
information security methodologies,
authentication protocols and different attack types
·
knowledge in network monitoring
systems and log analysis & shipping
Applications including a cover letter(stating your current
and expected pay), curriculum vitae, certificate
of good conduct, Tax and HELB compliance, credit reference bureau clearance,
working e-mail address,
daytime telephone contacts, qualifications, experience, present position, names
and addresses of three
referees should be emailed on or before 15th October 2017 to
psrecruit@kpmg.co.ke
for further details visit here
*Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted*
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