Umeme Limited is a
major investment of Actis’ Infrastructure 2 fund. Actis is a leading investor
in the emerging markets, investing exclusively in Asia, Africa and Latin
America.
The Commonwealth
Development Corporation (CDC) of the United Kingdom, a UK Government owned
company, is the largest investor in Actis’ infrastructure 2 fund and as such
has a relationship with Umeme Ltd indirectly through Actis.
As a responsible employer Umeme is committed to providing competitive employment terms to its employees, in addition to providing safe and reliable electricity, improving customer service, minimising energy losses and operating in a cost effective manner.
To help in achieving
these goals Umeme is looking to recruit individuals with high integrity,
dedication and commitment to fill the positions described below.
ICT Vacancies
1. Software Services Manager
ICT Vacancies
1. Software Services Manager
You will be
responsible for managing software project support, change management, software
implementation, data maintenance, design, testing and integration with existing
systems.
You will manage a team
of software engineers and QA staff for system implementation as required.
A minimum of 8 years
experience in software management is required as well as a good track record in
systems implementation.
Have experience across
the entire software development lifecycle.
2. Senior Network
Administrator
Responsible for
Design, implementation, troubleshooting, analysis, and maintenance of Umeme’s
IT network.
The Senior Network Administrator will oversee the installation, configuration and maintenance of UMEME’s IT Network and countrywide WAN.
The Senior Network Administrator will oversee the installation, configuration and maintenance of UMEME’s IT Network and countrywide WAN.
5 years Experience in
a similar role
Post graduate
qualification in MCSE, CCNA, CCNP, CCIE, CNE desired.
3. Senior Software Engineer
Responsible for all
software development/maintenance related activities in UMEME.
In addition he/she
will implement and maintain development standards, source control and coding
best practices.
5 years experience in
a similar role
Detailed knowledge of
at least one programming language
Experience using
source control software i.e. SVN
In dept knowledge of
UNIX/LINUX systems
Familiarity with
RDBMS’s and SQL. (Oracle, SQL Server etc)
4. Software Test Engineer
Responsible for
software testing and quality control for all software
changes/enhancements.
Will setup, maintain
and develop systems test environments and prepare and implement test scripts
and related items.
2 years gained mainly
from working in a software testing environment
Familiarity with testing tools and techniques
Familiarity with testing tools and techniques
5. Database Administrator
Responsible for
maintenance and management of a corporate RAC/ASM Oracle log database and MS
Sequel Server database platforms.
Support UMEME database
platforms in terms of availability and performance, as well as advising on future
installations, and best database practice in solution development.
3 years of consistent experience in a similar role
Proven Oracle Database
Administration experience
Proven MS Sequel
Server Administration experience
Experience of managing
multiple RDBMS on large systems
6. IT Security
Administrator
- Maintain
and implement all IT related security Policies and Procedures.
- Ensure
that appropriate technologies are implemented to protect Umeme systems
from data loss and unauthorised access.
- Regularly
monitor, audit and report all statuses and activity to management.
- 5 years
Experience in a similar role
- Post
graduate qualification in MCSE, CCNA, CCNP, CCIE, CNE
Contact
To apply please send
your CV and cover letter with 3 work related referees to the address or e-mail
below.
Please mark your
application : “Umeme - position name” where you replace position name with the
position you would like to apply for.
E-mails must not
exceed 2 MB.
Closing date is 5 PM
on the 30th of November 2012
While we thank all
applicants for your interest, only those selected for interviews will be
contacted. Any form of lobbying will lead to automatic disqualification.
People Performance
Group
Plot 8 Kitante Close, Kitante
P.O. Box 12405,
Plot 8 Kitante Close, Kitante
P.O. Box 12405,
Kampala - Uganda
E-mail:
application@ppg.co.ug
Web: www.ppg.co.ug