Vacancies in Cytonn Investments, Kenya

Cytonn Investments is an alternative investment manager, with real estate development capability, and a primary focus on private equity and real estate investments in the high growth Kenyan Region. Cytonn has a unique strategy of coupling two compelling demand areas – the lack of high yielding investment products due to the large banking spread, and the lack of institutional grade real estate; by providing high yielding instruments to attract funding from investors, and we deploy that funding to investment grade, well planned and comprehensive real estate developments that are largely pre-sold. With offices in Nairobi, Nakuru, Nyeri and Kisumu – Kenya and Washington, DC – USA, we are primarily focused on offering alternative investment solutions to global and local institutional investors, individual high net-worth investors, and diaspora investors interested in the East-African region.
Real estate investments are made through our development affiliate, Cytonn Real Estate, where we currently have over Kshs. 82 billion (USD 820 mn) of projects under mandate across ten projects. In private equity, we invest in banking, education, and hospitality. Our financial services investments in Sub Saharan Africa are made through our Cytonn Africa Financial Fund (CAFF). Investments in education and hospitality are made through Cytonn Education Services and Cytonn Hospitality, respectively.

IT Information Systems Engineer

IT Information Systems Engineer

Job Type
:   Full Time
Job Category
:   IT
Closing Date
:   September 27th, 2019
Location
:   Nairobi
Job Description:
We are looking for an Information Systems Engineer to maintain, upgrade and manage our software, hardware, and networks. An ideal candidate should be able to diagnose and resolve problems quickly. He/she should also have the patience to communicate with a variety of interdisciplinary teams and users.
Your goal will be to ensure that our information system infrastructure runs smoothly and efficiently as per the set standards.

Responsibilities:

·         Deploy, manage and administer, HPE Servers, ESXi hosts, vCenter Servers, Virtual Machine Infrastructure and monitor performance as well as the perform regular healthy checks on back-ups.
·         Administration and Management of NetApp ONTAP Storage Appliances.
·         Primary Support Contact and administration of SAP Business One on HANA ERP System
·         Deployment, Configuration and Management of Core Enterprise Systems, Applications and User security policy Management.
·         Manage company File Share assess storage and virtualisation environments and make recommendations to improve reliability and performance.
·         Identification and Addressing of risks to system availability, performance, reliability and security in regards to servers, storage and data.
·         Design, configure, manage, and maintain network and networks services for existing devices and new devices, to facilitate efficient wired and wireless network setup and perform L2 switching and L3 routing in the Cytonn Network.
·         Network Deployment and availability monitoring
·         Manage and administer Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Processes.
·         Provide end user support, identifying root cause with strategic, fast and efficient solutions to problems.
·         Maintain essential IT operations, including operating systems, security tools, applications, servers, email systems, laptops, desktops, software, and hardware
·         Deployment and Administration of Security services in information systems and infrastructure and ensure 100% compliance with the set security standards.
·         Develop and grow capacity in IT Information Systems.
Qualifications:
·         Bachelor’s degree in Business Information Technology/Computer Science or any other IT related discipline.
·         Must have at least 2 years’ experience on advanced administration of Windows Server 2012 R2, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP and Linux Servers.
·         Certification on VMware and vSphere 6.5 will be an added advantage.
·         Certification in Linux Server Administration.
·         At least 2 years experience in managing and administering SAP Business One on HANA.
·         Must have CCNA Certification, CCNP will be an added advantage.
·         Must possess knowledge in managing NetApp Storage and Active hypervisor Environments.
·         Experience working in a Datacentre environment will be an added advantage.
·         Creating volumes, assigning to servers and remote replication
·         Knowledge of system security (e.g. intrusion detection systems) and data backup/recovery
·         Should possess knowledge in managing group policies on Active directory.
·         A grade of B+ and above in KCSE (or equivalent)
How to Apply:

Junior UX Designer

Junior UX Designer
Job Type
:   Full Time
Job Category
:   Design
Closing Date
:   September 27th, 2019
Location
:   Nairobi
RESPONSIBILITIES:
·         Work with the UI and Service Designers to optimise products and services for a range of client touch points
·         Conduct user research and usability testing to ensure all designs meet client and user requirements
·         Analyse all research and feedback to gain user insight – and incorporate this feedback into new designs
·         Assist in the production of wireframes, prototypes, concept sketches, interaction designs and user flows using key tools such as XD, Sketch, Balsamiq and InVision
·         Help to create clean and simple user-centred designs
·         Work with developers and designers to build user-friendly web and mobile apps
·         Assist the Design lead in creating design rationale and specifications
·         Any other duties as may be prescribed from time to time
REQUIREMENTS:
·         Passion for entering the world of UX design of web and mobile applications
·         Quick-learning, self-motivated and proactive attitude
·         Ability to accurately complete detail-oriented work both independently and with others
·         Stay up to date with new web and mobile design trends and technologies
·         Good written and verbal communication skills
·         At least one year experience of UX design in production environments
·         Experience with design and research tools (Good working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, UXPin, Sketch, Balsamiq, and InVision)
·         Understanding of user-centered design principles and practices
·         Proficient in wire-framing and comfortable producing concept sketches and user flows
·         Good working knowledge of HTML and CSS is an added advantage
·         Diploma or Bachelors Degree in a Design/Computer Science related field
·         Portfolio of design projects
·         Ability to do UI design is an added advantage
How to Apply:

Software Engineer

Software Engineer – Mobile

Job Type
:   Full Time
Job Category
:   Software Development
Closing Date
:   September 27th, 2019
Location
:   Nairobi
Responsibilities:
·         Build new and engaging mobile applications
·         Work with UI/UX designers and other engineers to build enterprise mobile solutions
·         Deliver feature enhancements and continuous improvements to existing mobile apps
·         Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features
·         Unit-test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability
·         Work on bug fixing and improving application performance
·         Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time

Qualifications:

·         A grade of B+ and above in KCSE (or equivalent) with good grades in math and languages
·         Computer Science (or related) degree with a minimum of upper second-class honors
·         At least two-year coding experience working on production mobile applications. Experience in developing in the financial services industry is an added advantage
·         Demonstrable experience in developing Android and iOS applications in React Native. Experience in Java/Kotlin and Swift is an added advantage
·         Solid understanding of popular programming paradigms (object orientation & functional programming), data structures and algorithms
·         Proficient understanding of version control systems (GIT)
·         Ability to work long hours to complete requirements
·         A passion for computing and software and engaging learning experiences, as well as desire to make a difference in a highly productive environment
·         Desire to use technology to develop innovative solutions that solve real world problems
·         Have at least two active applications downloadable from the Google Play Store
·         Advanced knowledge of JavaScript and experience with modern JavaScript frameworks
·         Demonstrate experience with popular React.js workflows (such as Flux or Redux)
How to Apply: