KCB Group
Limited
Assistant Manager,
IT Assets
IRC1459
The
Position: Reporting to the IT Assets Manager,
the role provides support to the deployment of end user hardware and related
software, ensuring that all components are maintained and work reliably to meet
the Bank’s needs and to promote the effective use of new and existing
technology.
Maintenance of an inventory database containing information regarding
deployed hardware.
Key
Responsibilities:
·
To perform deployments of new
hardware in adherence to the Bank’s standards and best practice.
·
Determine and enforce end user
hardware specifications and configuration standards
·
Receive faulty hardware from the end
users, diagnose, repair and/or escalate to the vendor for repair as necessary.
·
Research, testing and implementation
of new hardware technology and related software as needed to enhance
performance of existing equipment
·
Carry out periodic audit of the
bank’s hardware to ensure that it tallies with records held in the bank’s books
and ensure that the bank’s data is eradicated from hardware components that are
due for disposal.
·
Ensure implementation of Business
Continuity Process as per bank set guidelines and standards and preparation,
documentation and maintenance of computer hardware assets inventory and
management standards as per the bank guidelines. adequate
·
Collaborate with other IT staff to
ensure smooth and reliable operation of software and systems for fulfilling
business objectives and processes
·
Participate in system acquisition
process
·
Create and maintaining best practice
policies and procedures for business users; ensuring that there are adequate
controls around that all service improvements are managed effectively and meet
the needs of the organization
·
Implement and adhere to regular
systems maintenance policies and procedures, including change request
mechanisms and update schedules to ensure optimum up-time and service
availability
The Person:
For the above position, the successful applicant should have the
following:
·
A Bachelor’s degree in IT or related
sciences
·
IT qualifications such as MCSE, ITIL,
Comptia A+
·
At least four (4) years’ experience
in relevant IT field.
·
Practical knowledge of end user
hardware and related peripherals
·
Knowledge of mass deployment and
support solutions (cloning, System Centre Configuration Management, patch
management)
·
Experience in Unix Operating systems
·
Good knowledge of Network Services
(DHCP, DNS, File Sharing) and related protocols
·
Good knowledge of Active Directory
Domain Services
·
Database management systems skills on
MS SQL , MySQL or Oracle will be an added advantage
·
Formal IT Assets Management
Certification is a definite plus
The above positions are demanding roles for which the Bank will
provide a competitive package for the successful candidate.
SQL Systems Administrator
IRC1949
The Position: Reporting to
the Manager Enterprise Applications, the SQL Systems administrator is the
Subject Matter Expert on SQL based database solutions, mainly MS SQL Server
2008 R2 and above and MySQL.
Key Responsibilities:
·
Expert support of the bank’s SQL
server databases and ensure their performance, high availability, backup,
security and upgrades.
·
Own the administration and
maintenance of the Microsoft SQL database servers and MySQL systems.
·
Management and ongoing technical
support of MS SQL and MySQL databases.
·
Test, implement and document changes
to existing systems as per change management and business continuity practices.
·
Plan and implement appropriate
business continuity solutions for all SQL database systems and spearhead
continuous testing of BCP with end users.
·
Implement and manage SQL and MySQL
upgrades, patches and releases.
·
Test and review systems backups
·
Facilitate transfer of knowledge and
skills to other team members
·
Provide first level support for
assigned Application systems and act as vendor liaison for second and third
level support
·
Provide first level troubleshooting
and support for end user hardware and software problems as logged with the
service desk
·
Participate in the acquisition,
review and make recommendation for new or upgraded T Solutions as shall be
needed by the business from time to time
·
Participate in knowledge transfer
within the team and other support units to enhance systems support capability
The Person:
For the above position, the
successful applicant should have the following:
·
A Bachelor’s degree in IT or closely
related subject
·
At least 6 years’ experience in a
relevant IT field.
·
A Microsoft Certified Solutions
Expert – Data Management and Analytics or Data Platform certification
·
MySQL database administration skills
– MySQL Database Administrator certification is an added advantage
·
Extensive knowledge of T-SQL
·
Good practical knowledge of SQL
Analysis and Reporting Services (SRSS) and SQL Server Integration Services
(SSIS)
·
Extensive knowledge of common web
servers, in particular Internet Information Services (IIS) 8.0 and above and
Apache Tomcat
·
Good knowledge of common web browsers
– Internet Explorer 8 and above, Microsoft Edge, Firefox
·
Knowledge of networking services –
DHCP, DNS
·
Knowledge of Active Directory Domain
Services – AD user and group management, Group Policy Objects
·
Working knowledge of PowerShell and
PowerShell scripting
·
Working knowledge of hardware and end
user peripherals
·
Understanding of Oracle PL –SQL is
desirable but not necessary
The above positions are demanding
roles for which the Bank will provide a competitive package for the successful
candidate.
If you believe you can clearly
demonstrate your abilities to meet the criteria given above, please submit your
application with a detailed CV, stating your current position, remuneration
level, e-mail address and telephone contacts quoting the job title/reference in
the subject field to recruitment@kcb.co.ke.
To be considered your application
must be received by Monday, 5th December, 2016
Only short listed candidates will be
contacted.
NB: In the event that you are successful,
we will require that you provide us with a Certificate of Good Conduct that is
not more than 6 months old.
