Manager, Backup Administration
The Position:
Technology Infrastructure
department is responsible for planning, deployment, and maintenance of all IT
infrastructure for the bank. This ranges from Server, Storage, Operating
Systems, Virtualization, IP Network and Telephony, Databases and Cloud
infrastructure.
Reporting to the Senior
Manager, Systems Infrastructure, Manager, Backup Administration will be
accountable for all backup and archival of the Bank’s data in line with bank’s
business requirements. The successful candidate will act as the team leader of
a team of data backup administrators to ensure that all backups and archival
conform to operational guidelines as per banks requirements and policies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage and lead a team of data
backup administrators by ensuring all backups and archival services are
operational as per KCB requirements.
- Accountable for all data backup
and archival services and ensuring agreed SLAs are always met.
- Prepare, advise, and provide
backup and archival related budgets, upgrade plans and support related
requirements.
- Participate and co-ordinate data
backup project implementations and upgrades as necessary.
- Accountable for daily and
periodic reports of backup and archival success as per business
requirements.
- Facilitate review of closure of
any backup and archival related Audit, Risk and Security reports as shared
by the bank.
- Perform contract or SLA reviews
at least annually and ensuring that all contracts are consistent with
organizational requirements and standard terms and conditions wherever
possible to ensure that value for money is obtained from backup and
archival suppliers and contracts.
- Development and maintenance of
policies, standards, processes, systems and measurements that enable the
organization to manage backup and archival Asset Portfolio with respect to
risk, cost, control, IT Governance, compliance and business performance
objectives as established by the business.
Qualifications
For the above position, the successful applicant should have the
following:
- Bachelor’s degree in IT related
field.
- 5 years’ experience in IT with at
least 4 years in backup administration and operating systems management
(Windows and Linux) and 3 in vendor management.
- Certification in Backup
Administration (Commvault, Dell, IBM, Actifio, Veritas etc) required.
Certification in either Microsoft, vMware, Linux/Unix will be an added
advantage.
- Strong oral, written,
interpersonal communication skills.
How to Apply
The above position is 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,
25th November 2022.
Qualified candidates with disability are encouraged to apply.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
