Chief Manager – Technology Architecture & Design (extension)
Purpose of the job:
The Chief Manager –
Technology Architecture & Design will be responsible to oversee
development and Management of KRA’s Enterprise architecture and supporting
transition of KRAs Core Business Capabilities to the desired present and future
capabilities in order for KRA to realize its mandate. Also responsible for
Solutions Design and technology innovation. Ensures alignment of Business with
Technology and is responsible for defining and driving the execution of
Technology Strategy.
Key Responsibilities of the job:
·
Team Management (Fit for future capacity building & training,
Performance Management)
·
Technology Strategy Development and Execution Management.
·
Identification of key business capability gaps and alignment of
business capabilities for agility.
·
Define & align KRA’s long term Enterprise Architecture
Transformation Strategy to support business strategy.
· Oversee building of business plans/cases, strategic direction, and standards for procedures and policies as they relate to KRA’s Systems architecture.
·
Align the current and future architecture Standards to industry
standards and frameworks while keeping alignment to KRA’s enterprise
architecture guidelines.
·
Establish Enterprise Architecture principles and governance
processes to support agility.
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Ensure Simplification, agility/adaptability and cost effectiveness
of the End to End IT Enterprise and Data Architecture (Applications,
Infrastructure and related Enterprise Architecture principles, frameworks &
governance) including maintaining updated AS-IS and TO-BE reference
architectures and transition plans for various technology domains.
·
Creation of technology plans that optimize KRA business and
technology capabilities and implementation of digital strategies. Analyzing and
monitoring the technology portfolio against strategic goals,
identifying innovation gaps and prioritizing investments in new technologies
that have impact to revenue, customer experience or operational efficiency.
·
Solutions Architecting & Design to ensure solutions are built
and integrated right.
·
Virtually lead delivery of all Technology
Modernization/Digitization and Innovation Programs.
·
Optimization of vendor contracts to reduce CAPEX, OPEX and Time to
market.
·
Identification of industry business and technology trends and
evolutions and relating them with the internal business and technology
landscape to help the business identify, assess and respond to emerging opportunities
and risks, including influencing/shaping the KRA ecosystem.
·
Lead experimentation of new technologies, coordinate and support
innovations implementation.
·
Lead cross-functional teams on technology solutions and services
selection and sourcing, while optimizing the technology sourcing process.
·
Align technology investments to strategic goals and ensure
benefits realization from technology investments.
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Planning and support of Architecting and innovation Tools.
·
Budgeting for the section and for Technology Transformation
initiatives.
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End to End technology status reporting.
·
Attract, recruit and develop the best talent for the section.
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Team Engagement though constant feedback, communication and
performance discussions.
·
Day-to-day operations of the section
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Sharing, with Management and Project Teams, best practices and
lessons learned in technology implementations.
·
Collaborating with all relevant parties in order to review the
objectives and constraints of each solution and determining conformance with
the Enterprise Architecture.
·
Identifying key Project implementation risks and analyzing
potential impacts on the enterprise and on achievement of anticipated
objectives.
·
Participation in IT based Change Management activities
The
job holder should possess the following minimum qualifications:
Academic qualification:
- Bachelor’s
Degree in business, IT, Computing or related technology field from a
recognized university.
- Master’s
degree in business, ICT or a Project-related field from a
recognized University is an added advantage.
Professional qualification:
·
TOGAF, FrameworX or other architecture framework training.
·
ITIL, PRINCE 2, PMP and Agile delivery methodologies.
·
Software Quality Assurance
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Trainings/Certifications around Software Development and Database
technologies, IT Security, Network, Cloud & Networking and Data Centre
Design/Management.
Professional experience:
·
A minimum of 7 years’ working experience in technology design,
development and delivery (solutions architecture & design, analysis,
development, quality assurance & project management environment) roles
within a busy ICT environment.
·
At least 3 years work experience at the management level
Note:
1. All applications from
interested and qualified candidates must be submitted online via the process
below.
2. ONLY shortlisted
candidates will be contacted.
3. All applications should be
submitted online by 5.00 pm on 12th January
2023.
4. KRA is an equal
opportunity employer committed to gender and disability mainstreaming. Persons
with Disability are encouraged to apply.
5. KRA does not charge any
application, processing, interviewing or any other fee in connection with our
recruitment process.
How to Apply
1.
Go to https://isupport.kra.go.ke/irj/portal and then log in.
2.
After log in click on Employee Self
Service.
3.
Click on “Career & Job”.
4.
Click on Candidate Profile link to create
or update applicant details.
5.
Follow the instructions to complete your
profile.
6.
The process will end by clicking the tab “Overview and
Release”.
7.
Ensure you click the check box on the page
to complete the profile.
8.
To view the open job positions, click on
the tab “Search
for jobs” link.
9.
Click on the “Start search” button to view all available
vacancies.
10.
Click on the Job posting to display the
details of the position.
11.
To apply for the position, click “Apply” button
at the top of the page.
12.
Follow the instructions to complete and
submit your application.
13.
Kindly note that all mandatory fields must
be completed.
14.
To complete the process of application,
click the “Send
Application Now” button after reviewing and accepting the “Data Privacy
Statement”.
In case of any challenge or issues, please send your email query to kracareers@kra.go.ke
Job Application Guidelines
Registration:
- Go
to https://erecruitment.kra.go.ke/login and then click on the ‘Register’ button
to start the application process.
- After
registration, you will receive an email enabling you to confirm your email
address and complete your registration.
Log on:
- After
registration go to https://erecruitment.kra.go.ke/login
- Key
in your username and password then click on ‘Log
in’ to access your account.
- After
successful log in, the system will open the ‘Applicant
Cockpit’.
Candidate Profile (To
create or update applicant detail):
- On
the ‘Applicant Cockpit’
page, go to the tab ‘Candidate Profile’.
- Click
on ‘My Profile’ to
create and update your profile.
- Follow
the instructions to complete your profile.
- The
process will end by clicking the tab “Overview
and Release”.
- Ensure
you click the check box on the page to complete the profile.
Application process:
- To
view the open job postings, click on the tab ‘Employment
Opportunities’ on the ‘Applicant
Cockpit’ page.
- Under
the heading ‘Job Search’ click
the ‘Start’ button to
view all available vacancies.
- Click
on the Job posting to display the details of the position.
- To
apply for the position, click ‘Apply’
button at the top of the page.
- Follow
the instructions to complete and submit your application.
- Kindly
note that all mandatory fields must be completed.
- To
complete the process of application, click the ‘Send
Application Now’ button after reviewing and accepting the ‘Data Privacy Statement’.
In case of any challenges,
please send your email query to isupporthr@kra.go.ke
Closing Date
2023-01-12 00:00:00
If you experience any delay in receiving an email notification at
the end of the e-recruitment registration process, please refresh your email.
In case of any challenge, please send your query to isupporthr@kra.go.ke
Kenya Revenue Authority does not charge any fee at any stage of
the recruitment process (application, shortlisting, interviewing, and/or offer)