Responsibilities:
- Leverage expertise in emerging
technologies (e.g. virtualization, cloud computing, etc.), benchmarks and
architecture as well as broader business strategies to define and drive
the appropriate network infrastructure strategy (data centres networks,
WAN/LAN, firewalls, voice) for the region across multiple countries.
- Identify, define, and lead the
implementation of network infrastructure migration opportunities across
the region as part of the broader infrastructure strategy.
- Assume one stop accountability for the
delivery of enterprise-wide infrastructure and infrastructure operations
at an optimal cost of tech across the region.
- Proactively monitor, manage, and mitigate
risk (e.g. reputation, resilience, stability, security) associated with
infrastructure and infrastructure operations technologies.
- Create and maintain necessary capability,
knowledge, and skills both personally and within the Network
infrastructure team to deliver world-class network solutions to the Bank.
- Provide technical governance and
leadership around design and use of KCB Group’s network infrastructure.
- Conduct ongoing assessments of the Banks
existing network infrastructure and build and communicate relevant
insights, consumption, cost etc. for business decision making.
- Proactively and meaningfully collaborate
across the value chain and broader region to translate the technology
roadmap into implications for the design and delivery of sustainable
strategies and solutions.
- Ensure sustainable, regulatory compliant
infrastructure product service design and deployment for the region.
- Embed a culture of ongoing maintenance
and optimization of the infrastructure as a way of doing things and hold
accountability for an optimized infrastructure base across the region
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in an ICT-related field
or Electrical Engineering.
- Postgraduate Degree (Master’s) in a
relevant domain is preferred.
- Professional Certifications: CCNP
(Enterprise/Data Centre), Firewall vendor certification (CCNP
Security/Fortinet NSE/Check Point CCSA/CCSE).
- Cloud Certifications: AWS, Azure, Google
Cloud Platform (GCP) – Solution Architect Certifications are advantageous.
- Minimum of 12 years of relevant
experience is required.
Required
Specific Experience:
- 7 years of experience in Routing &
Switching
- 5 years of experience in Network Security
- 4 years of experience in Software-Defined
Networking
- 5 years of experience in Technology
Leadership
- 5 years of experience in SLA Vendor
Management
Additional
Advantage Specific Experience:
- 4 years of experience in Unified
Communications
- 4 years of experience in Project
Management
- 3 years of experience in Cloud Computing
- 4 years of experience in Network
Functions Virtualization
How To Apply