Job Summary
Responsible for leading the operations, maintenance, and security of the corporate data centres.
Minimum Qualification:Bachelor
Experience Level:Senior level
Experience Length:5 years
Job Description/Requirements
Department:Corporate Support Services
Division:Information and Communication Technology
Location / Work Station:KRA Headquarters (Nairobi), Ushuru Pensions Tower.
Job Summary:
Responsible for leading the operations, maintenance, and security of
the corporate data centres. The Job holder will also be responsible for
developing and implementing policies spanning operations, preventative
maintenance, support, and security at both the Primary and Secondary
(DR) data centers
Key Responsibilities:
Manages environmental resources, power distribution, safety,
security, physical layout, cabling, racking and monitoring of data
centre equipment.
Develops and ensures implementation of the physical security policies and procedures for access to the data centres.
Manages data centre documentation including equipment inventory,
engineering drawings, as-builts, expansion architecture and other
documents.
Coordinates with relevant teams to forecast and plan for resource capacity expansion and budgeting.
Develops, implements and manages maintenance plan schedules and processes for the data centre.
Develops policies, documents processes, and provides training for
relevant staff on the use of data centre facilities including access
control.
Manages all third parties co-location contracts.
Coordinates problems requiring vendor intervention to ensure compliance to service level agreements (SLA) and contracts.
Coordinates implementation of the following corporate initiatives in
the unit: Audit, Integrity, QMS and Risk Management in the unit.
Facilitate Implementation of the data center improvements and enhancements.
Identifying all the relevant training/workshops/knowledge
opportunities for data centers operations staff so that they are well
equipped and skilled in delivering high quality services in a modern
data center environment.
Ensure conformity to ISO (9001:2015 and 27001:2013) and data security requirements.
Academic Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical / Electronic Engineering, Telecommunications or any other IT related field.
Master’s Degree in a related field will be an added advantage.
Professional Qualifications
Required Certifications/Trainings
Professional Certification or Training in any one of the following areas is required:
Cisco Certified Network Professional CCNA Data Center
Certification in business continuity
Certification or training in any of the following areas will be an added advantage:
Training in middle level management / Supervisory Skills courses.
IT Governance i.e. ITIL or COBIT 4/5
Project Management i.e. PMP or Prince 2
Relevant Work Experience Required
The post holder should have at least five (5) years progressive
experience in a busy Data Center environment, with at least two (2)
years in entry-level management responsibility a large organization
Technical Skills Required
Extensive knowledge of data center critical systems, including:
diesel generators, UPS systems, fuel systems, switchgear, power
distribution equipment, HVACs, fire detection/suppression and building
monitoring systems.
Expertise in data centre documentation tools.
Demonstrated competence in installation and support of Data Centre
solutions from networking, cooling, power and data communication
fundamentals
Project Management skills
Key competencies
Leadership and people management skills
Good decision-making capabilities
Good planning and organizational skills
Resilient, focused and results-oriented
Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills
Good negotiation and interpersonal skills
Note:
All applications from interested and qualified candidates must be submitted online via the process below.
ONLY shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
All applications should be submitted online by7th May 2021.
KRA is an equal opportunity employer committed to gender and
disability mainstreaming. Persons with Disability are encouraged to
apply.
KRA does not charge for application, processing, interviewing or any other fee in connection with our recruitment process.
Job Application Guidelines
Registration:
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Key in your username and password then click on ‘Log in’ to access your account.
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