Information Communication Technology Officer II - 1 Position at County Government of Kericho

KCPSB/2023/228

Duties and Responsibilities

• Conducting research and development;
• security intelligence on new areas in security to input to strategy;
• Designing cyber security solutions in line with best practices to ensure deployment of best in class solutions;
• Defining cyber security requirements and acceptance criteria for new systems;
• Implementing the policies and procedures in adherence to the Data Protection Act of Kenya;
• Developing business cases, RFIs-RFPs, conduct proof of concepts, technical evaluations;
• Implementing the testing, implementation, deployment and commissioning of new security solutions;
• Developing high availability and disaster recovery configuration in accordance with best practices for solutions deployed;
• Recommending major security upgrades where required and work with the operations team to implement; and
• Administering both UNIX-LINUX and Windows based Virtualized Server environments.

Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, the applicant must have: -

• A Bachelor of Science degree in any of the following fields: Computer Science, Computer Technology, Informatics, Computer Science & Technology, Information Systems, Business Information Technology (BBIT), Computing Science and Technology, Computer Security and Forensics or its equivalent qualification from a recognized Institution; and
• Experience working on Vulnerability Management, Threat Intelligence, Python-PHP, bash scripting and-or PowerShell, Penetration Testing, etc. is imperative;
• Deployment of Cisco and-or Fortinet security solution will be an added advantage.
• Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable.