Principal Information Communication Technology Officer at Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC)

Job Specifications
The duties and responsibilities of the officer will entail: -

• Coordinating systems analysis, design and requirement definition;
• Overseeing implementation and maintenance of Information Systems.
• Coordinating timely implementation and maintenance of systems;
• Designing, implementing and maintaining Local Area Network (LAN) and Wide Area Network (WAN);
• Coordinating backups and ensuring the security of information resources;
• Overseeing system and database administration.
• Overseeing ICT equipment maintenance;
•  Preparing reports for ICT equipment maintenance;
• Preparing work plans, conducting staff performance appraisal and submitting performance reports;
• Developing and implementing measures for staff capacity building;
• Delivering feasibility and cost-benefit analysis aspects to enhance overall ICT systems improvement;
• Identifying areas of ICT process improvement;
• Liaising with end-users to determine future ICT requirements;
• Preparing reports on the health status of the various ICT resources;
• Establishing and implementing practices for the monitoring of information systems’ logical and physical security to minimize the risk of equipment and data loss, theft, or tampering;
• Developing, implementing and maintaining the organization’s security architecture to provide an effective platform to protect the organizations assets;
• Undertaking investigations and report on security breaches and incidents to guide the refinement of practices and processes and reduce the likelihood and impact of security-related incidents;
• Performing regular security reviews and compliance testing to ensure adherence to adopted security standards.

Person Specifications

For appointment to this position, an officer must have:

• At least eight (8) years cumulative relevant work experience, three (3) of which should have served at the supervisory level;
• Masters degree in Computer Science or its equivalent from a recognized institution;
• Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines: Computer Science, Information Communication Technology, Electronics Engineering or other ICT related disciplines with a bias in computer science from a recognized institution;
• Certification in the following; Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE), Microsoft Certified Systems Developer (MCSD), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and Oracle certification;
• Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution.
• Demonstrated merit in work performance;
• Membership to a professional body;
• Proficiency in computer application;
• Fulfil the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution for successful applicants.

Key Competencies, skills and attitudes

• Integrity;
• Analytical skills;
• Project Management Skills
• Communication and reporting skills;
• Interpersonal skills;
• Team player.