Senior ICT Officer Database Administrator at Mount Kenya University

• In pursuit of fulfilling the Mission and Vision of the University, the Directorate of Human Resource is mandated to facilitate and support the Mission and operations of the University by enabling it to continue attracting, developing and retaining the right number of suitably qualified staff so as to maintain the University competitive edge. MKU invites applications from suitably qualified, visionary, competent, dynamic and experienced professionals with impeccable track record to fill the following position.

Qualification

Education, Skills and Experience

Must have:

• At least a Master’s degree or its equivalent in ICT Related field,
• ICT Certification with 3 years’ experience in a similar position.
• 3 years’ experience as System/Network Administrators at Grade 10 within MKU or at a similar position in a recognized academic institution.

OR

• Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in ICT Related field with specialization ICT Certification in Security/Networking (Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle), Or
• 5 years’ experience at Grade 10 within MKU or at a similar position in a recognized academic institution

Key responsibilities also include

Reporting to: Principal Technology Officer

Duties and responsibilities:

• Assess the systems, network and/or web requirements in liaison with senior ICT staff to meet the needs of the University;
• Design and implementation of the corporate ICT requirements of the University; the Internet backbone and the Local Area Network;
• Bandwidth management; planning and advising the University on acquisition and distribution, and adherence to service level agreements;
• Design and implement measures to ensure network security including all the network hardware and software protection; and
• Train and develop the requisite leadership, managerial and technical skills towards meeting the needs of the Network Administration & Security.
• Coordinate the functions of database administration, network administration, applications development, ICT support and training, security and disaster management to provide coherent operations in towards effectively meeting the ICT service needs of the University;
• Assess training in professional and technical skills for the continued effective delivery ICT services in the University;
• Explore, inform and train the ICT team on new technologies and their possible impact towards attaining the University vision and mission;
• Train and develop the requisite leadership, managerial and technical skills towards meeting the needs of the ICT Department Team.
• Any other duties that may be assigned by the immediate supervisor.