Systems Engineer Officer at Consolidated Bank of Kenya

Job Purpose

• Reporting to the ICT Infrastructure Manager, the Systems Engineer Officer will be responsible for maintaining, supporting, and optimizing the Bank’s Operating systems, Network and storage infrastructure to ensure high availability and performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain Linux server environments, including Red Hat, CentOS, Ubuntu, or other enterprise Linux distributions.
• Manage and maintain virtualized environments using VMware, vSphere and KVM/QEMU
• Configure, monitor, and maintain NetApp storage systems (SAN/NAS), including provisioning, snapshot management, and performance tuning.
• Implement and troubleshoot network configurations (routing, switching, VLANs, firewalls) in coordination with the network team.
• Perform system and storage upgrades, patches, backups, and disaster recovery planning.
• Perform and manage domain services, but not limited to domain controllers, DNS, DHCP, and shared file systems.
• Monitor system performance, logs, and alerts; provide root cause analysis and corrective action for system and network issues.
• Systems support including but not limited to availability, performance and reliability all on IT systems infrastructure
• Maintain security best practices across systems including user access, patching, and hardening.
• Document system configurations, processes, and updates.
• Collaborate with developers, DevOps, and other IT teams to support deployment and integration needs.
• Maintain and develop relationships with external partners.
• Develop excellent working relationships with all departments within the bank.
• Undertake such other reasonable duties as may be assigned by Supervisor.

Relevant Qualifications & Certifications

• Be a holder of Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Technology or related field from a recognized University.
• Should possess professional in the following:
  • Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) or equivalent and
  • VMware Certified Professional (VCP) or KVM/Virtualization Certification or NetApp Certified Data Administrator (NCDA) or relevant storage certification.
• Possession of professional certification/training in the following will be added advantage:
  • ITIL Foundation Certification (recommended).
  • Additional scripting or automation training (Python, Bash).
  • Cisco CCNA or equivalent networking certification.
• Should have a minimum of Three (3) years’ relevant working experience in systems administration or similar role.
• Should have excellent leadership skills with demonstrated ability to lead or facilitate mission critical projects and to develop, participate in and lead multi-disciplinary work teams.
• Should possess excellent communication, decision making, and analytical, organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Should be of sound judgment and have ability to apply technical expertise to resolve a range of issues/problems and provide technical guidance to users.