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The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) was established by an Act of Parliament, Chapter 469 of the laws of Kenya , which became effective on 1st July 1995 . The Authority is charged with the responsibility of collecting revenue on behalf of the Government of Kenya. A Board of Directors, consisting of both public and private sector experts, makes policy decisio...
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Job Summary
The jobholder shall be responsible for design, development, and maintenance of KRA back-end systems for tax and customs revenue collection. The person shall leverage on the latest enterprise technologies, including Java, Spring Boot, object-oriented programming (OOP), and cloud technologies, to deliver scalable and secure enterprise solutions.
Duties and responsibilities
- Design, develop and implement scalable and high-performance backend systems for KRA tax and customs revenue collection.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, architects, and business analysts, to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
- Architect and develop backend APIs and micro services using Java and Spring Boot, ensuring optimal performance, scalability, and maintainability.
- Implement object-oriented programming principles and best practices to design and implement clean, modular, and reusable code.
- Utilize cloud technologies, such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, to design and deploy highly available and scalable backend systems.
- Implement secure authentication and authorization mechanisms to protect sensitive KRA and customer data and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Design and optimize database schemas and queries for efficient data storage and retrieval, ensuring high performance and data integrity.
- Collaborate with frontend engineers to define and implement API contracts, ensuring seamless integration between frontend and backend components.
- Drive the adoption of software development best practices, including code reviews, unit testing, and continuous integration, to ensure high-quality deliverables.
- Collaborate with DevOps engineers to implement CI/CD pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment of backend systems.
- Collaborate closely with quality assurance teams to define and implement backend testing strategies, including unit tests, integration tests, and performance tests.
- Upskill and keep up with industry trends and advancements in backend technologies, frameworks, and best practices, sharing knowledge and insights with the team.
- Document technical specifications, API requirements, and deployment guides to ensure comprehensive and up-to-date information.
Person specifications
For appointment to this job, the candidate must have:
- Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: - Computer Science, Information Communication Technology, Business Information Technology or related field from a recognized Institution.
- Proficiency in Computer Applications.
- Membership to a relevant professional body will be an added advantage.
- At least 3 years of relevant work experience.
- Experience in Taxation, Revenue System, and Large Enterprise applications is an added advantage.
Demonstrate Technical proficiency in Java OOP and any of the following: -
- IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
- AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
- Systems Modelling and Design Techniques
- Process Modelling and Design Techniques
- Java, .NET
- API integrations using Java, Spring Boot, REST, SOAP, and related technologies.
- SQL, and ORM frameworks
Key Competencies
- Good interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Risk management and analysis
- Strong decision-making skills
- Innovative and analytical thinking
- Resilience and adaptability
- Time management skills
- Troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
- Professionalism, Ethical Judgment and Integrity
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Job Summary
The jobholder shall be responsible for troubleshooting system incidents, providing general support, training the business systems users and documentation of business requirements.
Duties and responsibilities
- Supervise staff to ensure implementation of approved Systems Change Requests (SCRs) and take the lead in resolving complex issues.
- Coordinate SCRs approval processes to ensure required approvals are obtained in time.
- Troubleshoot reported systems and integration issues to ensure smooth business operations.
- Translate business functional and non-functional requirements into technical requirements specifications and System Use Cases (SUCs).
- Review technical requirements and System Use Cases (SUCs) with stakeholders to ensure completeness and viability.
- Develop high-level systems design models and submit for peer review
- Provide general assistance to customers by addressing system-related issues affecting
- Provide general reports to stakeholders.
- Perform general duties and tasks as assigned by management.
- Ensure conformity to ISO (9001/2015 and 27001/2013) and data security requirements.
Person specifications
For appointment to this job, the candidate must have:
- A Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science or other related field from a recognized institution.
- Proficiency in Computer Applications.
- Membership to a relevant professional body will be an added advantage.
- At least 3 years of relevant work experience.
Certification in any of the following
- ITIL
- Certified Business Analysis Professional CBAP
- Project Management
Key Competencies
- Good interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Risk management and analysis
- Strong decision-making skills
- Innovative thinking
- Resilience and adaptability
- Time management skills
- Troubleshooting, good analytical and problem-solving skills
- Professionalism, Ethical Judgment and Integrity
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Job Summary
The jobholder shall be responsible for day to day operations and maintenance of the Authority's virtualization infrastructure to support normal business operations.
Duties and responsibilities
- Setup and configuration of compute (virtualization and containerized), storage and backup infrastructure with support from vendors and OEMs.
- Conduct upgrades for compute, storage and backup infrastructure.
- Implement audit recommendations for compute, storage and backup infrastructure.
- Prepare specifications for compute, storage and backup platforms to be used for procurement of new infrastructure.
- Respond to requests for provisioning of virtualization and containerized, storage resources, configuration and restoration of backups in accordance with the established procedures.
- Monitor virtualized and container environments, storage systems and backup platforms for errors and warnings and resolve/escalate to the Manager.
- Day-to-day operations of compute, storage and backup platforms and any other duties that may be assigned.
Person specifications
For appointment to this job, the candidate must have:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or any other IT-related field from a recognized institution.
- Certification in Virtualization, Cloud, System Administration Technologies such as VM Ware AWS, Microsoft Azzure, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud, Red hart, Kubernates
- At least 3 years of relevant work experience.
- Membership to a relevant professional body will be an added advantage.
Demonstrate Technical proficiency in the following knowledge areas: -
- System Admin (Linux or Windows)
- Server Virtualization
- Storage Management
- Container Orchestration
Key Competencies
- Good interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Risk management and analysis
- Strong decision-making skills
- Resilience and adaptability
- Time management skills
- Troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
- Professionalism, Ethical Judgment and Integrity
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Job Summary
The job holder is responsible for day-to-day operation and maintenance for the Authority's Compute, Storage & Back up platforms that support business operations.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Coordinate the Setup and configuration of compute (virtualization and containerized), storage and backup infrastructure with support from vendors and OEMs
- Facilitate implementation of the work plans for the following corporate initiatives in the unit: Audit, Integrity, QMS and Risk Management, where applicable to the technology platforms
- Plan and coordinate upgrades for compute, storage and backup infrastructure.
- Prepare and review specifications for compute, storage and backup platforms to be used for procurement of new infrastructure
- Respond to requests for provisioning of virtualization and containerized, storage resources, configuration and restoration of backups in accordance with the established procedures.
- Monitor virtualized and container environments, storage systems and backup platforms for errors and warnings and resolve/escalate to the Manager.
- Day-to-day operations of compute, storage and backup platforms and any other duties that may be assigned.
Person Specifications
For appointment to this job, the candidate must have:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or any other IT-related field from a recognized institution.
- Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution will be an added advantage.
- Certification in Virtualization, Cloud, System Administration Technologies such as VM Ware AWS, Microsoft Azzure, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud, Red hart, Kubernates.
- At least 4 years of relevant work experience, 1 year of which should be at a supervisory level
- Membership to a relevant professional body will be an added advantage.
Demonstrate Technical proficiency in the following knowledge areas: -
- System Admin (Linux or Windows)
- Server Virtualization
- Storage Management
- Container Orchestration
Key Competencies
- Good interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Risk management and analysis
- Strong decision-making skills
- Strategic planning skills
- Resilience and adaptability
- Time management skills
- Troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
- Professionalism, Ethical Judgment and Integrity
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Job Summary.
This role is responsible for managing and overseeing business Projects within KRA. The role ensures the successful planning, execution, monitoring, and completion of projects aimed at improving taxpayer engagement, compliance, and service delivery. It is aligned with KRA’s strategic objectives, regulatory frameworks, and best practices in project governance, ensuring impactful and sustainable outcomes.
Duties and responsibilities
- Ensure alignment of projects with KRA’s strategic goals and modernization initiatives.
- Develop and implement best practices for project delivery and governance.
- Enhance collaboration across departments to optimize project execution.
- Provide leadership in the execution of projects.
- Supervise project teams, ensure efficient resource allocation and effective cross-functional collaboration.
- Monitor and report on project performance, risks, and progress.
- Ensure adherence to project governance frameworks and compliance standards.
- Manage business project lifecycles from planning to closure.
- Ensure robust vendor management and Service Level Agreement
- Optimize projects management performance through continuous improvements.
- Coordinate change management and stakeholder training for technology adoption.
- Monitor project budgets and ensure cost-effective resource utilization.
Person specifications
For appointment to this job, the candidate must have:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Project Management, Information Technology, Computing, Engineering, Commerce or related field from a recognized institution.
- Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution will be an added advantage.
- PMP, PRINCE2, ITIL, or relevant project management certification.
- Membership to a relevant professional body will be an added advantage.
- At least 4 years of relevant work experience, 1 year of which should be at a supervisory level.
Key Competencies
- Strong understanding of project management methodologies and best practices.
- Experience in IT infrastructure, digital transformation, and enterprise systems.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong leadership and management.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Innovative thinking
- Organizational skills
- Resilience and adaptability
- Professionalism, Ethical Judgment and Integrity
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Job Summary
This role is responsible for overseeing the successful execution and management of projects related to business. The position ensures coherence and synergy among projects, effective governance, timely delivery, and alignment with organizational goals.
Duties and responsibilities
- Oversee the implementation of technology projects related to Business.
- Identify and manage interdependencies among projects to ensure coherence and synergy within the sub-portfolio.
- Implement and maintain appropriate governance structures within the sub-portfolio.
- Manage relationships with vendors and contractors to ensure their deliveries align with project and organisational goals.
- Lead the planning phase for all projects within the portfolio, from defining objectives and scope to resource allocation and risk assessment.
- Track and manage key milestones to ensure the timely delivery of projects.
- Coordinate with user departments to ensure the acceptability of project outputs within the departments.
- Address and resolve bottlenecks or challenges that hinder project progress.
- Oversee the successful delivery of all projects within the portfolio, ensuring outputs meet quality and scope requirements.
- Monitor the progress, risks, and overall health of projects within the sub-portfolio.
- Ensure compliance with project management best practices, organizational policies, and regulatory requirements.
- Implement process improvements and operational efficiencies within project execution.
- Report program progress and performance, providing insights to stakeholders for informed decision-making.
- Develop and monitor project budgets within the sub-portfolio.
- Authorize and approve expenditures related to projects in the sub-portfolio.
Person specifications
For appointment to this job, the candidate must have:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Project Management, Information Technology, Computing, Engineering, Commerce or related field from a recognized institution.
- Master’s Degree in Project Management, Information Technology, Computing, Engineering, Business or related field from a recognized university will be an added advantage.
- Leadership course not lasting less than four (4) weeks from a recognized Institution will be an added advantage.
- Project Management Certification, such as (PMP, PRINCE2, Agile PM or equivalent)
- Membership to a relevant professional body will be an added advantage.
- At least 5 years of relevant work experience, 2 years of which should be at first-level management/Assistant manager level.
Key Competencies
- Experience in managing large-scale technology and operational projects.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strategic leadership and management.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Innovative thinking
- Organizational skills
- Resilience and Adaptability
- Professionalism, Ethical Judgment and Integrity
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