Hardware Systems Manager Job at KCB Bank

Responsibilities for the Hardware Systems Manager Job

• Provide leadership and direction to the team of Hardware Systems Engineers maintaining KCB Enterprise Hardware Infrastructure Systems
• Review of ICT hardware technologies and implementation of strategy on ICT infrastructure for Server and Storage solutions to meet the Bank’s business needs (IT Hardware Infrastructure Strategy and Road map)
• Responsible for effectiveness and efficiency of a highly available server and storage infrastructure to ensure high levels of service satisfaction are maintained.
• Periodic review of the new technologies on IT hardware platforms in line with best industry approach to support business growth
• Conduct performance and capacity forecasting and develop budgets for hardware infrastructure needs to enable timely procurement of needed resources for business continuity.
• Conduct contingency planning for potential IT hardware unavailability and to implement business continuity management plans in relation to hardware systems.
• Develop and maintain department documentation and action plans including policies and procedures, disaster recovery plans, user guides and best practices that relate to hardware platforms in the bank
• Implement procedure and technical measures to enhance the security of the equipment’s.
• Define and implement procedures for maintenance of the ICT hardware equipment for Enterprise Data Centres and branches
• Establish and manage SLAs to ensure High availability of Mission Critical Servers ensuring resilience and continuity

Hardware Systems Manager Job Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or ICT related field
• IT Professional Qualifications in one or more of the following : CCNA, CCNP, CISA, CRISC, VMware VCP, RHCSA
• A minimum of 6 years’ working experience in a large and busy IT environment, including experience in the following specific areas:
• At least 4 years’ experience in Networks and Hardware Systems i.e. : Administration of Linux/UNIX platforms, Window Operating Systems, Enterprise SAN
• Storage Systems, Virtual Environments
• At least 4 years working with Oracle Databases