Bank IT Manager Job in Nairobi Kenya

Aug 23, 2016

Position: IT Manager
 

Location: Nairobi
 

Nature of job: Full time
 

No of Positions: 1
 

Salary: 250K
 

Summary: Our client, a prestigious Bank in Nairobi seeks to recruit a dynamic, competent and result oriented IT manager to fill the post named above.
 

Duties & Responsibilities

• Oversee all aspects of IT department operations including IT infrastructure, Communication (LAN, WAN, email, etc.), database, backup recovery, regulatory compliance


• Manage the day-to-day operations of the IT group including downtime, reporting service levels, defining and tracking IT operational metrics and provide status to management


• Maintains overall security of the Banks" network, systems, and data


• Ensures high availability of critical business systems hosted by the Bank


• Owns and maintains strict controls on data/system backups and recoverability


• Manage staff members in their daily activities as well as supporting business projects


• Develop and manage relationships with vendors in support of staff evaluation and systems support


• Manage overall capacity utilization of Server/hardware environment ensuring it is optimized to meet business requirements


• Contribute to the development of IT departmental strategies to align with the overall business strategy as well as corporate strategy


• Develop and implement hardware and software standards for network, servers, databases, wireless technology, file & print services, etc.


• Develop and implement data retention standards


• Develop and maintain overall backup and recovery strategy (Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity)


• Develop, implement, and maintain processes and procedures for effective delivery of services and compliance with regulatory guidance


• Establish and implement "best-practice" standards as well as departmental policies and procedures


• Overall responsibility for leasing and strategic planning for system upgrades


• Determine, recommend and implement hardware and software upgrades for business applications, server hardware, network equipment, desktop, laptop, etc.

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor"s Degree in Computer Science/Information Technology or equivalent


• Minimum 5 years of IT experience with 3 years as IT manager in a bank


• Certifications in Microsoft/Cisco/VMware technologies are a requirement


• Must have good understanding of user environment management, including desktops/laptops, profile management, software delivery, etc.


• Must have a good familiarity with other IT Infrastructure technologies like storage area networks (SAN), WAN acceleration devices, virtualization, and data warehouse


• Must have proven management skills with the ability to mentor staff members


• Must have good people skills and the ability to interact and communicate effectively across all levels of the organization


• Must take a lead role as an IT manager and act as a go-to person for the Bank’s business units and IT management when it comes to IT infrastructure technologies supporting both projects and


• operations


• Must build/maintain and manage a strong infrastructure team that is capable of supporting the Bank’s dynamic and fast-paced environment


• Must have a strong technical background and hands-on experience surrounding IT Infrastructure technologies (especially technologies like Microsoft Active Directory, VMware, Cisco, MSSQL


• databases, etc.)


• Must be a champion for pushing IT standards, procedures, policies, and best practices to the infrastructure team

If you meet the above qualifications, please send CV urgently to recruitment@royalagencies.org

Only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted.