Assistant Manager – Cloud Architecture & Technology Platform at Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)

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