ICT Enterprise Systems Engineer at Equity Bank Kenya

Job Purpose:

The ICT Enterprise Systems Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the organization's enterprise IT systems and infrastructure. This role involves ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of critical systems, as well as integrating new technologies and solutions to meet business needs. The Engineer will collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize system performance, troubleshoot complex issues, and enhance overall IT operations. The goal is to support the organization's strategic objectives through robust, efficient, and innovative ICT solutions.

Responsibilities:  

• Managing and monitoring all installed systems and infrastructure. 
• Installing, configuring, testing and maintaining operating systems, application software and system management tools 
• Ensuring the highest levels of systems and infrastructure availability
• Manage and monitor all installed systems and infrastructure 
• Install, configure, test and maintain operating systems, application software and system management tools 
• Proactively ensure the highest levels of systems and infrastructure availability
• Monitor and test application performance for potential bottlenecks, identify possible solutions, and work with developers to implement those fixes 
• Maintain security, backup, and redundancy strategies
• Write and maintain custom scripts to increase system efficiency and lower the human intervention time on any tasks 
• Participate in the design of information and operational support systems
• Provide 2nd and 3rd level support
• Liaise with vendors and other IT personnel for problem resolution  

Qualifications

Requirements and skills:

• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject 
• Proven working experience in installing, configuring and troubleshooting UNIX /Linux based environments. 
• Experience with virtualization and containerization
• Experience with monitoring systems
• Experience with automation software
• Solid networking knowledge (OSI network layers, TCP/IP)