Manager - Enterprise Cloud and ISP Solutions at Safaricom Kenya

Detailed Description 

Reporting to the Snr. Manager - Enterprise Applications & Platforms, the position is responsible for managing the Enterprise Cloud and ISP team that manages cloud and ISP systems within the organization, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security of all cloud infrastructure and services. The team comprises of Cloud engineers, Devops engineers and Cloud architects. The role requires a hands-on approach to drive the adoption of cloud technologies and provide leadership in the development, implementation, and maintenance of cloud systems that support business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, deployment, and optimization of cloud infrastructure, ensuring alignment with business goals and enterprise architecture. 
• Manage the implementation of cloud technologies, ensuring secure, scalable, and reliable systems with a focus on performance optimization. 
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure cloud solutions meet enterprise requirements. 
• Define and manage cloud standards, data flows, and virtualization network mappings. 
• Drive cloud technology selection, conduct proofs of concept, and support enterprise-wide adoption of cloud tools and processes. 
• Ensure 99.999% uptime for cloud systems, focusing on both ISP and enterprise cloud services. 
• Monitor cloud systems and implement automation scripts to streamline operations. 
• Manage cloud adoption for enterprise clients and support them in achieving the best ROI. 
• Oversee security practices, including the implementation of DevSecOps tools for securing cloud services. 
• Cloud Solutions Design with Enterprise Solutions to design and onboard 100% of all orders. 
• Automation scripts to simplify Operations and maintenance of Enterprise Cloud & Order management. 
• Adoption of Big Data tools and Processes for business decision making 

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Telecoms, Engineering, Physics or Math or any other relevant qualification. 
• Over 5 years’ experience in a telecommunication or financial services industry 
• Candidate should demonstrate deep and wide knowledge of Virtualization technologies, Opensource & Linux, VMWare, Openstack, Redhat, Azure, Containerization & Orchestration e.g Kubernetes, Serverless Architectures, Google Cloud and AWS platforms, SDWAN, IaaS, PaaS, xAAS, Relevant Public Cloud and Virtualization certifications huge plus 
• Candidate should possess excellent knowledge & skills in cloud and virtual infrastructure design, deployment, management and monitoring as well as migration strategies from on-premise implementations to cloud or Hybrid Solutions. 
• Candidate should have excellent knowledge and understanding of established/emerging cloud management technologies including and not limited to monitoring, profiling, identity management, reporting/analytics, cost optimization. 
• The Manager must understand the cloud technologies and their use to guide the organization and enterprise customers in understanding and adopting them 
• An ideal candidate should possess advanced knowledge of industry best practices in the various aspects of information, technology trends, enterprise operations knowledge and the ability to develop solutions. 
• Advanced knowledge of hardware, software, business applications and systems engineering are required 
• Intermediate knowledge and execution of SDLC is required 
• Intermediate knowledge of Information Security awareness is a plus 
• Intermediate knowledge of Cloud data and analytics tools and workflows is a plus 
• Good knowledge of General Project Management Methodology & Tools 
• Knowledge of enterprise architecture methodologies and practices a plus.