KNEC Job Positions in Kenya

KNEC ICT Officer II - (Software Development)Job Positions in Kenya (Three Posts)

The ICT Officer II (Software Development) will report to the Principal ICT Officer (Software Development).

Requirements for Appointment:

Bachelors Degree in Computer Science/Information Communications Technology/Electronics Engineering, or equivalent qualification;

Software Certification, for example, MCSD;

Database Certification, Microsoft or Oracle;

Meet the requirements of Chapter Six of the Kenyan Constitution on Leadership and Integrity;

Three (3) years of software development experience.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Identify technology limitations and deficiencies in existing systems and associated processes, procedures and methods;

Participate in software product definition, requirement analysis, including business case or gap analysis specification, requirements analysis;

Providing advice, guidance and expertise in developing proposals and strategies for software design activities such as financial evaluation and costing for recommending software purchases and upgrade;

Writing and maintaining program code to meet system requirements, system designs and technical specifications in accordance with quality accredited standards;

Prepare specialized code as required by the product definition to enable application development;

Test, debug, diagnose and rectify errors and faults in computers applications within established testing protocols, guidelines and quality standards to ensure programs and applications perform to specification;

Performing application testing, including defining/supporting acceptance testing and gathering feedback from pre-release testers;

Gather feedback from stakeholders to improve application quality and reduce operational risk of the developed application;

Participate in software release and post release activities, including support for product launch and competitive analysis for subsequent product build/release cycles and maintenance;

Undertake implementation of applications and post-release activities to develop a base of knowledge to be incorporated in future build and release cycles;

Updating and maintaining technical programs, end user documentation and operational procedures;

Provide 3rd level application support and problem resolution to minimize the impact of application related service outages;

Research, consult, analyze and evaluate application programmes and user needs.

Core Competencies

Ability to portray and uphold positive national image and work in a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity;

Being visionary and result oriented thinker;

Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills;

Capacity to work under pressure to meet strict deadlines;

Firm, fair and with transparent management

How to Apply

Interested and suitably qualified candidates should forward their applications enclosing certified copies of their academic and professional certificates, detailed curriculum vitae giving details of day time telephone contact, e-mail addresses, current remuneration (enclose copy of your latest pay slip), names and valid current contacts of two referees on or before April 25, 2017 to:

The Chief Executive Officer
The Kenya National Examinations Council
P. O. Box 73598 - 00200
NAIROBI

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ICT Officer II - (Database Administrator)Job Positions in Kenya (One Post)

The ICT Officer II will report to the Head of Network Infrastructure and General Support.

Requirements for Appointment

Bachelors Degree in Computer Science/Information Communications Technology/Electronics Engineering, or equivalent qualification;

Database Certification, for example, Microsoft’s MCSE or Oracle;

Meet the requirements of Chapter Six of the Kenyan Constitution on Leadership and Integrity;

Three (3) years of relevant experience.

Duties and Responsibilities

Designs database structures and associated models to support the information needs of the Council;

Understanding how large the database will become over time;

Backup and recovery: understanding the options for backing up and recovering data held within the database;

Trouble shooting and investigating an issue and work to find the root cause of why there is a problem with the system. They must also be able to implement a solution to address the issues.

Core Competencies

Being visionary and result oriented thinker;

Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills;

How to Apply

Interested and suitably qualified candidates should forward their applications

enclosing certified copies of their academic and professional certificates, detailed curriculum vitae giving details of day time telephone contact, e-mail addresses, current remuneration (enclose copy of your latest pay slip), names and valid current contacts of two referees on or before April 25, 2017 to:

The Chief Executive Officer
The Kenya National Examinations Council
P. O. Box 73598 - 00200
NAIROBI

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KNEC ICT Officer II - (Information Security) Job Positions in Kenya (One Post)

The ICT Officer II will be reporting to the Director – Information and Communications Technology.

Requirements for Appointment:

Bachelors Degree in Computer Science/Information Communications Technology/Electronics Engineering, or equivalent qualification;

Information Security Certification, for example, CISA, CISSP or CISM;

Database Certification, for example, Microsoft or Oracle;

Three (3) years of relevant experience; and

Meet the requirements of Chapter Six of the Kenyan Constitution on Leadership and
Integrity.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Monitor and report on Information Systems threats and vulnerabilities; performance of network systems; and application security solutions to highlight areas of noncompliance and inform the development of improved practices and processes;

Performing Information Systems Audit to establish any breaches to Information security policies; establish Information System vulnerabilities and risks to data and information resources; and make recommendations;

Manage the allocation of access privileges of users to ensure appropriate security settings are applied in accordance with organization policies and application ownerdefined parameters;

Assist with security breach investigations to guide the refinement of Information Security policies and practices;

Reviewing Business Continuity Plan (BCP) and Disaster Recovery procedures and ensuring that they are enforced;

Manage the periodic maintenance of security systems and applications to ensure new threats are identified and managed and the security of the organization’s assets are maintained;

Design and maintain database architecture, data structures, tables, dictionaries and
naming conventions to ensure the accuracy and completeness of all data master files

Ensure that preventive maintenance of backups is undertaken and that recovery procedures are in place;

Implementing and administering database and application systems documentation, guidelines, policies and procedures;

Liaising with IT Security vendors, suppliers, service providers and external resources; analyzing, recommending, installing and maintaining software security applications; and monitoring contractual obligations, performance delivery and service level agreements;

Preparing and maintaining documentation, policies and instructions, and recording and detailing operational procedures and system logs;

Train and sensitize users on Information Security

Core Competencies

Being visionary and result oriented thinker;

Capacity to work under pressure to meet strict deadlines;

Terms of Offer

The Council will offer a competitive remuneration package commensurate with seniority and responsibilities of the position.

How to Apply

Interested and suitably qualified candidates should forward their applications enclosing certified copies of their academic and professional certificates, detailed curriculum vitae giving details of day time telephone contact, e-mail addresses, current remuneration (enclose copy of your latest pay slip), names and valid current contacts of two referees on or before April 25, 2017 to:

The Chief Executive Officer
The Kenya National Examinations Council
P. O. Box 73598 - 00200
NAIROBI

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