PowerGen Jobs Opportunities in Kenya

PowerGen Technology Associate Jobs Opportunities in Kenya


Introduction

  • PowerGen Renewable Energy is a micro-grid developer, implementer, and operator in East Africa, reshaping the prevailing rural electrification model in the region.

    Responsibilities

    Technology system support
  • Document and communicate procedures for utilizing grid payment platforms, dashboards, and technology systems across the company
  • Manage company IT hardware, including computer set up protocols, office connectivity access, and computer security procedures and measures

    Communications and Networking

  • Implement communication technology to improve information exchange between meters, on-site servers, the cloud and our customers.
  • Manage corporate accounts with MNOs to ensure efficient and constant up-time of communication between sites and the cloud

    Database design and management

  • Support the development and management of our backend database for customers, sites, energy usage, payments, and hardware performance in a functional and robust architecture.
  • Facilitate integration of APIs and data interfaces to other services that rely on the platform
  • Support the document data warehouse operations and tasks, including archival, security, backup and aggregate table creation

    Software design and implementation

  • Support the rapid design and delivery of our micro-grid management and analytics platform
  • Work across internal teams, including operations, strategy, and finance to identify key components and functionality needs of the platform
  • Support the architecture design and long term product road map for the platform and ancillary software or database components we’d want to
    build in conjunction with the platform
  • Distribute and collect feedback on the platform’s design and functionality

    Qualifications

  • Degree in Computer Science, or similar
  • 1-2 years’ relevant work experience
  • Experience and familiarity with system administration (Windows and Linux)
  • Experience with networks and system security
  • Familiarity with LAMP stack and Mongodb platforms
  • Familiarity with OOP
  • Experience in working with and building databases in both SQL & NoSQL
  • Advanced experience in programming languages: PHP, Python, Javscript, SQL
  • Ability to innovate and solve problems
  • Highly organized and detail oriented
  • Experience and proven ability to collaborate across teams
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Swahili
  • Practiced flexibility to lend a hand wherever needed
  • Enthusiasm in working for the field of renewable energy!

    How to apply

    Interested candidates should apply online by 30th November, 2017


    For more information and job application details, see; PowerGen Technology Associate Jobs Opportunities in Kenya

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