Safaricom Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer Jobs in Kenya

Safaricom Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer Jobs in Kenya

Department Description

We are pleased to announce the vacancy of a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer within the Technology Division. In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below.

Brief Description

Reporting to the Team Lead Infrastructure Operations & Security Remediations, the position holder shall implement and support Core IT infrastructure including the Cloud computing, data centers, operating systems, servers, storage, SAN, backups, collocation, and collaboration systems such as email and Teams.

Responsibilities

Working in an agile environment and utilizing relevant tools such as Jira & Confluence.

Solid understanding of AWS Cloud

Maintaining Cloud OPEX & related CAPEX within Budget

Administration, configuration and troubleshooting of SAN/NAS storage systems and SAN directors. This includes storage LUN provisioning and Zoning.

Analysis of server/storage hardware and operating system software. This includes implementation of tactical service improvements, upgrades and patching.

Collaborating with the team and various stakeholders to identify technical problems, design solutions for them and help implement where required. This involves collaborating with both technical and non-technical staff

Operations of backup tools, respective hardware and software assurance and testing of disk and data recovery. In case of issues offer prompt restoration of lost data for the business.

Remediation of Security, Compliance and Audit Issues within the Cloud & Core Infrastructure

Technical support for assigned company initiatives and projects. Participation in feasibility studies and testing for new IT infrastructure components.

Maintenance of systems documentation and procedures.

Qualifications

Functional & Technical/ Skills:

Technical design

assessment and evaluation, risk-based Quality Assurance in web-scale environments

University Degree in Computer Science or Engineering.

5+ years’ experience in infrastructure support and/or planning in an environment with mixed VMware and Redhat virtualization.

5+ Years’ Experience as Systems administrator, Network administrator or analyst in a multifaceted business environment with integrated/mixed Windows, UNIX/Linux server environment

System Administration Techniques – understanding OS Performance, Microsoft and UNIX/Linux enterprise hardware and storage.

Experience in enterprise SAN/NAS storage and SAN Directors management.

Azure, AWS, and GCP certifications preferred

Attention to details and analytical thinking

Extensive knowledge of enterprise Linux Server Operating Systems such as RHEL/ CentOS, Ubuntu.

Strong oral, written, interpersonal communication and leadership skills

Certification in any of the following Systems and Network or related trainings is an added advantage

Cloud Technology Associate

Cloud Administrator

Cloud Developer

Cloud Security & Governance

Cloud Service Manager

Certified in Cloud Infrastructure and Services

Associate (EMCCIS)

Cloud Architect,

Virtualized Infrastructure Specialist

Network certification e.g. CCNA, CCNP

UNIX/Linux certification e.g. VCP

How to Apply

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