Manager, Application Infrastructure Operations job at CARE
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Vacancy title:
Manager, Application Infrastructure Operations

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO , Category: Computer & IT ]

Jobs at:

CARE

Deadline of this Job:
18 July 2022  

Duty Station:
Within Uganda , Nairobi , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, July 07, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:
Manager, Application Infrastructure Operations


Duties and Responsibilities

• Regional Application Infrastructure Operations Management and Leadership – 25%

• Provide oversight of the implementation of CARE’s ICT Infrastructure Operations Services strategy across CARE offices in the designated region.

• Provide consulting services to CARE’s Country Offices and Regional Management Units in the designated region for assessing, determining needs, strategic planning and implementing technology globally. Work with the department managers and staff to develop team strategies and goals that align with the organization ICT strategies.

• Oversight and Support of Global Technology Operations – 50%

• Tier 3 support for the resolution of all customer support issues for the technical infrastructure, including but not limited to Identity and accessibility, licensing, automation, SaaS support.

• Establish, improve, and maintain documentation for managed processes and applications.

• Provide mentorship and learning opportunities for IT staff in country offices.

• Provide practical direction to country office IT staff and clearly communicate a shared vision. Ensure alignment with CARE USA’s system standards. Being flexible when dealing with and managing changing conditions in the organization.

• Responsible for relationship management of the team’s customers and peers. This includes:

• Understanding the customer’s business strategy and goals
• Working with the customer to identify and prioritize their service level needs.
• Establish positive and collaborative relationships with other team members and peers.
• Network and System Security – 15%

• In conjunction with cybersecurity staff, participate in the implementation and management of both physical and logical security for SaaS and hosted applications and platforms. Tasks may include application hardening, vulnerability assessments, security audits, data security and privacy controls, etc. Monitoring, escalation, and response to known breaches and vulnerabilities.

• Vendor Management – 10% of time

• Participate in the selection, negotiation, acquisition, and monitoring of IT services (e.g. HRIS solution, communications platform, etc.) for the designated region. Monitor service issues through the vendor support process and escalate as appropriate.

Qualifications and Experience


Essential:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent combination of education and work experience
• 8+ years working in an IT environment
• 5+ years of experience in hands-on systems or networking support roles
• 5+ years as a team lead, manager, or escalation engineer for IT systems
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Self-motivated and capable of working independently
• Experience with Office 365

Desirable:

• Certification in Microsoft and/or Okta technologies.
• ITIL certification
• Familiarity with SSO authentication types and technologies
• Working knowledge of ITIL framework
• Experience with cyber security terminology, technologies, and standards
• Experience with public cloud providers and services



Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education:
Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

Interested candidates who meet the criteria are encouraged to send in their applications that includes a cover letter and updated CV attached as one document to ECSA.Recruitment@care.org  with the subject title “Manager, Application Infrastructure Operations”. The closing date is 18th July 202


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Job Info
Job Category: Computer/ IT jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 18 July 2022
Duty Station: Nairobi
Posted: 07-07-2022
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 07-07-2022
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 07-07-2066
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