Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) was established by an Act of Parliament, Chapter 469 of the laws of Kenya , which became effective on 1st July 1995 . The Authority is charged with the responsibility of collecting revenue on behalf of the Government of Kenya. A Board of Directors, consisting of both public and private sector experts, makes policy decisions to be implemented by KRA Management. The Chairman of the Board is appointed by the President of the Republic of Kenya . The Chief Executive of the Authority is the Commissioner General who is appointed by the Minister for Finance. PURPOSE OF KRA Assessment , Collection, Administration and Enforcement of laws relating to revenue.
Job Summary:
SAP Basis Administrator provides technical support and leadership for SAP systems, which will include implementing standards and requirements, overseeing upgrades, establishing processes for monitoring performance, and system configuration. .

Key Responsibilities:
• Manage SAP HANA system environments for optimum performance and be proactive in identifying potential problems (environments include Sandbox, Development, QA and Production)
• Perform core SAP BASIS functions (e.g. OSS Note corrections, support packs, kernels, transports)
• Recommend and manage SAP HANA System upgrades, client copies and system refreshes.
• Ensure Business Systems have the appropriate technical architecture for scalability.
• Perform systems Capacity Planning (Sizing), High-Availability & Disaster Recovery setup, Backup & Recovery Strategy, Storage systems.
• Support the team in responding to auditor requests/questions and providing necessary IT substantiation of system controls.
• Provide user level application support by responding to problems, debugging systems and troubleshooting to correct the problems as needed.
• Provide customer service (level 2/3 help desk) for SAP issues both via phone and in person.
• Coordinate communicate and support SAP downtime requests for server maintenance and system implementations.
• Work closely and collaboratively to support ABAP/FIORI developers and functional consultants.
• Ensure conformity to ISO (9001/2015 and 27001/2013) and data security requirements.

Technical Skills Required:
• Deep understanding of SAP HANA technical infrastructure and integrations with SAP and non-SAP systems
• Must have performed the role of a BASIS lead person in at least two(2) medium size SAP ERP implementation projects
• Strong cross function knowledge in the following areas: HCM, MM, PM, FI/CO, SRM
• Excellent understanding of the SAP development environments, ABAP/4, Web IDE, SAP Mobile, SAP Fiori
• Knowledge of the HANA and Sybase database environments
• Strong Windows and Unix/Linux knowledge
• Experience with BW, Portal, Solution Manager, BOBj, Unicode, and Disaster Recovery.
• Demonstrated value-added expertise in specialty areas of SAP technology.

Academic Qualifications
• Bachelor in Computer Science , Computer Applications , Information Technology , Engineering or any relevant discipline
Professional Qualifications
• Must be SAP Certified Technology Associate - System Administration
• Must be SAP Certified Technology Associate - Sap Hana
• Certification in any Linux operating systems
Relevant Work Experience Required
• 3-7 Years’ active Basis experience in a Technical Architecture (BASIS and Security) role supporting SAP ERP Systems using Solution Manager.
• 3-5 years supporting SAP HANA, Sybase and Fiori systems

Job Education Requirements: Not Specified

Job Education Experience: Not Specified

Work Hours: 8

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Job application procedure
Note:
1. All applications from interested and qualified candidates must be submitted online via the process below
. 2. ONLY shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
3. All applications should be submitted online by 5.00 pm on 26th June, 2020.
4. KRA is an equal opportunity employer committed to gender and disability mainstreaming. Persons with Disability are encouraged to apply.
5. KRA does not charge any application, processing, interviewing or any other fee in connection with our recruitment process.
Job Application Guidelines
Registration:
• Go to https://erecruitment.kra.go.ke/login and then click on the ‘Register’ button to start the application process.
• After registration, you will receive an email enabling you to confirm your email address and complete your registration.
Log on:
• After registration go to https://erecruitment.kra.go.ke/login
• Key in your username and password then click on ‘Log in’ to access your account.
• After successful log in, the system will open the ‘Applicant Cockpit’.
Candidate Profile (To create or update applicant detail):
• On the ‘Applicant Cockpit’ page, go to the tab ‘Candidate Profile’.
• Click on ‘My Profile’ to create and update your profile.
• Follow the instructions to complete your profile.
• The process will end by clicking the tab “Overview and Release”.
• Ensure you click the check box on the page to complete the profile.
Application process:
• To view the open job postings, click on the tab ‘Employment Opportunities’ on the ‘Applicant Cockpit’ page.
• Under the heading ‘Job Search’ click the ‘Start’ button to view all available vacancies.
• Click on the Job posting to display the details of the position.
• To apply for the position, click ‘Apply’ button at the top of the page.
• Follow the instructions to complete and submit your application.
• Kindly note that all mandatory fields must be completed.
• To complete the process of application, click the ‘Send Application Now’ button after reviewing and accepting the ‘Data Privacy Statement’.
In case of any challenges, please send your email query to isupporthr@kra.go.ke 

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