Systems Engineer Officer Job at Consolidated Bank of Kenya Ltd

Consolidated Bank of Kenya Ltd is Kenya’s SME bank of choice that provides flexible financial
solutions that support our customers in achieving success. The Bank is well positioned, with
presence in majority of the country’s business hubs to continually offer pleasant and convenient
services. We seek to recruit high caliber, results oriented and self-driven individuals to fill the
position of Systems Engineer Officer.
SYSTEMS ENGINEER OFFICER
Job Type
Three (3) year Contract.

Job Purpose
Reporting to the ICT Infrastructure Manager, the Systems Engineer Officer will be responsible for
maintaining, supporting, and optimizing the Bank’s Operating systems, Network and storage
infrastructure to ensure high availability and performance.

Key Responsibilities
- Administer and maintain Linux server environments, including Red Hat, CentOS, Ubuntu,
or other enterprise Linux distributions.
- Manage and maintain virtualized environments using VMware, vSphere and KVM/QEMU
- Configure, monitor, and maintain NetApp storage systems (SAN/NAS), including
provisioning, snapshot management, and performance tuning.
- Implement and troubleshoot network configurations (routing, switching, VLANs,
firewalls) in coordination with the network team.
- Perform system and storage upgrades, patches, backups, and disaster recovery planning.
- Perform and manage domain services, but not limited to domain controllers, DNS, DHCP,
and shared file systems.
- Monitor system performance, logs, and alerts; provide root cause analysis and corrective
action for system and network issues.
- Systems support including but not limited to availability, performance and reliability all on
IT systems infrastructure
- Maintain security best practices across systems including user access, patching, and
hardening.
- Document system configurations, processes, and updates.
- Collaborate with developers, DevOps, and other IT teams to support deployment and
integration needs.
- Maintain and develop relationships with external partners.
- Develop excellent working relationships with all departments within the bank.
- Undertake such other reasonable duties as may be assigned by Supervisor.

Relevant Qualifications & Certifications
- Be a holder of Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Technology or
related field from a recognized University.
- Should possess professional in the following:
o Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) or equivalent and
o VMware Certified Professional (VCP) or KVM/Virtualization Certification or
NetApp Certified Data Administrator (NCDA) or relevant storage certification.
- Possession of professional certification/training in the following will be added advantage:
o ITIL Foundation Certification (recommended).
o Additional scripting or automation training (Python, Bash).
o Cisco CCNA or equivalent networking certification.
- Should have a minimum of Three (3) years’ relevant working experience in systems
administration or similar role.
- Should have excellent leadership skills with demonstrated ability to lead or facilitate mission
critical projects and to develop, participate in and lead multi-disciplinary work teams.
- Should possess excellent communication, decision making, and analytical, organizational
and interpersonal skills.
- Should be of sound judgment and have ability to apply technical expertise to resolve a range
of issues/problems and provide technical guidance to users.