Safaricom - Senior Engineer - Transmission Configuration & Support

We are pleased to announce the following vacancy in the Regional Operations Department within the Technology Division. 

In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below:

Senior Engineer - Transmission Configuration & Support
 

Ref: TECHNOLOGY_SETCS__SEP _2012

Reporting to the Senior Manager: Configuration & Support, the position holder will be responsible for 

• Troubleshooting and Resolution of faults & failures in the access transmission network;  
• Providing technical assistance to field engineer in fault resolution process; 
• Providing long term transmission system configuration and support ; 
• Providing second line to transmission system faults escalated from first line maintenance; 
• Follow up with the vendors of the transmission equipment for resolution of escalated faults; 
• Perform transmission upgrades and major network configuration changes and developing tools for automation and speed up the support processes

The job holder’s key responsibilities will be to:

• Maintain high transmission systems availability to support customer traffic
• Ensuring transmission operational availability to support customer traffic and better user experience
• Resolution of faults escalated from 1st Line maintenance teams within SLAs.
• Ensuring all newly integrated equipment follow & adhere to the laid down acceptance criteria
• Perform configuration and cross-connection changes on Network elements & S/W upgrades to meet network KPIs
• Analyze network KPIs, logs and warnings and initiate corrective measures to resolve complaints and faults.

The ideal candidate should possess the following skills & competencies:

• University degree in Electrical &  Communications/Electronics engineering;
• 3 years working experience in Telecommunications with at least 2 years experience with a busy mobile Operator;
• Good working practical knowledge & understanding of transmission systems (TDM, Hybrid & IP).
• Good working knowledge of UNIX, Linux, Windows, Oracle and SQL based database systems.
• Solid understanding in IP with  an industry certification
• Project Management certification will be an added advantage
• Good working   knowledge of Microsoft Office tools.
• Analytical & problem solving skills when handling faults.
• Must be able to work without supervision & meet tight deadlines/schedules.
• Presentation skills required occasionally when initiating the use of new procedures & long-term Network fault solutions. 
• Proactive & self-motivated
• Good public relations, communication & interpersonal skills when coordinating with contractor /other departments & suppliers.

Note: This position is located Western Region of Kenya and the offices are based in Kisumu - Kiboswa area.

If you feel that you are up to the challenge and posses the necessary qualification and experience please send your resume and application letter indicating your experience and why you are the most suitable candidate for the role clearly quoting the job title to the address below. 

The deadline for application is Tuesday 18th September, 2012.

The Senior Manager – Talent Acquisition
Safaricom Ltd
Nairobi
 

Via E-mail to hr@safaricom.co.ke

Safaricom - Senior Manager - Systems & Cloud Computing Support

We are pleased to announce the following vacancy in the IS Operations Department within the Technology Division. 

In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below:

Senior Manager-Systems & Cloud Computing Support
 

Ref: TECHNOLOGY_SMSCCS__SEP _2012

Reporting to the HOD, IS Operations, the position holder will  be responsible for the design, implementation and management of business support IT infrastructure including the data centers, servers, storage area networks, backup/restore environments and Cloud Computing Infrastructure. 

Also responsible for providing technical support to internal business users as well as corporate customers who have IT solutions.

The job holder’s key responsibilities will be to:

• Ensure that all infrastructure and related applications are designed, implemented and managed to meet the business’ requirements;
• Develop and manage a team to provide timely and comprehensive support to internal business users on issues relating to  infrastructure and related applications;
• Participate in troubleshooting, capacity planning and analysis, performance analysis activities;
• Regularly develop and review infrastructure, application, people and financial plans in line with Divisional and Company objectives;
• Development and analysis of relevant management reports on various key aspects of the section’s responsibilities;
• Team Management, Recruitment, Training, and Development of key senior staff to fully realize potential;
• Drive attainment of efficiencies through innovation, automation of processes/activities.

The ideal candidate should possess the following skills & competencies:

• Degree in Electrical Eng/Computer Science/Information Technology Management;
• Deep knowledge of Software, Hardware, Systems Administration, Network Technology, Information Security, Vmware, Operating systems, Databases, Telecommunications Management Project Management, and Finance;
• 10 years experience in IT Services and Network Management at least 4 years of which should be in a senior leadership position;
• Deep knowledge of cloud computing services;
• Hands on operational experience in a high-volume or critical production service environment
• Good communication skills  and customer focus;
• Project management and Report writing skills;
• ITIL v3;
• Good management and leadership skills;
• Analytical Thinking;
• Follow-ups monitoring;
• Customer focus.

If you feel that you are up to the challenge and posses the necessary qualification and experience please send your resume and application letter indicating your experience and why you are the most suitable candidate for the role clearly quoting the job title to the address below. 

The deadline for application is Monday 17th September, 2012.

The Senior Manager – Talent Acquisition
Safaricom Ltd
Nairobi

Via E-mail to hr@safaricom.co.ke

Experienced CV Writers

Experienced CV Writers Needed Immediately

We are rapidly growing career development agency.

The Job:

We are expanding and seeking to immediately fill in positions for a CV writer. However, if you are confident in your writing and research abilities and you can learn really fast, you can apply.

Requirements:

• Undergraduate in HR, LLB and English. Other majors will also be considered.
• Excellent writing proficiency. Your writing aptitude needs to be above average with no spelling mistakes, run-on sentences, etc.
• Flair for research. You will carry out extensive research on different career paths.
• Ability to be proactive under minimal supervision.
• Availability to work Saturdays.
• Ability to meet strict deadlines.
• A clear understanding of plagiarism and how to avoid it.
• Personal computer and Internet connectivity.
• Excellent customer service.
• Ability to follow instructions to the letter.

Our starting pay is at KES 300 per CV.

To be considered, please send a cover letter and a detailed resume (do not include certificates and testimonials) to jobs@jantakenya.com indicating ‘CV Writer’ on the subject of the email

Janta Kenya thanks all applicants, however only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Applications should reach us before close of business 12th September, 2012.

Essay Writing Jobs

Essay writers

We are in need of academic writers who can write on subjects that they are familiar with.

we require graduates and non graduates who can write and submit essays on time.

In fact, by becoming one of our writers, means excellent career opportunities, decent regular pay offs, interesting freelance essay writing jobs and other challenging creative tasks.

we pay our writers 500 per double spaced page, twice per month.on 15th and on end month.

Apply  to writingwork4@gmail.com