Senior Manager Cloud Platforms at KCB Bank Kenya

Job Description (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Kenya Commercial Bank Limited is registered as a non-operating holding company which started operations as a licensed banking institution with effect from January 1, . The holding company oversees KCB Kenya – incorporated with effect from January 1, – and all KCB’s regional units in Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia and South Sudan. It also owns KCB Insurance Agency, KCB Capital, KCB Foundation and all associate companies. The holding company was set up to among other things to enhance the Group’s capacity to access unrestricted capital and also enable investment in new ventures outside banking regulations, achieve operational and strategic autonomy for the Group’s operating entities and enhance corporate governance across the Group and oversight in management of subsidiaries. Key Responsibilities Lead a team of technical experts maintaining KCB cloud platfroms systems running on diverse technologies such as RedHat Openshift and public cloud (AWS, Azure, Oracle). Responsible for ensuring conformance to security standards for all cloud platforms. Responsible for CapEx and OpEx planning within the cloud platforms domain. Accountable for building, maintaining, and supporting high-performance, fault-tolerant, scalable, and distributed cloud platforms. Provide leadership in interfacing with application development teams to ensure applications fit within the cloud platforms with scalability, reliability and security designed. Provide leadership and execution of automation of systems and services at massive scale to support scaling of digital services. Establish effective relationship with suppliers and partners to influence their plans and maximize value delivery from the relationship for all cloud platforms. The Person For the above position, the successful applicant should have the following: Bachelor’s degree in ICT related field or Electrical Engineering Professional Qualifications in RedHat Administration (RHCE/RHCSA), Openshift/Kubernetes, Cloud (AWS or Azure Architect/SysOps). 10 years progressive working experience with at least 7 in Linux administration and at least 2 years in Docker/Openshift/Kubernetes administration. Experience with IT automation with configuration management tools such as Ansible, Chef and Puppet. Strong interpersonal and communication skills. #J-18808-Ljbffr