ICT Lead at Opticom Kenya Limited

Main Duties & Responsibilities

•  ICT management and operations formulate, review and implement ICT strategies, policies, procedures and execution of the ICT governance framework.
•  Provide effective leadership, supervision and a safe work environment within the ICT team in accordance with the company policies.
•  Maintain knowledge of evolving trends in technology and IT solutions, applying them to deliver value for the company.
•  To ensure that ICT provision meets the needs of the company, taking account of the requirements for economy, efficiency and effectiveness in the utilization of available resources.
•  Responsible for all systems compliance and audit requirements and contribute to successful external inspections if need be.
•  Responsible for information systems availability and integrity of data and especially client data.
•  Review hardware and software acquisition and maintenance contracts as and when required.
•  Manage and oversee implementations and upgrades of all systems.
•  Network infrastructure and security designing and developing global security measures and guidelines to guide information systems from unauthorized users.
•  Ensuring implementation of ICT security, disaster recovery and business continuity plans monitoring compliance by establishing and monitoring procedures for managing technology risks and adherence to standards and policies.
•  Develop and maintain the systems architecture, defining standards and protocols for data exchange, communications, software and interconnection of network information systems.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience

•  Bachelor’s degree in IT /information systems or related field.
•  Minimum of 5 years in senior ICT roles in driving transformation by leveraging emerging technologies with the successful delivery of business transformational outcomes.
•  Experience managing enterprise systems, developing, and supporting strategic and operational business initiatives; experience in digital security environment is an added advantage.
•  Demonstrate experience in delivering large-scale transformational change projects and ability to convey a compelling and engaging vision for change and provide documentation to a high standard and quality.
•  Demonstrate team performance skills, a service mindset approach, and the ability to act as a trusted advisor.
•  Excellent interpersonal skills in teamwork.
•  Proven creativity, analytical and problem-solving skills.
•  Excellent communication skills (written & oral); able to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences through all levels and diverse experience and knowledge in Information systems.