Job Title: ICT Infrastructure Specialist
Organization: Housing
Finance Bank
Finance Bank
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Technology
Service & Infrastructure Manager
Service & Infrastructure Manager
About HFB:
Housing Finance Bank was incorporated as a private company under the
Companies Act in December 1967, the Bank has become a household name and has
grown in leaps and bounds with a good track record among the pioneers of a
mortgage lending. National Housing & Construction Corporation, a parastatal
involved in real estate business has 5% shareholding and National Social
Security Fund (NSSF) holds 50% and the Government of Uganda holds 45%. Today,
the bank looks back with pride on the business accomplished in the mortgage
lending business. Through innovation and placing emphasis on Honesty,
Integrity, Efficiency and Customer care, Housing Finance Bank is the leader in
the mortgage, holding a 90% market share.
Companies Act in December 1967, the Bank has become a household name and has
grown in leaps and bounds with a good track record among the pioneers of a
mortgage lending. National Housing & Construction Corporation, a parastatal
involved in real estate business has 5% shareholding and National Social
Security Fund (NSSF) holds 50% and the Government of Uganda holds 45%. Today,
the bank looks back with pride on the business accomplished in the mortgage
lending business. Through innovation and placing emphasis on Honesty,
Integrity, Efficiency and Customer care, Housing Finance Bank is the leader in
the mortgage, holding a 90% market share.
Job Summary: The ICT Infrastructure Specialist will provide
periodic hardware and operating system maintenance support to end users,
including provisioning systems, servers and storage resources as well as,
Installing, configuring other Information Technology peripheral infrastructure.
periodic hardware and operating system maintenance support to end users,
including provisioning systems, servers and storage resources as well as,
Installing, configuring other Information Technology peripheral infrastructure.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
·
The jobholder will check hardware and software
systems for integrity and availability.
The jobholder will check hardware and software
systems for integrity and availability.
·
Install, configure, upgrade and repair servers,
desktops, printers of the Bank.
Install, configure, upgrade and repair servers,
desktops, printers of the Bank.
·
Coordinate technical aspects of support with
external vendors and provide input/guidance on Hardware infrastructure
Coordinate technical aspects of support with
external vendors and provide input/guidance on Hardware infrastructure
·
Offer timely hardware support to all Bank users.
Offer timely hardware support to all Bank users.
·
Install, configure check UPS power system? to
ensure availability.
Install, configure check UPS power system? to
ensure availability.
·
Manage the Virtualized server infrastructure
Manage the Virtualized server infrastructure
·
Prepare and submit monthly Hardware health
status report
Prepare and submit monthly Hardware health
status report
·
Efficiently manage the Bank’s storage systems
Efficiently manage the Bank’s storage systems
·
Develop and update operating procedures to
ensure 99.9% availability of the Servers, Storage systems of the Bank.
Develop and update operating procedures to
ensure 99.9% availability of the Servers, Storage systems of the Bank.
·
Perform any other duties as assigned by the
Technology Service & Infrastructure Manager.
Perform any other duties as assigned by the
Technology Service & Infrastructure Manager.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
·
The ideal candidate for the Housing Finance Bank
ICT Infrastructure Specialist job placement must hold a Bachelor of Computer
Science/Information Technology/ Electrical and Electronic Engineering
The ideal candidate for the Housing Finance Bank
ICT Infrastructure Specialist job placement must hold a Bachelor of Computer
Science/Information Technology/ Electrical and Electronic Engineering
·
Information Technology Infrastructure Library
(ITIL) Foundation Certificate
Information Technology Infrastructure Library
(ITIL) Foundation Certificate
·
VMware Certified
VMware Certified
·
A minimum of three years’ experience in large
Microsoft, Solaris, VMware and APC based enterprise environments.
A minimum of three years’ experience in large
Microsoft, Solaris, VMware and APC based enterprise environments.
·
Expert knowledge of VMware and Windows 2008/2012
server and Exchange 2013
Expert knowledge of VMware and Windows 2008/2012
server and Exchange 2013
·
Expert knowledge of UPS power systems APC and
TRIPLLITE.
Expert knowledge of UPS power systems APC and
TRIPLLITE.
·
Broad working knowledge of managing VOIP PBX
system
Broad working knowledge of managing VOIP PBX
system
·
Knowledge of UNIX and storage systems such as
Netapp, Sun Oracle ZFS storage
Knowledge of UNIX and storage systems such as
Netapp, Sun Oracle ZFS storage
·
Excellent customer service and people skills
Excellent customer service and people skills
·
Focuses on result and responds positively to
feedback.
Focuses on result and responds positively to
feedback.
·
Result orientedness and demonstrate openness to
change and ability to manage complexity
Result orientedness and demonstrate openness to
change and ability to manage complexity
How to Apply:
All candidates who wish to join the Banking sector are invited to send
their applications including an updated CV, certified copies of all academic
transcripts, certificates and testimonials, daytime telephone contact, and
email address of both applicant, and three competent referees addressed to:
their applications including an updated CV, certified copies of all academic
transcripts, certificates and testimonials, daytime telephone contact, and
email address of both applicant, and three competent referees addressed to:
Head Human Resources, Housing Finance Bank, Plot 4 Wampewo Avenue, P.
O. Box 1539, Kampala. Uganda.
O. Box 1539, Kampala. Uganda.
NB: Only successful
candidates will be contacted. All applicants who will not have heard from us
within five weeks of closing date should consider their application
unsuccessful.
candidates will be contacted. All applicants who will not have heard from us
within five weeks of closing date should consider their application
unsuccessful.
Deadline: 21st
September, 2016
September, 2016
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