Job Title: Information Technology Officer
Organisation: Future Options
Consulting Ltd (Insurance Company)
Consulting Ltd (Insurance Company)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
About US:
Future Options Consulting Ltd is an online recruitment services which
now seeks to recruit on behalf of its valued Client, an Insurance Company.
now seeks to recruit on behalf of its valued Client, an Insurance Company.
Job Summary: The Information
Technology Officer (ITO) is responsible for overseeing the company’s
information technology software projects. The jobholder coordinates project phases from
development to installation and acts as a liaison between clients, vendors, and
consultants. Professionally and effectively, maintains systems software plus
related infrastructure. The ITO is
accountable for the following systems: Linux and Windows systems that support
UCS infrastructure; Linux, Oracle, Windows and Application systems that support
GIIS and Mail System and promoting procedures that enable staff and partners to
adhere to Company values.
Technology Officer (ITO) is responsible for overseeing the company’s
information technology software projects. The jobholder coordinates project phases from
development to installation and acts as a liaison between clients, vendors, and
consultants. Professionally and effectively, maintains systems software plus
related infrastructure. The ITO is
accountable for the following systems: Linux and Windows systems that support
UCS infrastructure; Linux, Oracle, Windows and Application systems that support
GIIS and Mail System and promoting procedures that enable staff and partners to
adhere to Company values.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Prepare and develop requirements,
outlines, budgets, and schedulers for information technology projects. - Ensure project is completed within budget
and on time. - Follow PMI standards to coordinate
projects through the project lifecycles of initiation, planning, execution
and closure. - Develop work-breakdown structures.
- Develop project tracking and variance
reports - Prepare proposals.
- Coordinate multiple vendors.
- Utilize in-depth technical knowledge and
business requirements to design and implement secure solutions to meet customer
/ client needs while protecting the companys assets. - The incumbent will also develop security
standards, procedures, and guidelines for multiple platforms and users. - Install and configure systems that support
GIIS infrastructure or Smarter Mail applications. - Identify approaches that leverage the
company’s resources and provide economies of scale. - Support LANs, WANs, network segments, Internet,
and intranet systems - Create, change, and delete user accounts
per request. - Identify user needs and troubleshoot
problems reported by users. - Conduct periodic system audit and make
appropriate recommendations and reports to management. - Upgrade and configure system software that
supports GIIS applications or operational needs. Complexity/Problem
Solving: Position deals with a variety of problems and sometime has to
decide which answer is best. The question/issues are typically clear and
require determination of which answer (from a few choices) is the best - Participate in the preparation the annual
Information Technology budget. Communication/Interpersonal Contacts: Interpret
and/or discuss information with others, which involves terminology or
concepts not familiar to many people; regularly provide advice and
recommend actions involving rather complex issues. May resolve problems
within established practices. - Provides occasional guidance, some of
which is technical.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The applicant should preferably hold a Bachelor’s
Degree with a technical major, such as engineering or computer science. - Systems Engineer certification in Oracle,
UNIX, Microsoft and CCNA. - At least two years’ Information technology
experience. - Ability to document ICT processes or user
support outcomes. - Prior experience in software support and
WAN/LAN administration, Hardware. - Excellent
customer care - Good
team player - High
degree of integrity - Ability
to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines - Fluency
in English
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their
updated C.Vs and academic documents to the email address,
[email protected] with the job title as the subject line.
updated C.Vs and academic documents to the email address,
[email protected] with the job title as the subject line.
Deadline: 27th January, 2017
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