PDF versionKenya Education Network (KENET) (http://www.kenet.or.ke) is a not-for-profit membership organization. The members include universities, tertiary colleges, research institutes, teaching hospitals and other affiliated institutions. It is incorporated as a Trust and licensed by Communications Authority of Kenya as a Tier-2 Network Facilities Operator.
KENET provides broadband Internet connectivity services and cloud-based digital enterprise and academic services to member institutions. It also provides specialized research and education services such as trust and identity services, eduroam, and research cloud services and academic CERT services.
KENET’s strategic priorities in the period 2022-2027 include expansion of the resilient national dedicated digital infrastructure for connecting tertiary colleges, schools, and teaching hospitals and research institutes; supporting the digital transformation and digital inclusion strategies of member institutions; and promoting the adoption of open science practices and compute-intensive research.
KENET therefore seeks to fill the following positions:
1. Network Engineer – Digital Infrastructure (1 Position) Job Reference No. 1002301
This position reports to the Head of Network Development and will provide technical support to the network through development, installation and operation of network devices and technologies, maintenance and upgrading, capacity planning and performance testing, resolution of incidents and problems and manages client connectivity projects and requests to completion.
The ideal candidates shall have an electrical engineering degree from a recognized university and be registered or registrable with Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK). With at least five (5) years relevant hands-on experience since graduation as a network and infrastructure engineer.
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2. Network Engineer - IP Network Operations (1 Position) Job Reference No. 1002302
This position reports to the Technical Lead, Network Operations Center and will provide technical support to the network through development, installation and operation of network devices and technologies, maintenance and upgrading, capacity planning and performance testing, resolution of incidents and problems and manages client connectivity projects and requests to completion.
The ideal candidates shall have an electrical engineering degree from a recognized university and be registered or registrable with Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK). With at least at least five (5) years relevant hands-on experience since graduation as a network engineer.
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3. Systems Administrator – Digital Enterprise Services (1 Positions) Job Reference No. 1002303
This position reports to the Digital Enterprise Services Lead and will be responsible for the maintenance, configuration and safeguarding of stable and reliable KENET cloud infrastructure that supports digital enterprise and advanced research and education services.
The ideal candidates shall have a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Telecommunications or Electrical engineering or related field from a recognized university. With at least five (5) years relevant hands-on experience since graduation as a systems administrator in design, installation, operation and maintenance of Web Servers, database servers, content management systems and data center operations.
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4. Systems Administrator – Cloud Infrastructure Services (1 Position) Job Reference No. 1002304
This position reports to the Technical Lead, Cloud Infrastructure and will be responsible for the maintenance, configuration and safeguarding of stable and reliable KENET cloud infrastructure that supports digital enterprise and advanced research and education services.
The ideal candidates shall have a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Telecommunications or Electrical engineering or related field from a recognized university. With at least at least five (5) years relevant hands-on experience since graduation as a systems administrator in design, installation, operation and maintenance of on-premise virtualization platforms, cloud systems monitoring, cloud systems automation, enterprise storage architectures and platforms and data center operations.
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5. Graduate Trainee – Network and/or Infrastructure Engineering (2 Positions) Job Reference No. 2002301
Applicants must have graduated less than two years from the date of this advert from recognized universities in areas of Electrical Engineering or equivalent with specialization in telecommunication networks or power systems or mechatronics.
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6. Graduate Trainee – Network Administration (2 Positions) Job Reference No. 2002302
Applicants must have graduated less than two years from the date of this advert from recognized universities in areas of computer science or information systems or equivalent degree programs.
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7. Graduate Trainee – System Administration (2 positions) Job Reference No. 2002303
Applicants must have graduated less than two years from the date of this advert from recognized universities in areas of electronic engineering, computer engineering, telecommunications engineering, computer science, information systems or equivalent degree programs.
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8. Graduate Trainee – Applications Developer (2 positions) Job Reference No. 2002304
Applicants must have graduated less than two years from the date of this advert from recognized universities in areas of Computer Science or Information Systems or engineering.
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All candidates must have demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills, high ethical and moral standards and capable of working in teams with limited supervision.
Interested and qualified persons should visit the KENET recruitment portal at https://recruitment.kenet.or.ke for the detailed vacancy announcement and submission of applications.
Applications should be submitted not later than August 30, 2023. Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted to attend interviews at KENET.
NOTE: Applications submitted in hard copy format will not be considered.
KENET is an equal opportunity employer and promotes diversity. Female candidates as well as candidates from marginalized or semi-arid areas are encouraged to apply.
A competitive remuneration package commensurate with the position shall be offered to the successful candidates.
“The Participant hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of their personal data provided herein (Refer to KENET data consent form in the online job
Application portal) for purposes of completing this application process. Further, the participant understands that KENET may continue to hold the provided personal information about the Participant in their database, whether the participant shall be successful in this application process or not and such information may be used for any future opportunity that may match the skills of the participant'.
NB: The participant has the right to withdraw their consent provided above by writing to info@kenet.or.ke at any time and once they have withdrawn their consent, KENET shall cease any further processing of their provided personal data”.
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