Supervisor, Systems Administration

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)

The Kenya Revenue Authority was established by an Act of Parliament, Chapter 469 of the laws of Kenya, which became effective on 1st July 1995. KRA is charged with collecting revenue on behalf of the government of Kenya.

The core functions of the Authority are: -

To assess, collect and account for all revenues in accordance with the written laws and the specified provisions of the written laws.
To advise on matters relating to the administration of, and collection of revenue under the written laws or the specified provisions of the written laws.
To perform such other functions in relation to revenue as the Minister may direct.

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https://www.kra.go.ke

Supervisor, Systems Administration

Job Summary

The jobholder shall be responsible for day-to-day installation, configuration and maintenance of ICT systems software to support the normal business operations of the Authority.

Duties and responsibilities

  • Configure servers as per user requirements.
  • Installs, configures and maintains software.
  • Implement relevant software updates and patches and service packs on servers to ensure they are up to date.
  • Monitor system performance and address potential issues to ensure services are available.
  • Deploy application software releases as per deployment instructions.
  • Maintain documentation for server parameters and system settings.
  • Reviews documented processes and procedures including server inventory.
  • Provides technical assistance and subject matter expertise to Authority applications developers and testers.
  • Coordinate, monitor and tune to ensure availability of database system resources.
  • Implement database interventions to resolve issues where applications cannot be used.
  • Monitor and optimize performance of the database.
  • Build new databases as per approved business requirements.
  • Test, problem resolve and implement relevant software upgrades, patches and new installations.

Person specifications

For appointment to this job, the candidate must have:

  • A Bachelor’s degree in IT/ Management Information Systems / Business IT/ Computer Science / Business Administration / Management Course or any other related course from a recognized institution
  • Membership of ISACA professional body or any other relevant technical professionally recognized body.
  • Certification in Red Hat/Unix/Linux Certified Systems Administrator/Microsoft Engineer.
  • Minimum of 3 years work experience in a similar role.

Methods of application:

Interested and qualified candidates are invited to submit their application using the link provided below

https://www.kra.go.ke/careers/414-application-guidelines?utm_source=Jobinkenya

Note:
Applications are to be submitted not later than: June/16/2025

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