Information Technology Officer -EMA 298 views

JOB DESCRIPTION

Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons to fill the following position of Information Technology Officer that has arisen within the Environmental Management Agency (EMA).

Station: Head Office
Reporting to: The Principal Officer – Information Technology

The job incumbent will be responsible for establishing and maintaining a corporate-wide information management system to ensure that information assets are adequately protected.

Duties and Responsibilities entail:

• Formulating the Agency’s information security policies.
• Conducting Enterprise Information Asset risk exposure.
• Identifying any vulnerabilities that may exist on the Agency’s IT. infrastructure and communicating possible mitigation strategies.
• Monitoring network usage to ensure compliance with Agency IT. policies
• Providing end-user communication for service outages, system upgrades, service improvements, service implementation, and service retirements.
• Managing all security breaches and assessing their damage.
• Administration of roles, authorisation and utilisation of users in SAP ERP and CRM.
• Developing and reviewing standard operating procedures for workstations, mobile devices, printers, and other devices routinely.
• Spearheading I.T. assigned projects in a cost effective manner.
• Providing telephone and on-site support to IT. users within the Agency.
• Performing penetration testing.
• Conducting routine maintenance of hardware and software infrastructure.
• Maintaining accurate documentation of backups, storage, maintenance tasks and procedures carried out on the Agency’s IT. systems.
• Working with development teams to ensure mitigation of vulnerabilities during development.
• Maintaining IT. asset inventory and other appropriate registers.
• Training and supporting staff as required.

Qualification, Experience and Competences:

• Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Information Technology or any other relevant qualification from a recognized institution.
• Security certification is an added advantage
• At least three (3) years’ experience ina similar position.
• At least Class 4 driver’s license