ICT Cloud Officer
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Industry NGO / Non-Profit Associations Founded 1971 Type Public Website http://www.msf.org/en/ Address MSF East Africa Unit Mayfair Center 4th floor Ralph Bunche Road PO Box 60204-00200 Nairobi Kenya
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Tasks & Responsibilities
- Lead the design and implementation of hybrid cloud infrastructure, ensuring alignment with organizational needs and security standards.
- Manage Microsoft cloud including Azure, Exchange Online/M365, and Windows Server components.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation, procedures, and configuration standards for cloud systems and networks.
- Ensure robust backup, disaster recovery, and system hardening practices.
- Collaborates to long-term networking strategy and cloud migration roadmap in collaboration with ICT leadership.
- Support in virtualization platforms (VMware, Hyper-V etc) and DevOps tools (Terraform, Ansible, Docker).
- Implement proactive monitoring and alerting systems to detect and resolve cloud infrastructure issues before service impact.
- Conduct regular security audits and vulnerability assessments to ensure compliance with MSF ICT policies and external frameworks as CIS & NIST.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and other MSF entities to integrate cloud-native solutions and enhance operational efficiency.
- Resource optimization: regularly review recommendations (Azure Advisor, ...) related to VMs’ sizing and avoid over- or under-provisioning.
- Continuous Improvement: Proactively make suggestions to increase efficiency and reduce overhead.
- Incident Management: investigate and resolve incidents and alerts.
- Monitor cloud infrastructure health, resource quotas and log to ensure optimal performance.
- Manage and support the deployment and configuration of azure virtual machines, virtual networks, load balancing, and scaling solutions.
- Collaborate with the applications team to deploy, install, and support HQ and field applications.
- Develop and maintain PowerShell Scripts to automate routine tasks and improve operational efficiency.
Qualifications
Education
- Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
- Certifications; Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate, Azure Network Engineer Associate, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert (Plus).
Experience
- Minimum 5 years in network and ICT cloud infrastructure roles
- Language; English (required)
Knowledge
- Expertise in networking (TCP/IP, VLANs, DNS, IPsec)
- Cloud platforms (Azure etc)
- Microsoft systems (M365, Azure AD, Intune)
- Virtualization (VMware, Hyper-V etc)
- Backup/storage (Veeam, HP 3PAR etc)
- Linux, DevOps tools, IaaC
- Basic database administration (asset)
Competencies
- Strong troubleshooting and organizational skills, autonomous and collaborative mindset, adaptable to change, and willingness to work outside office hours when needed.
- Knowledge of Azure DevOps is desirable.
Conditions and Benefits:
- Job Location: MSF Eastern Africa office in Nairobi (Kenya)
- Contract: Open-ended Full-time contract.
- Start date: ASAP.
- Salary: An annual salary of EUR 23,296 at HQ Grade 7 based on a full-time appointment with an annual increment of 2% every year up to a maximum of 10 years.
- Work-life balance financial benefit; ranging between EUR 247 to 295/month based on individual & administrative status. This amount may be used to cover accommodation and utilities, transportation, etc.
- Other benefits include; 25 days of annual leave, Employer Pension contribution and medical insurance cover (staff and family) based on MSF EA terms/conditions.