Cloud Services Engineer Jobs at National Information Technology Authority-Uganda (NITA-U)

Job Title:         Cloud Services Engineer (2)
Employer: National Information Technology Authority-Uganda (NITA-U)
Location: Kampala, Uganda

National Information Technology Authority-Uganda (NITA-U) is recruiting 2 Cloud Services Engineers

Duties:  
Take the lead role in Automation and Orchestration of all cloud services and applications and work with all types of project teams (including analysts, Architects and developers) to design, automate and orchestrate systems required to meet user needs.
Takes a Lead role in applying industry standard Site Reliability Engineering/DevOps tools & techniques to ensure all cloud infrastructure is highly-available & hardened against failures & security breaches.
Offers analytical and technical expertise on system integration, installation, replacement and upgrades of servers and operating systems.
Design and implement enhancements to existing databases. Work on extended assignments to debug or fix major database problems.
Develop and maintain a comprehensive library of all supporting documentation, and initiate corrective action to ensure all database servers and other cloud applications meet or exceed processing requirements for performance and reliability.

Education: The ideal candidate for the NITA-U Cloud Services Engineer career opportunitys hould hold a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering or a related degree.
Possession of a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or in a related field is an added advantage.
Certifications in Oracle 11g, Microsoft SQL Server 2012 or any relevant certification.
Cloud related certifications, e.g., CompTIA Cloud+ or Certified OpenStack Administrator, is an added advantage.

Experience: At least three (3) years overall Cloud computing Administration experience on large scale ICT related projects.
Previous experience in a hands on database administration role on Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, or MYSQL database server, including database backup and recovery experience.
Experience in hands on systems administration of cloud tools and technologies like, VMware , Software defined storage, openstack, KVM, Rackspace ,Hadoop, AZURE h) Significant experience designing, installing and administrating virtualized environments.
Proven experience in supporting production and non-production databases and applications.
Previous experience developing and using web-based APIs (especially REST-based APIs) is an added advantage

How to Apply:
All candidates who meet the job requirements/specifications and with the right personal attributes are invited to complete and submit their application form, download here, with a cover letter, supported by curriculum vitae, copies of certificates and testimonials, and must specify day time telephone contact, postal and email addresses of both the applicant and three referees, to the address below.

The Executive Director,
National Information Technology
Authority – UGANDA (NITA-U),
Palm Courts, Plot 7A, Rotary Avenue (former Lugogo bypass)
P.O. Box 33151, Kampala-Uganda

Or via email: rcip@nita.go.ug (application must not exceed 10MBs)

Applicants must also submit with their application verifiable evidence supporting previous relevant appointments such as appointment letters and employment contracts.

Deadline: 6th January 2017