MKOPA Senior System Engineer Job Vacancy

About M-KOPA Solar 
M-KOPA Solar, headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, is the global leader of "pay-as-you-go" energy for off- grid customers. The company was founded in 2011 by former executives behind M-PESA (the world's leading mobile payment platform) on the belief that mobile technology could revolutionize energy services in emerging markets the same way it has already revolutionized the delivery of communications and financial services. In under 2 years since commercial launch (Oct 2012), M-KOPA has connected over 100,000 homes in East Africa to solar power. As of Q4 2014 the company is adding over 10,000 new homes each month and employs nearly 500 full time staff with offices in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, the UK and Hong Kong. M-KOPA works in partnership with leading mobile network operators including Safaricom in Kenya, and is busy developing additional pay-as-you-go products and services. The company has also begun licensing its technology to partners in markets outside East Africa. In 2013 M-KOPA was given the Excellence in Sustainable Finance Award by the Financial Times and IFC, and in 2014 was selected by Bloomberg New Energy Finance as the world's top New Energy Pioneer. The company's innovative business model has been profiled in leading global media including The Economist, the BBC, Bloomberg, the Financial Times and Wired.

ROLE PROFILE 
M-KOPA is seeking

Position Title: Senior System Engineer 
Location: Nairobi, Kenya 
Position Start: ASAP 
Contract: Permanent 
Reporting to: Head of Technology Operations 


OVERALL PURPOSE 

Responsible for the design, building, deployment and maintenance of M-KOPA’s servers.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES 

Responsible for network and application security
Responsible for ensuring our servers and applications have 99.9% uptime
Resolve server or application related support issues

INCUMBENT REQUIREMENTS 

Education: Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

Experience: 
Great in design, building, deploying and managing virtual servers using VMWare or Hyper-V or Azure platforms
Experience working with cloud service providers such as Windows Azure and Amazon Web Services
Team leadership skills, assigning tasks to Junior engineers as well as following on tasks to completion
Project management skills
Ability to assess, plan and build on capacity
Demonstrated Windows Server Administration skills
Demonstrated SQL Server Database Administration skills
Experience working with monitoring tools such as PRTG or System Center 2012
At least 4 year experience in performing in a similar role
Solid understanding of network protocols and services
Experience dealing with server security issues
Ability to effectively communicate and work closely with M-KOPA staff to determine needs and assist with system requirements
Review all backups and periodically check the validity of the same by running trial restorations on tests servers
Scripting in Windows environment using PowerShell
Training and documentation of all systems
Attend to escalated support tickets on our service desk system
Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Knowledge / Skills: 

Windows Server 2012, SQL Server 2012, scripting

Beneficial: 
Microsoft SQL DBA Certification will be considered a plus
CCNA certification will be considered a plus
MCSE certification will be considered a plus
Linux Server Administration skills will be considered a plus
Scripting skills will be considered a plus
ITIL certification will be an added advantage

REMUNERATION 

A generous and competitive remuneration package will be offered to the successful candidate/s. TO APPLY To apply, send an updated detailed copy of your CV and a cover letter expressing why you feel you would be an excellent candidate for the role to careers@m-kopa.com with the subject EV-SSE-0215

PLEASE NOTE 
Due to the large number of applications received by us, we regret that you will not be contacted unless you are short listed for the post and invited for an interview. Therefore, if you have not heard from M-KOPA within 4 weeks of the date of the deadline your application, you should assume that you have not been successful on this occasion. This measure has been taken in the interests of efficiency and cost effectiveness and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.