Deputy Director, Enterprise Infrastructure at Digital Health Agency (DHA)

Description

• Facilitating design, implementation, and maintenance of enterprise infrastructure;
• Coordinating operation of all data centre hardware and equipment e.g. Routers and switches
• Ensuring network connectivity of all servers, workstations, telephony equipment, fax machines, and other network appliances.
• Overseeing the monitoring and administration of the data centers to ensure continued availability of services and respond to any arising enterprise infrastructure issue.
• Ensuring the planning, designing and implementing of secure data centres.
• Collaborating with relevant stakeholders on the development of enterprise infrastructure standards.
• Providing guidance on the application of appropriate software to monitor data centres.
• Coordinating research on emerging issues in data centres and recommending appropriate mitigations.
• Ensuring the development of relevant technical skills and service knowledge for staff within the enterprise infrastructure division.
• Coordinating the preparation of work plans and budgets for enterprise infrastructure division.
• Liaising with relevant stakeholders in the development and review of the health enterprise infrastructure.
• Collaborating with stakeholders on integration and sharing of information for improved service delivery across health sector.
• Overseeing large-scale infrastructure projects like server migrations, network upgrades, and system integrations.
• Ensuring the infrastructure can support future growth and business requirements.
• Negotiating contracts, ensuring performance standards are met, and overseeing Service-Level Agreements (SLAS) for enterprise infrastructure
• Overseeing the execution of the approved sectional work plans and budgets
• Overseeing performance improvement plans in the division
• Ensuring preparation of all monthly, quarterly, and annual reports for the division.

Requirements

• Cumulative period of fifteen (15) years relevant work experience, three (3) of which must have in the grade of Assistant Director, Enterprise Infrastructure or in an equivalent or comparable position
• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: – Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Information Technology (IT), Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Information Systems, Mathematics or in any other ICT related discipline from a recognized institution
• Master’s degree in any of the disciplines: – Computer Science, Information Technology, Network Administration, Software Engineering or related field from a recognized institution
• Relevant Certifications in Enterprise Infrastructure
• Certificate in Leadership Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized qualification;
• Professional certification in Project Management Professional (PMP) or PRINCE2 Practitioner is an added advantage;
• Membership to a relevant professional body where applicable and in good standing;
• Demonstrated experience in project management, preferably within ICT digital transformation or public-sector programmes is an added advantage; and
• Demonstrated a high degree of professional competence, managerial and administrative capability as reflected in work performance and results.