QUALIFICATIONS,REQUIREMENTS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Basic Salary Scale: Ksh. 46,120.00 - 65,860.00 pm (CPSB 08) House Allowance: Ksh. 22,000.00 pmCommuter Allowance: Ksh. 6,000.00 pmOther Allowances as Per the SRC CircularsTerms of Service: Permanent and PensionableRequirement of AppointmentServed as ICT Officer I for a minimum period of three (3) years in the Public Service or in a comparable and relevant position in the private sector; A Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields: Computer Science, Information Communication Technology, Bachelor of Business Information Technology or equivalent qualification from a recognized University; Membership to a relevant professional bodyNetworking certification in either CCNA, CCNP, CompTIA Network+ or equivalent certification; Demonstrated competency in the implementation and administration of various security tools such as Firewalls, Intrusion Prevention Systems, Web application firewalls, Anti-DDOS, Antivirus, DLP; Knowledge of Virtualization Technologies such as VMWare, Hyper-V, Red Hat Virtualization. Duties and Responsibilities -:Monitoring information systems operations, activities, functions and making recommendations for improvements in overall planning, efficiency and quality in these areas;Monitoring and analyzing intrusion detection systems (IDS) to identify security issues for remedy;Manage day-to-day support for infrastructure and security components such as network switches, firewalls, and WAN connectivity, VPN and endpoint solutions;Developing, implementing and maintaining of datacenter, data processing platforms and technologies;Defining, analyzing and periodically reviewing the cyber security strategy and roadmap based on the evolving threat landscape and ensure risks identified are mitigated;Participating in the identification and documentation of characteristics of existing and possible new potential security incidents and de ne impact levels; Implementing corrective action for identified security weaknesses or incidents; Coordinating all procedures necessary to ensure the safety of information systems and to protect systems from intentional or inadvertent access or destruction; Coordinating computer security incident response activities for the County, coordinating the investigations, recording and reporting of the incidents; Coordinating periodic and on-demand system audits and vulnerability assessments, including user accounts, application access, system and external web integrity scans to determine compliance; Assisting in planning and execution of incident management and forensics tasks including malware detection, reverse engineering and application intrusion (forensics) analysis; Keeping abreast with current ICT industry trends to enhance efficiency in ICT service delivery.