About Joseph Marwa:
I am a technology enthusiast with over ten years’ experience in information systems development and administration.
I have acquired knowledge and skills over the years with proven success in various technology skills that have enabled me to build various server and application systems
Besides these technical skills, I have also earned leadership skills through managing teams and foreseeing project completion from requirements gathering to deployment.
I enjoy challenges and engaging in projects that require me to think/ work outside my comfort zone and knowledge set, allowing me to research and learn new things.
Experience
Career Experience
May2019 – Feb 2023 Senior Systems Administrator
Kenya Network Information Center
I am head of the technical department responsible for overseeing departmental operations and ensuring they are aligned to KeNIC’s strategic objectives. I work closely with the management team to support KeNIC’s business objectives.
I am responsible for ensuring proper technical systems are in place to support the overall company operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure appropriate infrastructure and software systems in place to support the organizational needs internally and externally
- Manage and oversee departmental operations ensuring efficiency.
- Supervise and manage the technical team and ensure high level of expected performance.
- Ensure KeNIC's strategic plan departmental initiatives are aligned and prepare action plan for the same
- Prepare and submit board papers and other management reports as may be required.
- Prepare department reports and share to relevant stakeholders.
- Support CEO and management team in required activities to drive company sustainability.
- Keep management afloat with departmental performance at relevant intervals
- Assign project tasks to technical team ensuring optimal implementation according to expected outcomes.
- Research and identify new opportunities to diversify KeNIC products and services for sustainability
- Represent KeNIC as may be required in external company functions, events, seminars, workshops as may be required
- Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, benchmarking state-of-the-art practices and participating in professional societies.
- Accomplish financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective action.
- Provide technical training to teams when required and serve as a technical mentor to team members.
September 2012 - May2019 Lead Systems Engineer
Reelforge Media Intelligence
Key responsibilities
- Linux systems administration in Debian and OpenSUSE Operating Systems including Bash scripting.
- Database systems administration using MySQL/MariaDB server including replication setup.
- Web application development for company apps
- Mail server management.
- Cloud and storage virtualization technologies including Google Cloud & Object Storage and Amazon S3.
- Development of recoding applications using tuner cards; analogue TV/FM, DVBT(Digital Video Broadcasting – Terrestrial), DVBS(Digital Video Broadcasting – Satellite) and DVBC(Digital Video Broadcasting – Cable).
- Development of audio and visual detection applications using artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies
- Ensuring that the company’s technical network is stable and secure.
Education
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
BSc. Information Technology
2008 – 2012
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