Vacancy title:
ICT

Jobs at:
Incentro Africa

Deadline of this Job:
16th December 2018

Duty Station:
Nairobi, Kenya

Summary
Date Posted: 3rd December 2018 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Company

JOB DETAILS:

We believe happy people deliver excellent results. This is why we exist, to create a working environment where our staff can do what they were born to do: create software that makes impact. We build interesting web/app solutions for the Dutch and Kenyan market either commissioned by our customers or own solutions in interesting partnerships.

We manage this by being transparent, honest and giving full responsibility to our colleagues. We celebrate success and understand that in order to succeed, you need to be allowed to fail as well. By doing this, we already opened 10 offices in the Netherlands, Spain, Turkey and now in Kenya with almost 300 happy employees and 130+ happy customers. Do you want to pursue happiness with us? Join us now!

About our Google Cloud solutions
Cloud is booming! And there are good reasons for it. Why would you invest in on-premise infrastructure if you can just pay for what you use. Having cost effective, secure and scalable cloud solutions gives ours customers great competitive advantage. Cloud is the future, and it is here now. We are the only Google Premier Partner in Kenya and offer the best of the Cloud to our customers in east Africa!

Profile Summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic, flexible person that understands the Cloud and help our customers make the transit smoothly.
With this opportunity you will get to know the Google Cloud inside and out, after which you are able to configure and transfer on-premise solutions to the Google Cloud. We offer an official training program and support you to get certified as Google Cloud Architect.

We are looking for someone who likes to work in a complex environment with inspiring colleagues, inspiring clients and lots of learning opportunities.
With your ambitions and drive to get better everyday, you bring energy and inspiration to the team of Google Cloud consultants that share different kinds of knowledges (from sales to programming). You will assist in shaping our strategy and build a close relationship with both our team in Nairobi and also with our specialists in the Netherlands.

Responsibilities

•  You will have an important role in establishing a team for our office in Nairobi that will deliver great Google Cloud solutions.
  
•  You will discuss our GCP migration and implementation with the Google tech support team, our Dutch specialists and work towards the best possible solutions.
  
•  You are all round and able to development and implementation of Google Cloud solutions together with our Dutch certified Google consultants
  

Requirements

•  Understanding of and experience in cloud platforms, and how to operate in them.
  
•  Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases.
  
•  You understand how networks and infrastructure works have and are familiar with their protocols.
  
•  Previous experience with working in an team would be a great advantage!
  
•  Minimum of 1 year of work experience as a network engineer
  
•  Minimum a Bachelor’s degree in relevant areas e.g. ICT, Computer Science, web design, etc.
  
•  Strong English written and oral communication skills and are not scared of discussing possible solutions with customers.
  
•  Cultural awareness and the ability to work with Western management.
  
•  Entrepreneurial spirit, willing to assist in a growing office.
  
•  Energized and passionate about all you do in life.
  
•  Flexible, open for new challenges and able to think out of the box.
  
•  Responsible for finishing the work on time.
  
•  Real team player who works together with other specialists in order to create the best result.
  
•  Your assertive attitude enables you to collaborate remotely in a virtual team.
  Benefits
  
•  The opportunity to train and become a Google certified expert in Google Cloud.
  
•  Healthcare and a healthy lunch at the office
  
•  Working with and receiving training and coaching from some of the best developers of The Netherlands.
  
•  Working in an agile environment with little hierarchy, lots of autonomy and many growing opportunities with a great focus on employee happiness.
  
•  Play in the top league, work at the only Google Premier Partner in Kenya
  
• Great employment opportunity with room for creativity, development of your own career and inspiring team building. In the Netherlands we were awarded the ‘Best Place to Work – Award’ in 2017.
  
•  A competitive salary