Graduate Trainee – Network Administration (2 Positions) at Kenya Education Network (KENET)

Kenya Education Network, (KENET), is the National Research and Education Network (NREN) of Kenya. KENET is licensed by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) as a not-for-profit operator serving the education and research institutions. KENET provides affordable, cost-effective and low-congestion Internet bandwidth services to member institution campuses in Kenya. We have setup a gateway to the advanced e-infrastructures for research that are available exclusively within the Research and Education Community anywhere in the world. We also provide shared services such as; co-location of servers, dedicated Virtual servers for e-learning systems, video and web conferencing, and capacity building for technical staff. KENET is the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) for the academic community.

Job Reference No. 2002302

KENET invites suitable recent university graduates to apply to join the one-year Graduate Trainee program at KENET that aims to develop capacity in network engineering, network administration, systems administration and applications development.

Requirements for the Job

• Applicants must have graduated less than two years from the date of this advert from recognized universities in areas of computer science or information systems or equivalent degree programs with demonstrated proficiency in one or more computer programing languages and interest in network administration.
• The candidates must be ready to work for end-user and in member campus network administration support roles.
• All candidates must have demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills, high ethical and moral standards and capable of working in teams with limited supervision.