Job Description

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is the principal revenue collector for the Government of Kenya with the primary goal to deliver Kenya to financial self-sufficiency through effective tax revenue mobilization.

KRA is seeking a result-oriented, self-driven individual of high integrity to fill the position of Deputy Commissioner – Technology Innovation and Artificial Intelligence.

Purpose of the job: The Deputy Commissioner Technology Innovation & Artificial Intelligence will be responsible for defining the technologies necessary to attain KRA’s objectives and the transitional processes for implementing new technologies r response to changing needs

Key Responsibilities of the job:

1. Strategy – Lead the creation and evolution of an enterprise architecture function.

2. Innovation and Continuous Improvement – Oversees research and information gathering to monitor the industry solution landscape.

3. Business Partnering – Provide advisory to senior management on required investment to drive key application integration initiatives across KRA

4. Big Data Capture & Analytics – Drive the technical planning, research and architectural design for KRA’s big data platform, including big data lifecycle management, big data storage systems data security and data governance.

5. Database Integration – Develop a data modeling and design capability that effectively integrates data and support new data development ensuring consistency and integration with existing data structures.

6. People Leadership – Lead cross-functional teams on software and application technology selection, design considerations, evaluation criteria, due diligence requirements and any other related software technology selection and adoption techniques.

Candidate Profile

The job holder should possess the following minimum qualifications:

1. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or any other related field

2. A minimum of ten (10) years working experience in IT enterprise / application / information architecture.

3. A Certification by a relevant professional body e.g. a certified Information Security Manager (CISM) or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).

How to Apply

Interested candidates are advised to visit our website (www.kra.go.ke) for a more detailed job description for the role. All applications from qualified candidates must be submitted online.

The application process is on the Careers page on the KRA website.

Closing date for applications is 20th January, 2020.

KRA does not Charge any application, processing, Interviewing or any other fee in connection with the recruitment or the application process.

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