{"id":853875,"date":"2026-01-18T23:50:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T20:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/?post_type=job_listing&p=853875"},"modified":"2026-01-18T23:50:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T20:50:37","slug":"853875-kemri-ict-assistant-kisumu","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/vacancy\/853875-kemri-ict-assistant-kisumu\/","title":{"rendered":"ICT Assistant"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you an IT expert ready to advance healthcare innovation in Kisumu? Join the KEMRI\/MSD HIV Trials as an ICT Assistant<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Background Information<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Kenya Medical Research Institute, Centre for Microbiology Research- Research Care and Training Program (KEMRI, CMR), in collaboration with Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC (MSD), is conducting Phase 3 HIV treatment and prevention clinical trials at our Clinic located in Lumumba Sub-County Hospital, Kisumu. The trials have the following vacancies:<\/p>\n

INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) ASSISTANT JOB GROUP KMR 7 (1 Position)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Reports to<\/strong>: Study Coordinator
\nLocation:<\/strong> KISUMU
\nDuration:<\/strong> 1 year Renewable Contract<\/p>\n

Duties and Responsibilities:<\/h4>\n
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  1. Provide Tier 1-2 technical support (onsite\/remote), manage the helpdesk queue, and document issues, resolutions, and SOPS.<\/li>\n
  2. Set up, secure, and maintain staff endpoints and specialized clinic\/lab workstations, including printers and peripherals.<\/li>\n
  3. Administer and secure network infrastructure (pfSense firewall, VPNs, VLANs, NAT, QoS, Wi-Fi), and monitor network performance, uptime, and security events.<\/li>\n
  4. Manage core network services including IP addressing, DNS, DHCP, and maintain updated network diagrams and system inventories.<\/li>\n
  5. Operate, patch, and monitor Ubuntu servers hosting systems such as Zimbra mail and OpenMRS (application, web, database, and related services).<\/li>\n
  6. Plan, implement, and maintain Domain Controller services (Active Directory\/LDAP), including GPOs, endpoint joining\/migration, and secure authentication.<\/li>\n
  7. Ensure reliable backups, perform restore tests, maintain disaster recovery runbooks, enforce access controls, and support compliance with data protection and GCP requirements.<\/li>\n
  8. Support lab and facility systems (temperature monitoring, CCTV\/NVR), maintain asset registers, assist in audits, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Required Qualifications:<\/h4>\n
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    1. Diploma in Information Technology\/Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience).<\/li>\n
    2. Experience in systems\/network administration in a production environment will be an added advantage<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Desirable Qualities<\/strong><\/p>\n

        \n
      • Skilled in pfSense management, including firewall rules, VPNS, VLANS, Captive Portal, and high-availability concepts, with strong understanding of networking and security best practice<\/li>\n
      • Proficient in Ubuntu Server (services, permissions, systemd, hardening, backups) and Windows Server\/Active Directory (DNS\/DHCP, Group Policy, domain management)<\/li>\n
      • Experienced with Zimbra email server administration (anti-spam\/AV, TLS\/DMARC) and OpenMRS on Ubuntu, including Tomcat\/Java lifecycle tasks, MySQL\/MariaDB operations, logs, and bac<\/li>\n
      • Capable of developing Bash and Python scripts for automation, system optimization, and routine maintenance Skilled in CCTV\/NVR administration, storage management, backup tooling, restore testing, and maintaining disciplined documentation for operational reliability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Terms of employment<\/strong>: This is a one (1) year contract, renewable subject to availability of funds<\/strong>, with a probation period for the first 3 months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":715154,"template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_promoted":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_job_salary_unit":"","_job_how_to_apply":"

        Successful candidates will be required to provide the following: Certificate of good conduct, Higher Education Loans Board compliance certificate, KRA Tax compliance Certificate, Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission clearance.<\/p>\r\n

        Kindly attach your CV, cover letter, copies of certified academic and professional certificates, testimonials and other relevant documents.<\/p>\r\n

        All the applications to be done through KEMRI E-Recruitment Portal on or before 26th January, 2026, 5.00 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

        Only Short listed candidates will be contacted.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

        KEMRI IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER COMMITED TO DIVERSITY; PERSONS WHO ARE ABLED DIFFERENTLY, WOMEN, YOUTH AND THOSE FROM MARGINALIZED AREAS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. KEMRI DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF ITS RECRUITMENT PROCESS INCLUDING APPLICATION, INTERVIEW AND PROCESSING OF OFFER LETTER.IF ASKED FOR A FEE, REPORT SUCH REQUEST IMMEDIATELY.<\/strong><\/p>"},"job_listing_region":[217],"job-categories":[632],"job-types":[8],"class_list":{"0":"post-853875","1":"job_listing","2":"type-job_listing","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","5":"hentry","6":"job_listing_region-kisumu","7":"job_listing_category-it-or-computer-science","8":"job_listing_type-entry-level","10":"job-type-entry-level"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/853875","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/715154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=853875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_region?post=853875"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-categories?post=853875"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=853875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}