Specialist, IT Platform Support Operations

Hiring organisations Expand Recruitment Services

⌖ Nairobi, Kenya◷ Full-time◫ On-site▣ IT
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Closing 8 Nov 2026
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Job particulars

Job title
Specialist, IT Platform Support Operations
Hiring organisation
s Expand Recruitment Services
Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Employment type
Full-time
Work arrangement
On-site
Industry
IT
Level
Management
Experience
4+ years
Posted
29 Oct 2026
Closing date
8 Nov 2026

Key responsibilities

  • Incident Management (25%)
  • Provide first-level support for incidents and service requests escalated to the Platform Support Operations team.
  • Ensure incidents are resolved within SLA or appropriate workarounds are provided while awaiting permanent resolution.
  • Availability Management (25%)
  • Monitor, analyse, and improve service availability.
  • Ensure systems, processes, tools, and support teams consistently meet agreed availability targets.
  • Problem Management (20%)
  • Escalate system issues and engage 2nd and 3rd level support teams for timely resolution.
  • Follow up on faults, bugs, and recurring issues affecting core and business systems.
  • Capacity Management (15%)
  • Optimize system performance and resource utilization through regular performance reviews.
  • Assess the impact of new services on existing infrastructure capacity.
  • Project Support (10%)
  • Provide technical support across project lifecycles, including requirements review, solution design, development, testing, and production deployment.
  • Change Management Governance (5%)
  • Ensure compliance with release and change management processes.
  • Support the Change Advisory Board (CAB) by providing inputs for change approvals, testing, and deployments.

Candidate requirements

  • Aminimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field;.
  • Aminimum of 4 years’ experience, including at least 3 years in systems/application support within a highly digitized environment.
  • Qualifications in ITIL, COBIT, PMP, PRINCE2, or similar certifications preferred.
  • Experience with cloud platforms, databases (Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL), monitoring tools, DevOps tools, and core banking systems.
  • Proven experience managing third-party vendors and support partners.
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