M-KOPA
is a mobile technology company that uses mobile payments to offer consumer
financing for energy products and services, targeted at off-grid users.
The
M-KOPA payment system uses mobile payments as a way to pay slowly for renewable
energy for a range of applications such as solar lighting or mobile charging.
Background
M-KOPA
was founded in 2011 following a successful commercial pilot using mobile
services to collect payments for use of energy. The company’s first scaled
commercial application is off-grid solar power systems, undergoing commercial
roll-out across Kenya from May 2012.
M-KOPA
was incubated by Signal Point Partners (www.signalpointpartners.com).
The
partners and management team of M-KOPA include several former executives
responsible for the initiation and scaling of M-PESA, the award-winning mobile
financial service platform in Kenya. M-KOPA has strong international investors
to help scale its business.
The Position
Title: System Administrator
Role: Managing the M-KOPA network and ensuring all network hardware and software assets and computers are running optimally
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Start Date: September 2012
Reporting to: Head of Technology
Responsibilities Include:
- Manage M-KOPA’s
Windows based network, both in terms of software configuration and
hardware maintenance
- Manage all of M-KOPA’s
Linux and Windows servers
- Support all
M-KOPA end users with Windows, Macintosh, Office and other common
applications
- Work to ensure
the M-KOPA internet service has minimal downtime by improving and managing
the operation and configuration of the failover link
- Determine
hardware and infrastructure requirements for M-KOPA and create
configuration plans and solutions to support the requirements
- Identification
and procurement of hardware required for IT
Skills & Experience
- Experience with
Microsoft Server Administration including Active Directory, DHCP, printer
management, user share management and other related services.
- End User Support
– Ability to install, troubleshoot and repair Laptop, Desktop, Server and
Printer hardware and software. This will include Windows, Linux and Apple
OS based machines.
- Experience
assisting with the installation, configuration and cabling of Routers,
Switches, Hubs and Firewalls
- Experience
supporting VPN clients.
- Experience
troubleshooting end user network connectivity issues.
- Technical
Understanding of network protocols and services including (TCP/IP, FTP,
DNS, DHCP, SMTP etc). Should have experience troubleshooting LAN, WAN and
WLAN issues.
- Experience
dealing with security issues (malware/virus cleaning, hardware hardening
etc.)
- Ability to
effectively communicate and work closely with M-KOPA staff to determine
needs and assist with systems requirements.
- Excellent Verbal
and Written Skills
Contacts: Please send a cover
letter outlining your interest in this role and a CV to: apps@m-kopa.com by
August 15th, 2012.
