The Digital Health Agency (DHA) is a government body dedicated to transforming healthcare delivery through the integration of cutting-edge digital technologies. Our mission is to enhance healthcare accessibility, improve patient outcomes, and ensure data security by developing and maintaining a comprehensive digital health ecosystem across Kenya. We establish registries, create single sources of truth for clients, health facilities, healthcare providers, health products and technologies, and ensure health data portability while facilitating collection and analysis of data to inform policy and research in the health sector.Requirements The provided JSON list comprehensively details the technical and strategic responsibilities of the Director of Technology Services Key focus areas include policy development, secure infrastructure management, and the oversight of critical operations like the SOC and NOC The role emphasizes lifecycle management of digital health applications, from initial design and stakeholder collaboration to maintenance and performance optimization The responsibilities also highlight a commitment to enterprise interoperability, technical documentation, and the professional growth of the directorate's personnel Key Responsibilities Overseeing the development, implementation, and review of policies, strategies, guidelines, and regulations on digital health information technologies Facilitating the planning, design, implementation, and regulation of secure digital health infrastructure, networks, applications, and storage Overseeing administration and monitoring of digital health infrastructure, networks, and applications to ensure service availability Spearheading the development, implementation, and review of disaster recovery policies and procedures for digital health infrastructure and applications Overseeing the development of user management standards and procedures for digital health infrastructure and applications Facilitating the implementation of digital health enterprises, network, and security infrastructure in collaboration with stakeholders Overseeing the establishment, monitoring, and maintenance of the Digital Health Security Operations Center (SOC) Facilitating the establishment and maintenance of the Digital Health Network Operation Center (NOC) and monitoring performance Ensuring the incorporation of emerging technologies for digital health infrastructure, networks, and applications Overseeing the design, development, and review of applications using various programming languages Spearheading collaboration with stakeholders to design system scopes, objectives, and functional specifications based on user needs Coordinating the analysis, modification, testing, and debugging of existing systems to improve service efficiency Overseeing the development of technical documentation describing configurations and procedures for infrastructure and applications Ensuring the maintenance, upgrading, and patching of applications to ensure functionality and accessibility Facilitating performance optimization analysis on digital health infrastructure, networks, and applications Spearheading detailed analysis of existing systems, platforms, and applications in collaboration with relevant stakeholders Providing guidance on enterprise interoperability application architecture, system development, and information management standards Ensuring capacity building, professional development, and performance management of staff within the directorate Required Compliance Certificates Certificate of Good Conduct from Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Certificate of compliance from Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) Tax Compliance Certificate from Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Current Self Declaration form from Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) Certificate from Credit Reference Bureau (CRB)
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Director Digital Infrastructure & Development At Digital Health Agency (Dha)
Government
full time
Nairobi
Posted 1 day ago