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wanjala.dev
Nairobi, Kenya · Open to opportunities

Glenn Wanjala.

IT Operations & Infrastructure Professional who keeps enterprise systems reliable, secure and documented — and builds the tools that take the repetitive work away.

5+
Years in IT operations
200+
Endpoints supported
Tier 1–3
Support delivered
5
Organisations served

About

IT Operations professional with over five years of experience supporting enterprise IT environments across public-sector institutions and private-sector organisations in Kenya. Hands-on experience in Microsoft 365 administration, identity and access management, cybersecurity, enterprise networking, vendor coordination, and process automation.

Skilled at translating technical complexity into plain language for non-technical staff, and at bringing structure and documentation to environments that lack it. Experienced supporting distributed teams across sites with real infrastructure constraints.

Currently learning

  • IT Service Management (ITIL)
  • Cloud technologies (Azure, AWS)
  • Cybersecurity
  • iOS development (Swift, Xcode)
  • AI tools & developer productivity

Experience

Five years keeping things running

Public-sector institutions and private-sector organisations across Kenya — enterprise support, infrastructure, security and the automation that ties it together.

ICT Officer

Public sector · national institution

Current role

Enterprise ICT support across multiple departments, keeping technology reliable and secure while contributing to service improvements and digital transformation.

  • Tier 1–3 support for enterprise systems, resolving complex hardware, software, network and infrastructure issues while maintaining high service availability.
  • Cybersecurity strengthened through vulnerability assessments, user access reviews and proactive recommendations.
  • Microsoft 365 and Active Directory administration — provisioning, access changes and offboarding.
  • Infrastructure and performance monitoring, identifying recurring issues and implementing preventative fixes.
  • Python automation for operational reporting and repetitive administrative tasks.
  • Technical documentation, SOPs and knowledge articles that support business continuity.
Windows ServerMicrosoft 365Active DirectoryAzureNetworkingCybersecurityPython

ICT Officer

Public sector · national institution

≈1 year

Supported ICT operations and digital transformation programmes, strengthening infrastructure and raising operational efficiency across departments.

  • Designed an automated patch-management framework in PowerShell and Bash, bringing estate-wide patching inside a 72-hour window.
  • Administered distributed LAN, WAN and VSAT infrastructure across multiple sites with real infrastructure constraints.
  • Diagnosed and resolved complex infrastructure and networking issues, reducing operational downtime.
  • Streamlined document management processes and improved access to organisational information.
  • Delivered digital literacy and cybersecurity awareness training that promoted secure practices.
  • Produced technical documentation and implementation guides that improved knowledge transfer.
Windows ServerLinuxPowerShellBashCiscoLAN / WANVSATMicrosoft 365

ICT Support Engineer

Enterprise technology provider

≈2 years

Enterprise ICT support for banking and commercial clients, supporting technology implementations alongside day-to-day service delivery.

  • Managed high volumes of enterprise support requests, consistently exceeding SLA targets.
  • Supported banking system implementations — deployment, testing, user onboarding and post-production support.
  • Resolved infrastructure, application and networking incidents, reducing service disruption.
  • Collaborated with implementation, development and support teams to deliver enterprise projects.
  • Delivered user training that improved adoption and reduced recurring support requests.
Enterprise applicationsSQLWindows ServerNetworkingIncident management

Banking Systems Support Analyst

Financial technology services

≈6 months

Advanced application and infrastructure support for enterprise banking systems, keeping operations stable and critical incidents short.

  • Tier 3 support for a core banking platform, troubleshooting complex application and database issues.
  • SQL queries for data validation, reconciliation and operational reporting.
  • Coordinated user onboarding, account provisioning and system access management.
  • Supported ICT procurement and vendor coordination.
  • Assisted with backup management, endpoint security and preventive maintenance.
Core banking systemsSQLWindows ServerActive Directory

ICT Support Officer

Public sector · multi-site operations

≈2 years

Enterprise ICT infrastructure and end-user services in a mission-critical environment spanning multiple locations.

  • Supported over 200 enterprise workstations, servers and peripherals, keeping business-critical services available.
  • Managed ICT asset deployment, maintenance and lifecycle activities, improving asset visibility.
  • Coordinated with vendors for servicing, maintenance and procurement.
  • Improved network performance through proactive monitoring and preventive maintenance.
  • Assisted in implementing physical and logical security controls.
  • Contributed to disaster recovery planning in support of business continuity.
Windows ServerActive DirectoryCiscoLAN / WANAsset managementEndpoint security
Earlier experience
  • Freelance IT support

    Desktop, hardware and connectivity support for small businesses and individual clients.

  • ICT attachments

    Enterprise networking, VPN and firewall administration, PABX/IPPBX systems, server administration, software deployment and ICT inventory — across telecoms, higher education and international NGO environments.

Employers and dates aren’t listed here

Employers, dates, institutions and references are shared on request — just get in touch.

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Capabilities

What I work with

From Active Directory and Entra ID through to the Python and PowerShell that automates the parts nobody should be doing by hand.

IT Operations

  • Infrastructure management
  • Enterprise support
  • Service delivery
  • IT governance
  • Business continuity
  • Disaster recovery

Microsoft 365 & Cloud

  • Microsoft 365 administration
  • SharePoint
  • Teams
  • Exchange Online
  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • Azure
  • AWS fundamentals

Identity & Access

  • User lifecycle management
  • Provisioning & deprovisioning
  • RBAC
  • SSO
  • MFA
  • Access governance

Infrastructure

  • Windows Server
  • Linux
  • macOS
  • Active Directory
  • Hyper-V
  • Enterprise backup
  • Endpoint management

Networking

  • LAN
  • WAN
  • TCP/IP
  • VPN
  • DNS
  • DHCP
  • Cisco
  • MPLS
  • VSAT

Security

  • Vulnerability management
  • Endpoint protection
  • Access control
  • Security auditing
  • Awareness training
  • Data Protection Act compliance

Programming & Automation

  • Python
  • SQL
  • PowerShell
  • Bash
  • Swift

Service Management

  • ITIL
  • Incident management
  • Problem management
  • Change management
  • SLA management
  • Root cause analysis

Projects

Things I've built

Automation that removed real drudgery at work — and an iOS app built from scratch, on my own time.

Bushel

iOS · iPadOS · macOS

A fast, private shopping list that turns “2kg Rice 1.80” into tidy quantity, unit and price tags — then shows you exactly where the money went.

Explore Bushel

ICT Process Automation

Python and PowerShell automation that streamlined administrative processes, reduced manual effort and improved reporting accuracy.

PythonPowerShellReporting

Patch Management Framework

An automated patching pipeline across distributed sites, bringing estate-wide patching inside a predictable 72-hour window.

PowerShellBashSecurity

Enterprise Banking Support

Deployment, testing, user onboarding, incident resolution and post-production support for core banking implementations.

Core bankingSQLTier 3

Digital Transformation

Digitisation work that modernised workflows, improved document management and lifted day-to-day operational efficiency.

ProcessDocumentationTraining

Education

  • BSc, Information Technology

    Details on request
  • Diploma, Information Technology

    Details on request
  • Certificate, Computer Applications

    Details on request

Institutions and graduation years are shared on request — a graduation year is a reliable proxy for a date of birth, so it doesn’t belong on a public page.

Languages

  • English

    Professional
  • Swahili

    Native
  • German

    Conversational

Let’s work together

Open to IT operations, infrastructure and support roles — in Nairobi or remote. The quickest way to reach me is email.

References available on request.