WACREN

As part of the development of its infrastructure and roll out of new applications and services to the community it serves, WACREN is upgrading its NOC infrastructure. This means WACREN requires a range of equipment suitable for upgrading its NOC equipment, including devices and software related to network security, servers, desktops and control room video systems, as well as Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) to the Network Operation Center hosted in the WACREN HQ in Accra, Ghana.

1. Background

WACREN is the West and Central African Research and Education Network which supports interconnections and fosters collaboration between R&E institutions in the region and international peers by building and operating a world class network infrastructure, developing state of the art services, promoting collaboration among national, regional, and international R&E communities, and building the human capacity of the REN community. 

WACREN is searching for a capable DevOps engineer on a short-term basis to further develop the eduID.africa platform and move it from its current pilot state to a production-grade system. 

Please see the Terms of Reference attached.

WACREN recherche des collaborateurs de la communauté NREN pour la mise en œuvre de son programme Women-in-WACREN.

L'initiative a développé une communauté de femmes dans les NRENs africains, promouvant les programmes d'études STEM (Science, Technologie, Ingénierie et Mathématiques) et présentant des opportunités avec la diversité et l'inclusion.