On the wave of the oil boom of the 1940s, a national carrier was born in 1954.
Initially, Kuwait Airways Company served a limited network of Basra, Abadan,
Beirut, Damascus and Jerusalem; however, a year later the fledgling carrier
was facing economic hardship, and the government of Kuwait took a 50% interest
in the airline, subsequently doubling the company's capital. Having entered
the rough and tumble world of aviation, the government finally took 100% share
in Kuwait Airways.
Kuwait Airways entered the jet age in 1962 by leasing a Comet 4-C, the world's
first jet-engined airliner. In the 1960s, the national carrier rapidly
expanded its route map, and scheduled services to London began three times a
week. To keep pace with fast-moving aviation requirements, three Boeing 707s
were delivered in 1968. Ten years later, Kuwait Airways had an all Boeing 707
fleet of eight aircraft.
In 1978, Kuwait Airways entered the wide-body age by taking delivery of its
first two B747-200s, adding a third the following year. This expansion
permitted Kuwait Airways to extend its network to New York to the west and
Manila to the east.
Modernization of the fleet continued, and four B727-200s were delivered in
1980-1981. Two years later, eight Airbus A310s and A300-600s were delivered,
and in 1986 three Boeing 767-200ER aircraft joined the wide-body fleet.
Following the destruction of its premises and 15 of its aircraft during the
Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, the airline was relaunched. Moreover, the company
was restored after the Liberation of Kuwait, and a basic strategy was
constituted to expand its operations around the world. After the Liberation of
Kuwait until 1998, the Kuwaiti Airways fleet consisted of 17 aircraft.
In 2016, the airline was formally registered as a private company and its
Corporate identity was rebranded to reflect its modernization and
transformation. Focused on customer centricity and efficiency the airline
initiated restructure programs on its organization, operations, and services
to meet and exceed its stakeholders expectations. In 2022, the airline
established a transformative program that envelops four main pillars across
the domains of Environment Social and Governance (ESG), Performance, Customer
Experience and Growth.
Today, with a diverse workforce of around 7,000 employees distributed
globally, Kuwait Airways operates one of the youngest fleet in the region,
owning 32 aircraft and operating to more than 60 direct flight destinations
from its single airline hub in Terminal 4, located at Kuwait International
Airport. Plus an additional 82 destinations through its partnership with other
airlines. The airline will further expand its network when it takes delivery
of other narrow bodied aircraft including seven wide bodied A330-900neo and
two A350-900.
"Kuwait Airways is activity recruiting for the position of Deputy Director
Information Technology (Development & Support). In this role your
responsibilities will include but not limited to:"
Basic Function and Scope:
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Plans, coordinates, manages and participates in the activities of the various
departments in software development and technical support in various technical
and commercial fields. Prepares, plans and monitors numerous projects related
to technical and commercial services to ensure that they meet the company's
standards in information technology and user needs and are completed on
schedule. He also heads several task forces for strategic projects directly
related to senior management to ensure continuous support for the profit-
producing departments in the company. Sets short and long-term plans for
developing goals, prepares budgets, evaluates software packages and databases,
reviews and develops them, and implements technical standards and procedures
related to the development of operational systems, technical support, and
consumption of its sectors to submit them to the director of the department.
Manages and coordinates maintenance, modification and debugging of systems and
ensures cost avoidance in IT applications. He also participates in
international meetings on related topics.
Tasks and Duties:
* Manage the division staff and operations. Performs supervisory duties and exercises financial authority at the level established by management for the position.
* Manage division plan in alignment with corporate and IT strategy, goals, and operating requirements.
* Work with IT teams as strategic driver and subject expertise to support enterprise applications in line with IT strategic plan.
* Provide first class support service. Liaise with service desk and 3rd parties to ensure prompt resolution of problems pertaining to enterprise & support applications according and in line with the approved SLA.
Requirements**
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Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineer
* 15 years of experience in systems development and technical support in the airline industry or a related field, including 4 years of supervisory and project management experience.
* Good knowledge of English and Arabic.
I'm interested
Closing Date
16/07/2023*
Industry
Airline - Aviation
Work Experience
*5+ years *
City
*Kuwait *
Province
*Kuwait *
Country
*Kuwait *
Postal Code
*40001