Suwilanji Sinyinza
@suwilanjisinyinza
Senior ICT Officer specializing in digital forensics, systems analysis, and evidence-driven technical investigations.
What I'm looking for
I’m a results-driven ICT professional with 6+ years of experience in systems analysis, digital evidence management, and technical investigations. I focus on data analysis and system forensics, with a strong commitment to maintaining chain of custody and producing detailed technical reports that support compliance and decision-making.
As a Senior ICT Officer, I supervise the deployment, maintenance, and monitoring of ICT systems across 5 government departments, driving down system downtime by 30%. I lead user needs assessments and digital asset evaluations using forensic-level documentation, manage technical support to maintain 95% system availability, and ensure digital evidence processes follow security standards, compliance requirements, and chain of custody protocols.
I also strengthen teams through capacity building—training 100+ end-users on secure ICT systems and digital evidence handling. Previously, I served as an Applications Officer and IT Specialist, where I conducted investigations, improved uptime and downtime outcomes by 30%, and built solutions including a Pension’s Calculator (C#/MySQL) with comprehensive audit trails and Oracle monitoring for incident response.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior ICT Officer
Ministry of Justice
Feb 2025 - Present (1 year 3 months)
Supervise deployment, maintenance, and monitoring of ICT systems across 5 government departments, reducing system downtime by 30%. Ensure 95% system availability by managing incident resolution within SLA and overseeing digital evidence chain of custody, capacity building for 100+ end-users, and secure portal operations.
Applications Officer
Ministry of Justice
Aug 2021 - Jan 2025 (3 years 5 months)
Conduct systems analysis and digital asset assessments across 5 government departments, identifying security vulnerabilities and compliance gaps. Resolve 95% of technical incidents within SLA using root cause analysis, reduce system downtime by 30% through secure data handling, and train 100+ users on secure software and digital evidence handling.
IT Specialist
Prudential Life Assurance Zambia
Feb 2019 - Aug 2021 (2 years 6 months)
Performed database forensics to maintain 99.9% system integrity for critical financial data and automated backup/recovery, improving recovery efficiency by 40% through detailed logging. Designed and deployed a Pension's Calculator with audit trails, administered Oracle databases for monitoring and incident response, and investigated end-to-end CRM system requirements to improve data flow.
Technical Support Specialist (Imaging)
MFI Document Solutions
May 2018 - Oct 2018 (5 months)
Installed and configured 50+ multifunction devices across 15 client sites, maintaining detailed installation logs and documentation. Performed proactive network troubleshooting and reduced technical complaints by 25%, while implementing MyQ monitoring and reporting.
IT Assistant Technician (Intern)
Northern Technical College
Jul 2016 - Sep 2016 (2 months)
Executed a large-scale email migration for 200+ staff to Microsoft Exchange 2013, ensuring data integrity with zero data loss. Maintained WordPress college websites with 98% uptime during peak academic periods and implemented security monitoring while performing system maintenance and performance optimization with documentation.
Education
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DMI St Eugene University
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
Earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at DMI St Eugene University, graduating in 2018.
Evelyn Hone College of Applied Arts and Commerce
Advanced Diploma, Computing and Information Systems
Completed an Advanced Diploma in Computing and Information Systems at Evelyn Hone College of Applied Arts and Commerce in 2013.
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