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  • REACH Senior Assessment Officer

    REACH Senior Assessment Officer

    JOB DESCRIPTION
    REACH is seeking a Senior Assessment Officer (SAO) to serve as the Joint Multi-Cluster Needs Assessment (JMNCA) focal point for the Somalia mission, within the Inter-Sectoral Unit. In this role, the officer will be responsible for overseeing the JMCNA research cycle, including both technical and coordination aspects. Tasks will include indicator design, sampling strategy design, data collection tool and methodology design, data cleaning tool and methodology design, coordination of technical support during the implementation of data collection, output production and presentation of results, and supporting the incorporation of JMCNA findings into strategic planning documents.
    FUNCTIONS
    The senior Assessment Officer responsibilities include:
    COORDINATION
    Under the supervision of the REACH Inter-Sectoral Research Manager (RM), the SAO will be responsible for coordinating with all relevant stakeholders, to include the IM and Assessment Working Group, the humanitarian coordination structure, and relevant Cluster partners throughout all stages of the Research Cycle.**2.RESEARCH DESIG**N
    Under the supervision of the REACH RM, and in collaboration with the Research Unit at IMPACT HQ (Geneva), and all relevant JMCNA stakeholders as outlined in Objective 1, the SAO will be responsible for ensuring that the Research Design for the project is comprehensive, and follows the best practices as defined by the global standards of REACH and IMPACT.
    IMPLEMENTATION
    Under the supervision of the REACH RM, and in collaboration with the IMPACT Research Unit, and all relevant JMCNA stakeholders, the SAO will be responsible for supporting the implementation of all operational stages of the relevant data collection exercise(s), including tool and methodology design, coordination of data collection, data cleaning, and data analysis. The SAO will work cross-team with GIS and data colleagues within the Inter-Sectoral Unit and will be expected to coordinate closely to ensure all relevant team members are aware of their roles across the research cycle.
    OUTPUT PRODUCTION
    Under the supervision of the REACH RM, and in collaboration with the IMPACT Reporting Unit and all relevant JMCNA stakeholders, the SAO will be responsible for producing and/or overseeing the production of all relevant outputs related to the aforementioned data collection exercise. These outputs may include cleaned datasets, factsheets, situation overviews, maps, reports, and online dashboards.
    DATA CONFIDENTIALITY AND PROTECTION
    The Assessment Officer will maintain the strictest confidentiality on all data collected and related processes, ensuring full compliance with IMPACT’s data protection policy and SOPs. He/she will actively take measures to prevent the unauthorized sharing of any information and data belonging to IMPACT and its partners, or collected during his/her assignment with IMPACT.
    Mainstreaming: Promoting of and adhering to Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse policy and guidelines (for site residents, ACTED staff, partner agencies, casual labors)
    REQUIREMENTS

    Excellent academic qualifications, including a Master degree in relevant discipline;
    Excellent analytical skills;
    At least 2 years of relevant working experience in humanitarian settings;
    Excellent communication and drafting skills for effective reporting;
    Excellent team management skills;
    Ability to operate in a cross-cultural environment requiring flexibility;
    Ability to operate in a complex and challenging security environment;
    Familiarity with the aid system, and understanding of donor and governmental requirements;
    Prior knowledge of the region an asset;
    Fluency in English required;
    Ability to operation Microsoft Word, Excel and Project Management Software;
    Ability to operate R or related statistical programming an asset;
    Ability to work independently.

    Qualified Kenyan Nationals with the required skills are invited to submit their applications accompanied by detailed curriculum vitae and cover letter as a single document i.e. with the cover letter being on the first page and the CV starting on the second page, detailing three work related referees and contacts to kenya.jobs@acted.org and received on or before 5.00PM on 10th November 2021 with the subject line as;APPLICATION FOR SENIOR ASSESSMENT OFFICER. Note that Applications sent without this exact subject line will not be shortlisted.

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    kenya.jobs@acted.org

  • Manager – M-PESA Regional Operations 

Network Administrator

    Manager – M-PESA Regional Operations Network Administrator

    DESCRIPTION
    We are pleased to announce the following vacancy within the Financial Services Division. In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below
    Brief Description
    Reporting to the Tribe lead Payments, the position holder is responsible for Regional M-PESA Business development support, Regional M-PESA operations, MPESA product champion
    Job Responsibilities

    Identify new business opportunities – including new markets, growth areas, trends, customers, products and services
    Fully understand the needs of M-PESA customers at regional level and be able to respond effectively with a plan of how to meet these needs which feeds into M-PESA product and services development roadmap.
    support all partners at regional level including, developers agents /merchant aggregators
    Analyse regional market trends and discover new opportunities for growth
    Clarify pricing with customers, partners and suppliers where this is required at regional level
    Service innovation: Identify improvement opportunities for M-PESA operations such as Merchant on boarding and work with respective business units to improve and implement revamped processes.
    Improve regional processes, policies, and practices so as to achieve M-PESA goals and vision.
    Work hand-in-hand with regional and FS BU management order to develop and implement new plans/ideas that will enhance the M-PESA operations at the regions.
    Help improve the efficiency of support services like transactions reversal, Merchant and customer support etc.
    Proactively Monitor M-PESA system performance, network deficiency and all technology related performance and report with recommendations on improvements.
    Cascade all new M-PESA processes to the regional teams and ensure Compliance while sharing feedback with FS team on Improvements.
    Champion Implementation of M-PESA merchant categorization by providing /verifying merchant nature of business that guides allocation of Merchant category code (MCC).
    Work strategically to carry out necessary planning in order to implement operational changes regarding to M-PESA processes.
    Trade marketing support sales support and enablement
    Adopt M-PESA product as their product champion, generate support for the product, realize their market potential and continuously advocate the product and the product vision within the region.
    Keep M-PESA products and services fresh in the minds of the consumers
    Assist with pilot and low scale/targeted deployments of prototypes or new products with the objective of getting the right products for the market they serve.
    Investigate product performance to determine root cause of problems and shortcomings and propose preventative action.
    Listen to what customers are saying about M-PESA products and services and Make recommendations for relevant products and services that will resonate with the market they serve even if the products are currently being offered to the general market

    QUALIFICATIONS

    A Bachelor’s degree.
    Experience working in M-PESA operations, product development, strategy, product management, commercial operations or sales and distribution.
    Deep understanding of the P&L, analytics, financial/strategic modeling, forecasting, etc.
    Strong organizational and communication skills with the ability to multi-task & prioritize.
    Problem solving, possess solid judgment, and decision-making ability, and can deal with ambiguity.
    Positive attitude takes ownership and initiative to fix problems
    Strong commercial outlook and an ability to drive revenue growth through sales and marketing.
    Good analytical skills are required for tackling problems that may come up on a daily basis

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  • Principal M-PESA Solutions Architect

    Principal M-PESA Solutions Architect

    DESCRIPTION
    We are pleased to announce the following Job Opportunity in the Digital IT Department within the Technology Division.   In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below.
    Reporting to Business Engagement Manager – Financial Services, the position holder will facilitate the development of the right future-state architecture and ensures its effective adoption. They provide overall direction, guidance and definition of architecture programs that effectively supports business strategies. Senior MPESA Solution Architects advocate and support the Financial Services IT strategies, identify and analyze Financial Services’ business drivers, analyze the current IT environment to detect critical deficiencies, recommend solutions for improvement and develop strategies aligning IT to the business. They must have significant business knowledge and have one or more areas of technical expertise in software development, solution architecture, enterprise architecture.
    Individuals in this role lead, consult or oversee multiple architectural engagements. They work on highly complex projects that require in-depth knowledge within a domain: technical, solutions, business or information. They are viewed as an expert and provide knowledge/ counsel to others. They also may lead a domain specific business domain within Financial Services IT.
    ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

    Provide direction, guidance, and governance to ensure proper alignment with business initiatives and technology strategy/roadmaps.
    Provide technical leadership on strategic, transformational, highly complex enterprise-wide initiatives focused on the financial services domain.
    Engage with various teams, ranging from business and the immediate development team who need to understand and buy in to the architecture, right through to the extended team of those people who will have an interest in the architecture from a security, database, operations, and maintenance or support point of view.
    Works with business leaders to understand business requirements and help them understand how technology tradeoffs influence strategy, and ensuring business intent is understood and effectively carried into development phases.
    Translate documented business requirements into a technical solution design for implementation.
    Collaboratively oversee the development of the solution as per agreed architecture, evolving it throughout the delivery in the face of changing requirements and feedback from the team.
    Lead need analysis, research, concept development, proof of concept and business case development for financial technology. This includes but not limited to by building prototypes, frameworks and foundations to be consumed by the technical team.
    Set baseline through introduction of standards and working practices such as architecture blueprints, coding standards, design principles and tools.

    Responsible for making technology decisions by considering all risk factors, reviewed and evaluated with all the relevant stakeholders of interest.
    Coordinates new development activities and ensures they are consistent and well integrated with the established enterprise information architecture
    Assists in post-implementation continuous-improvement efforts to enhance performance and provide increased functionality

    Contribute to Architecture Review Board (ARB) on monthly basis.

    QUALIFICATIONS

    Degree in Science/computer science/Engineering/Business related degree from reputable education institution. Or equivalent work experience
    5+ technical background in software development inclusive of databases, applications, Infrastructure, cloud development , 3+ years experience in solutions architecture and system design.
    Experience of software development lifecycle is essential, in agile and waterfall methodologies.
    A “hands-on software architect” capable of sharing software development experience with the rest of the team, which in turn helps them better understand how the architecture is viewed from a development perspective.
    Domain experience in financial services, financial technologies will be an added advantage.
    Certification in Solution Architecture, TOGAF  and Certificate in Cloud expertise desired
    Strong business acumen and leadership mindset
    Ability to drive initiatives without any formal authority in an ambiguous environment
    Ability to mentor/coach developers and other solution architects in architecture principles
    Proven track record in designing and implementing large scale, complex projects delivering IT/Telco customer solutions; demonstrable leadership skills and organizational experience
    Strong leadership skills with ability to communicate and influence others.
    Requires exposure to multiple, diverse technologies and processing environment

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  • Software Engineer – Financial Services 

M-PESA Solutions Architect 

MPESA Engineering Lead-Financial Services – IT 

Senior Manager – M-PESA VAS Platform 

MPESA – Product Manager 

Manager – Product Development 

Senior Officer – M-PESA Product Development

    Software Engineer – Financial Services M-PESA Solutions Architect MPESA Engineering Lead-Financial Services – IT Senior Manager – M-PESA VAS Platform MPESA – Product Manager Manager – Product Development Senior Officer – M-PESA Product Development

    DESCRIPTION
    We are pleased to announce the following Position in the Software Engineer – Financial Services within the Financial Services IT.  In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below.
    Brief Description
    Reporting to the Manager Planning and Delivery, the role holder responsibilities will include financial services system management, capacity planning, architecture, software development and technology evolution to attain a service availability of 99.999%.
    Key Responsibilities

    Evaluation of new and existing financial systems infrastructure.
    Planning & design for new Financial solutions.
    Platform capacity planning
    Financial solutions technology evolution to attain 99.999% service availability
    Implementation and integration of new hardware/software.
    Optimization of existing systems.
    Internal Process Improvement in accordance with ITIL and Agile standards.
    Change management

    QUALIFICATIONS

    Degree in one of the following: Computer Science, Telecommunications; Electronic Engineering; IT (Computing) – Operating systems, databases, system development
    2 years of work experience as an engineer in Financial Technology or a telecommunications environment (vendor or operator).
    Software development skills in Java, python and web technologies.
    Knowledge in Agile methodology. Certification in Scrum fundamentals is an added advantage.
    Knowledge in Dev Ops
    Experience in mobile money systems.
    Knowledge in cloud technologies (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Huawei or GCP). Certifications will be an added advantage
    Knowledge in container orchestration technologies (Kubernetes etc.)
    Knowledge in database administration.
    Proven Analytical & problem-solving skills.
    Must be able to work without supervision & meet tight deadlines/schedules.
    Good presentation skills required.
    Proactive & self-motivated.
    Good public relations, communication & interpersonal

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  • Senior Project Officer- Agriculture

    Senior Project Officer- Agriculture

    Job purpose:
    The Project Officer ensures the implementation of agriculture project activities and prepares written materials and progress reports on agriculture field activities. He/she contributes to effective and timely completion of agriculture activities, delivery of quality outputs and achievement of outcomes with maximum impact for beneficiaries. He/she reports directly to the Project Manager and works closely with the field team.
    Main Objective

    To implement agriculture activities in a timely and professional manner, according to objectives, goals and indicators and in line with donor requirements and based on beneficiary needs.
    Duties and Responsibilities
    Programming
    Project Planning

    Prepare the work plan and time schedules for implementing the agriculture activities;
    Support the identification and planning of technical skills and requirements to implement the project as per relevant standards.
    Project Implementation Follow-up

    Coordinate and implement day to day agriculture activities with stakeholders in field ensuring that technical quality and standards are considered and respected during project(s) implementation;
    Ensure agriculture activities are on time, target and budget, using effective M&E systems to reach desired impacts;
    Assist the Project Manager to trouble-shoot any unforeseen challenges during the project implementation;
    Provide regular and timely updates on progress and challenges to the Project Manager and other team members;
    Documenting and Compliance

    Keep record of all agriculture activity documents, in particular beneficiary list, completion certificates, attendance sheets, etc.;
    Help maintaining a beneficiary master database containing all beneficiary registration and baseline information as well as the agriculture activities from which the beneficiaries benefited ensure the data is protected from misuse in line with ACTED’s data protection policy;
    Ensure staff awareness of, and respect of, ACTED’s code of conduct, FLATS procedures and donor requirements.
    Beneficiary Engagement and Accountability

    Adhere to ACTED’s Code of Conduct and treat all beneficiaries with respect and without any distinction or discrimination based on nationality, race, ethnicity, tribe, gender, religious beliefs, political opinion or disability;
    Select the beneficiaries benefiting from agriculture activities;
    Communicate ACTED’s Complaints and Response Mechanism target communities and participate in solving complaints related to the project in coordination with the AMEU.
    Internal Coordination

    Participate in project coordination meetings with the whole project team.
    External Coordination and Stakeholder Engagement

    Undertake communication and liaison activities to actively consult and involve beneficiaries, key informants, actors, partners and stakeholders in all stages of project design and implementation;
    Cultivate good relations with key humanitarian actors – local and international, including government authorities and non-state actors, through regular attendance at technical meetings and bilateral meetings;
    Identify opportunities to collaborate and coordinate efforts with other organizations to ensure our activities build upon – rather than replicate – the work of others.
    Partner Management

    Provide support to partners in project implementation and ensure timely and qualitative implementation of projects by partners in line with ACTED and donor requirements;
    Refer partners to relevant ACTED staff to support and/or train them in FLATS procedures where relevant;
    Participate in review meetings with partners, with particular attention given to the relationship aspects of partnership collaboration, and ensure that any issues or disputes are resolved in a timely manner.
    Security

    Ensure that each member of the agriculture team is aware of security issues, policies, SOPs and they follow them accordingly.
    Logistics

    Contribute to the development of procurement plans;
    Send accurate and precise order forms in a timely manner;
    Ensure a proper management and use of the project assets and stocks;
    Plan agriculture team movements based on available fleet and applicable policies
    Finance

    Forecast monthly cash requirements for sector activities and submit to the PM
    Quality Control

    Assess the agriculture activities undertaken and ensure efficient use of resources;
    Undertake regular field visits to provide technical guidance and supervision as well as regularly monitor the progress of agriculture activities;
    Assists with monitoring the agriculture activities implemented by partners (if any) in the field;
    Document lessons learned and best practices and share them with the Project Manager so they can be reflected in project planning and decision making.
    Grant Management

    Ensure adherence to donor procedures by project staff;
    Support the Project Manager in the preparation of progress and final reports, ensuring the quality and accuracy of technical information for sector activities
    Participate in communication activities through the regular collection of pictures and stories related to project activities;
    Participate in new proposal development processes through the provision of expert programmatic advice related to contextual knowledge.
    Other

    Offer technical support and inputs to other projects in similar sectors (e.g. BOQ design);
    Any other tasks as assigned by the Line Manager.
    Requested profile

    Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in agriculture, drylands farming and agronomy.
    At least 3-5 years of relevant experience in a related position preferably in an international (development) context with good appreciation of agriculture sector;
    Demonstrated experience in Agriculture management in an NGO/INGO is highly preferable.
    Able to manage a high workload and meet tight deadlines
    Good numerical, report writing and administration skills; committed to consultative and servant-minded leadership; able to set clear objectives for staff and to delegate; able to enforce procedures.
    Knowledge and understanding of humanitarian standards.
    Ability to train, mobilize, and manage national staff.
    Flexibility and ability to multi-task under pressure.
    Good inter-personal skills, commitment and motivation.
    Ability and willingness to travel to other regions where ACTED is operating when requested.

    Qualified persons with the required skills are invited to submit their applications with subject line being “ PO_AGRICULTURE”, accompanied by detailed curriculum vitae detailing three work related referees and contacts to kenya.jobs@acted.org and received on or before 5.00PM on 29 October 2021. Do not attach any other documents while sending your applications, if required they will be requested at a later stage.ACTED will at no stage of recruitment process request candidate to make payments of any kind. Further, ACTED has not retained any agent in connection with recruitments.ACTED is committed to protecting beneficiaries within our programmes from exploitation and abuse and any kind of misconduct. ACTED has specific policies, including PSEA and Child Protection, which outlines the expected behavior and the responsibility of all staff, beneficiaries, consultants and other stakeholders and has zero tolerance towards misconducts.Any candidate offered a job with ACTED will be expected to sign ACTED’s organizational Policies and Code of Conduct as an annex to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents.Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.Due to the urgency of the position, shortlisting will be done on rolling basis. ACTED reserves the right to hire before the deadline.ACTED is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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    kenya.jobs@acted.org

  • Engineer – Service Analytics Insights

    Engineer – Service Analytics Insights

    DESCRIPTION
    We are pleased to announce the following vacancy in the Service Management Department within the Technology Division. In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below:
    Reporting to the Manager, Service Analytics & Insights, the position holder will be responsible in ensuring best customer experience for the mobile and fixed customers.
    Key Responsibilities:

    Develop real-time & historical voice and data KPIs from probe data towards building a complete Customer Experience Management platform
    Automation of the customer network issues resolution process which are raised through the various customer channels
    Offer support to customer care team in first line troubleshooting of network complaints raised by customers
    Develop crowdsourcing insights platform based on requirements provided by technology and business teams
    Safaricom’s single point of contact with the crowdsourcing providers on Technical issues that may arise or in making new requests
    Collaborate with the Terminals department by providing device insights based on requirements
    Collaborate with the Technology teams towards delivering initiatives in the customer obsession stream such as congestion relief, best video streaming network & resolution of network underutilization to within targets
    Development and support of tools that shall be key towards improving customer network experience such as mobile apps and web portals
    Providing network and customer insights through prescriptive and predictive analytics

    QUALIFICATIONS

    Bachelor’s Degree in Telecom engineering /electrical & electronics engineering/IT.
    Good knowledge of Mobile & Fixed network environment and operations
    Good understanding of the data analysis tools – oracle databases, MySQL, Splunk, Power BI
    Programming in python, java
    Basic level statistics
    Ability to analyze large data sets
    Good understanding of mobile app and web development
    Knowledge of Cloud computing
    Ability to work with cross-functional teams and handle multiple simultaneous projects

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    safaricom.taleo.net

  • Core Network Roaming Engineer Job Rotation 

CVM Data Engineer 

CVM DevOps Engineer 

CVM Development Engineer 

IP planning Engineer

    Core Network Roaming Engineer Job Rotation CVM Data Engineer CVM DevOps Engineer CVM Development Engineer IP planning Engineer

    DESCRIPTION
    We are pleased to announce the following Job Rotation Opportunity in the Converged Service Operations Department within the Technology Division.   In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below.
    Brief Description
    Reporting to Manager, Roaming, the position holder will Provide second line maintenance support & solving more complex problems in ROAMING escalated from first line teams.
    Key Responsibilities

    On callout for 24 hours daily as per callout rota
    Provide second line maintenance support & solving more complex problems in ROAMING escalated from first line teams.
    Quality of Service Management through tracking and trending of Roaming service KPIs and initiating corrective actions on any deviations
    Develop tools for automation and speed up the maintenance process.
    Perform system upgrades and major reconfiguration
    Escalate issues and problems to roaming partners, IPX/GRX carriers, voice carriers and other vendors and follow up
    Coordinate IREG Activities with other operators’ IREG/Network Engineers, schedule and perform the tests
    Analysis of all roaming NE logs and routine maintenance tasks.
    Roaming Database audit on the network elements
    Clearance of faults from 1st Line maintenance team Escalated to Core Network Support.
    All roaming Network elements & new Technologies.
    Configuration changes on Network elements, hardware and software configuration changes and upgrades.
    Perform International Roaming Expert Group (IREG) testing
    Support Roaming partners in performing IREG tests

    QUALIFICATIONS

    Degree in Telecoms engineering/electrical & electronics engineering/IT.
    5 years working experience in Telecommunications with at least 2 years’ experience in GSM core environment.
    Analytical & problem-solving skills when handling faults.
    Must be able to work without supervision & meet tight deadlines/schedules.
    Presentation skills required occasionally when initiating the use of new procedures & long-term Network fault solutions. 
    Proactive & self-motivated
    Good public relations, communication & interpersonal skills when coordinating with contractor /other departments roaming partners & suppliers. & suppliers.

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  • M-Pesa Africa: DevSecOps Engineer

    M-Pesa Africa: DevSecOps Engineer

    DESCRIPTION
     
    We are pleased to announce the subject career opportunity within Technology (M-Pesa Africa) reporting to the Senior Manager-Software Engineering.
    About M-Pesa Africa
    M-Pesa, is a pioneering fintech business and global market leader in mobile money. From starting in 2007 as a convenient means by which the unbanked and underbanked can make digital payments, M-Pesa has now grown to offer >50 million active customers financial services, enterprise, merchant, and retail solutions. We are proud of our work in enabling the digital economy in our markets, and in driving financial inclusion.
    M-Pesa Africa is currently supporting 6 markets and scaling with a mission to build a ONE M-Pesa, the largest FinTech and digital ecosystem in Africa by 2025.
    Our Culture Pillars: Customer Focused; Innovation; Experiment & Be bold; Teamwork
    Role Description
    To work in an agile team, building engaging functional systems that maximise customer experience and revenue. Responsible for development against a product backlog, participating in planning, designing, and building features, assuring quality, deploying across environments, and supporting effective operations.
    What you will be doing

    Develop end-to-end digital products utilising technologies and tools such as Java / Maven, Python, C ++, SonarQube, Docker, Kubernetes, Prometheus, Kibana, Splunk and Apigee API.
    Develop and utilise CICD Pipeline and Automation technologies and tools such as Azure Pipeline, GitHub, JFrog, Jenkins, Ansible and Liquibase
    Work with the cloud computing teams to build and run scalable applications as public, private, and hybrid clouds using Cloud Native tools such as ASW Pipeline.
    Demonstrate ideas, products, and features in iteration reviews
    Create new ideas and demonstrate them.
    Work with agile Release Trains
    Ensure commitments are met
    Work in an agile delivery framework using tools like Jira and Confluence
    Hands-on delivery to the highest quality and fixing issues both during development and on production.
    Innovative and open-minded.
    Working on ways to automate and improve development and release processes
    Testing and examining code written by others and analysing results
    Ensuring that systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats
    Identifying technical problems and developing software updates and ‘fixes’
    Working with software developers and software engineers to ensure that development follows established processes and works as intended
    Deploy new code, updates, and fixes
    Provide Level 2 technical support, including root cause analysis for production errors
    Experience as a DevOps Engineer or similar software engineering role
    Problem-solving attitude
    Collaborative team spirit

    Competencies you require for the role
    Working With Others

    Consciously takes steps to make the most of every conversation/interaction
    Identifies people’s needs, interests, and motives to be able to influence the decisions they make
    Communicates simply to excite and engage people
    Pro-actively adapts own style and approach to build rapport, and work with others more effectively
    Builds and maintains strong relationships and networks

    Operational Excellence

    Targets effort and resources on high-value, high impact activity  
    Focuses on achieving maximum performance and driving continuous improvement
    Thinks about processes and problems cross-functionally and end-to-end
    Uses knowledge of products, technology, process, systems, and policy to solve problems

    Creativity and Innovation

    Finds creative ways to exploit opportunities and solve problems
    Takes risks and pushes what is possible
    Experiments with unorthodox approaches

    Business Know-how

    Uses data and research to make decisions that are competitively and financially robust
    Balances current and future needs
    Thinks and acts like an owner of the business 
    Acts in line with legal, regulatory, professional, and ethical standards

    Working With Change

    Responds flexibly to changing situations
    Manages the business and people aspects of change to drive performance

    Project and Programme Management

    Defines scope and deliverables in terms of time, cost, quality, and business benefit 
    Schedules activity and identifies resource needs, dependencies, and synergies  
    Evaluates progress, mitigates risks, and addresses issues

    Architecture and Design

    Translates business and customer requirements into technology requirements
    Defines architecture and design of systems and solutions to meet current and future business needs

    Service and solution development

    Develops systems, services, and solutions to agreed specifications

    Testing and Evaluation

    Defines test cases and acceptance criteria based on user requirements
      Reports and interprets test results  Assesses the effectiveness of tests and testing tools

    Implementation and integration

    Installs, configures, integrates, and optimises systems, services, and solutions

    QUALIFICATIONS
    Apply if you have:

    Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent
    At least 3 years’ experience in coding in a non-university setting.
    Experience with technologies and tools such as Java / Maven, Python, C ++, SonarQube, Docker, Kubernetes, Prometheus, Kibana, Splunk and Apigee API.
    Experience with CICD Pipeline and Automation technologies and tools such as Azure Pipeline, GitHub, JFrog, Jenkins, Ansible and Liquibase
    Strong understanding of end-to-end API and microservice architecture and the ability to design, develop and implement scalable, elastic microservice based platforms end-to-end
    Strong understanding of SOAP, Rest APIs and Apigee APIs.

    What you can expect from us:

    We believe in a fair and robust interview process
    We have a robust flexible total reward scheme
    Dedicated support and mentoring/coaching
    Opportunity to develop and progress – plus a solid dedication to work-life integration. It all means you’ll have everything you need to advance your career and achieve your full potential.

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    safaricom.taleo.net

  • IP planning Engineer – (21000547)

    IP planning Engineer – (21000547)

    DESCRIPTION
    We are pleased to announce the following Position in the IT Network Department within the Technology Division.   In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below.
    Brief Description
    Reporting to Principal Engineer: IP Planning, the planning engineer, will Provide support to the IP planning team in the following network domains (IP-NGN, FTTH and Enterprise (TES)). The key responsibilities include IPNGN Network rollout, IPV6 rollout, Network automation, Enterprise network upgrade, BNG rollout and solution design.
     Key Responsibilities

    IPNGN network design & rollout;
    Enterprise Network design & rollout;
    FTTH network design & rollout;
    Performing IPV4/IPV6 planning and rollout;
    Performing regular performance tools installation;
    Vendor engagements for better solutions and support;
    Support prove of concept (POC) for evolving technologies , Segment routing ,SDN, Network Automation, carrier grade Ethernet;
    Work closely with IP support teams and other external parties;
    Ensure project delivery timelines;
    Support data Center network planning and deployments
    Performing Network acceptance according to agreed Guidelines and checklist

    QUALIFICATIONS

    Degree in Electrical, Electronics, Telecommunication Engineering, IT or related field;
    Work Experience of 3 years’ with specialized role in a busy telecommunications environment – Involved in installations /commissioning and maintenance;
    Strong IP skills, certification CCIE will be an added advantage.

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    safaricom.taleo.net

  • Lead SDET-Connectivity & Segments

    Lead SDET-Connectivity & Segments

    DESCRIPTION
     
    We are pleased to announce the following Position in the Digital engineering Department within the Technology Division.   In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below.
    Brief Description
    Reporting to the Quality Engineering Lead, the jobholder is Responsible for standardizing the quality engineering practice across all quality engineering chapters in connectivity & segments domain.
    Key Responsibilities

    Responsible for defining and driving the software quality strategy and roadmap in functional/non-functional and automation within all quality chapters under connectivity & segments
    Responsible for providing technical direction to the software developers in tests and chapters leads to ensure the activities of the team are aligned with all stakeholders
    Responsible for setting up quality gates and criteria for all testing activities within connectivity & segments and ensuring adherence to these gates
    Responsible for performing and providing guidance and mentoring on Blackbox & white box testing using best in class procedures and technologies
    Responsible for updating and maintaining the test regression suites for all squads/Tribes under connectivity & segments, ensuring over 80% automation to reduce testing man hours and ensure lean testing times
    Regular team and one-on-one engagements
    Build the technical digital skillset according to the fit for future program
    Team technical leadership and performance management
    Responsible for automating test regression suites to ensure 4:1 automation to manual test ratio.
    Responsible for ensuring 100% use of test automation in all levels of testing within connectivity & segments domain
    Responsible for implementing the test automation framework
    Responsible for ensuring 100% test coverage of functional requirements
    Responsible for ensuring all quality engineering chapters connectivity & segments adhere to the standard test process including defect management
    Responsible for leading test activities in upgrades ,patches and fail overs in connectivity & segments systems ensuring zero defect leakage and revenue loss due to bugs
    Colloborate with other lead sdets in regression test strategies and leading sdets in test planning & execution
    Responsible for 100% test coverage on non function requirements (performance,security,compatibility)
    Responsible for giving technical leadership in performance engineering and architecture optimization
    Responsible for defing OAT criteria ensuring adherance
    Accountable for the quality of all connectivity & segment  systems & releases

     
    QUALIFICATIONS

    Bachelor of Science Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Software Development or related subject.
    Must have ISTQB Certification (Test Manager certification, Advanced test automation certification or performance testing certification)
    4 years + experience in software testing in a busy IT environment
    Strong understanding of the software Testing Life cycle
    Experience in managing large test teams
    Ability to effectively manage competing resources and priorities
    Experience and vast knowledge in Test Driven Development approaches
    Must have experience in CI/CD tools such as Jenkins/Drone/Travis/GitlabCi
    Experienced in at least one mainstream programming language (Java, Python, JavaScript) with a bias towards Java
    Strong risk identification and mitigation planning skills
    Experience in Micro services and containerization platforms
    Experience in Test automation tools and techniques such as Selenium, TestNG, cucumber, Appium etc.
    Experience in performance engineering and tools such as JMeter, Locust.io, HP Load runner

    Apply via :

    safaricom.taleo.net