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Developer; Value Added Services Customer Systems Planning Developer (CRM) DevOps Full Stack Engineer

Description
We are pleased to announce the following vacancy 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 the Manager – VAS Product Development, the role holder will develop and integrate VAS Products & Services offered to Safaricom customers with the goal of delivering high quality solutions within approved schedules. VAS Products & Services comprise of all Value Added Services which include, but not limited to, Messaging, USSD, Content delivery, Voice (RBT, IVR & Media exchange), Video, Device management and IOT solutions.
Key Responsibilities:

Development, configuration and integration of all VAS solutions/systems in line with the Digital IT strategy execution plan.
Actively participate in defining strategy, roadmaps and architecture design for the VAS products.
Embrace the new ways of working in VAS domain with the goal of ensuring 50% of VAS projects are delivered through agile methodology.
Timely delivery of projects assigned with the goal of ensuring high quality standards are met and solutions are operationally viable. Responsible for ensuring First Time Right delivery of all solutions developed.
Enhance processes and DevOps to improve delivery and increase efficiency by focusing on continuous improvement.
Accurately document products & services developed & delivered ensuring they follow DevOps Cycle.
Embrace a DevOps culture by ensuring all developed products and Services are gracefully handed to operations for support.
Develop and continuously update a knowledge base of best practice for VAS products and Service development.
Collaborate with both Technical and Business teams to ensure seamless deployment of products.

Qualifications

BSc. Degree in Telecommunication Engineering/Electrical & Electronics engineering/Computer Science/IT.
2 years’ experience in a busy telecommunication/ IT environment or Software Engineering with good knowledge in development for VAS solutions including Messaging, Voice, Video & IOT.
Software Engineering methodologies including Agile-oriented development.
Proficiency in networking protocols – TCP/IP, DNS and load balancing.
Working knowledge in Unix systems and Databases – Oracle, MySQL.
Working knowledge of security encryption solutions – SSL, firewalls, VPN, IPsec
Strong experience in programming/scripting language(s) – Python, Perl , Shell or equivalent.
3rd Party RESTful API integration, PHP, MySQL, SQL server, web service working knowledge preferred. Experience in the design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications
Critical thinker and problem-solving skills.
Excellent Interpersonal and communication skills.

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October 28, 2024
Senior Research Executive

Role Description

Join a team that deals largely with brand tracking doing the following:

Ensure the smooth running of research projects from start to completion
Build a strong day to day working relationship with the clients
Add value by continually building your technical expertise as a market researcher and apply it to the work you do for your clients
Manage a mini-team of junior researchers
Business development

Work mainly unsupervised and produce for sign off by line manager

Proposals and budgets
Reports and Presentations decks
Designing of research tools e.g. questionnaires
Fieldwork materials e.g. briefing notes
Data/Coding specs
Point of views

Manage the following processes/ duties mainly unsupervised

Manage multiple projects
Project deadlines / prioritise work appropriately and logically
Costs and resource management
Day to day project management
Liaise with other departments – operations, finance
Identify actions/issues that may have cost implications
Problem solving/trouble shooting
Presentations to clients

Role Requirements

Completed tertiary education – degree in Marketing or Statistics
Minimum of 3 years’ work experience in the research industry
Excel & PowerPoint proficiency

Core Research Competencies

Originality / fresh ‘’adhoc’’ thinking to suit our adhoc client requests
Analytical mindset
Ability to generate insights
Deliver accurate, high quality work under pressure
Attention to detail

Client Focus

Ability to establish and maintain strong professional client relationships
Have a passion for brands

Financial Focus

Ensure profitability of jobs
Keep an eye on and drive targets
Seek and drive new business opportunities
Business development skills
Commercial acumen

At Kantar we have an integrated way of rewarding our people based around a simple, clear and consistent set of principles. Our approach helps to ensure we are market competitive and also to support a pay for performance culture, where your reward and career progression opportunities are linked to what you deliver.

We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in. Apply for a career that’s out of the ordinary and join us.

We want to create an equality of opportunity in a fair and supportive working environment where people feel included, accepted and are allowed to flourish in a space where their mental health and well being is taken into consideration.

We want to create a more diverse community to expand our talent pool, be locally representative, drive diversity of thinking and better commercial outcomes.

Privacy and Legal Statement

PRIVACY DISCLOSURE: Please note that by applying to this opportunity you consent to the personal data you provide to us to be processed and retained by The Kantar Group Limited (“Kantar”). Your details will be kept on our Internal ATS (Applicant Tracking System) for as long as is necessary for the purposes of recruitment, which may include your details being shared with the hiring manager(s) and for consideration for potential future opportunities by Kantar and its affiliate Kantar group companies. For full details of our privacy policy please visit www.kantar.com.

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October 28, 2024
Manager; Credit & Collections (Digital Lending & Credit Products)

DESCRIPTION
We are pleased to announce the following vacancy in the Credit & Customer Billing department within the Finance division. In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below.
Brief Posting Description
Reporting to the Head of Department; Credit & Customer Billing, the individual is responsible for ensuring that the company debt portfolio is maintained at acceptable levels on Digital lending products segment through timely debt follow-up, early recognition and reporting of problem accounts/ portfolios
Job Responsibilities

To partner with internal resources; Credit portfolio manager, scoring and product management teams to ensure return on capital invested through timely collection of debt, customer retention through effective acquisition process and growth in digital products through well-defined customer journeys;
Ensuring return on capital invested. Customer retention through effective customer acquisition process;
Lead role in effective execution of Key sectional/Departmental Initiatives and process towards support of business units and maximize cash collection;
Be instrumental in ensuring customer retention through effective debtors’ accounts management;
Take part in the definition of digital products customer journeys and collection strategy for each digital product to optimize cash collection;
Coordinate & supervise outbound calling activities to maximize Support towards enhanced cash collection;
Maximize revenue collection through diligent adherence of processes, established company policies and tools necessary to deliver forecasted collections in the respective debt portfolio;
Ensure timely reporting of related portfolio debt performance information to relevant stakeholders;
Ensure that all new products meet the necessary parameters of collection and recovery by engaging the business units and the big data team and ensure regular feedback on performance and improvement areas after launch;
Oversee the debt management process, debtor’s portfolio and ensure all collection targets are adhered to and ensure that the debt portfolio does not go above the set NPL;
Ensure all customers queries are resolved within the stipulated Service Level Agreements in achieving & sustaining a high customer delight Index (CDI); and
Develop a high performing and motivated team and guide staff to achieve their career goals.

QUALIFICATIONS

First Degree in a relevant business discipline
Diploma in Credit Management is an added advantage
5-6 years’ experience in an administrative and/ or account management role in credit/debt management
Proven experience in understanding on debt acquisition and management
Proven experience in team leadership
Demonstratable strong numeric and analytical skills
Proven communication and presentation skills, including messaging skills, applied confidently and consistently in a high pressure environment
Organizational and project management experience and the drive to lead projects to successful outcomes
Effective networking skills and the clear experience quickly building trust and rapport with internal and external stakeholders

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safaricom.taleo.net

October 28, 2024
Database and System Administrator

We are a leading International Software Company looking for young and dynamic Database and System Administrators.
The applicants must fulfil the following requirements:

University graduate in Computer Science/Engineering or related degree from a reputable university.
Excellent academic performance. Only First Class or Second Class Upper Division degree holders will be considered.
Demonstrable hands-on experience in the technologies listed below. Note that you will be expected to pass a Technical Interview.

Installation and administration of Database Servers (Oracle, MS SQL, Mongo DB, Postgres etc)
Basic Server Hardware Administration and Troubleshooting
SQL Programming and Performance Tuning/Optimization
Unix/Windows Shell Scripting/Programming
Operating System Administration (Windows and Linux/Unix). The candidate should be able to install, and trouble shoot OS level problems.
Basic programming knowledge in Java, C/C++ etc. The ideal is that the candidate should be able to perform basic trouble shooting of an application
Knowledge of Source Code Management (SCM) tools and Version Control (e.g. SVN, Git etc)
Basic Networking Administration and Troubleshooting
Knowledge of Virtualization technologies and their administration (e.g. MS Hypervisor, KVM, ZEN, Ovirt etc) is an added advantage
Knowledge of Application Containerization technologies and their administration (e.g. Docker etc) is an added advantage
Knowledge of Cloud technologies and their administration (e.g. Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure etc) is an added advantage

An innovative spirit: This is a challenging technical job that requires creativity in generation of ideas and unique solutions to technical problems.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills. You will be expected to participate in preparation of both Technical and End User oriented Documentation.
Excellent Interpersonal skills and a good team player. You will often work in Teams composed of colleagues of diverse skill-sets in addition to fellow Software Developers. Good synergy with your colleagues will therefore be critical to your success.
Readiness to be assigned to projects outside Kenya where the need arises.

All interested applicants should submit an application with a well written CV (properly structured and clearly formatted) that clearly shows your main academic qualifications, professional certifications and briefly explains the main projects you have participated in the past; and that demonstrate relevant experience.

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October 28, 2024
Specialist; Technology Security Enterprise Systems Developer (ERP) DevOps Engineer Database Administrator Billing Engineer

Description
We are pleased to announce the following vacancy in the Corporate Security Division. In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below:
Reporting to the Senior Manager – Corporate Security, the role holder is responsible for aggregating critical information on current, new and emerging threats to determine potential impact on Business Systems for immediate remediation and on-going security risk measurement
Key Responsibilities:

The person in this functional role will need to be knowledgeable in all aspects of design and implementation of complex security infrastructure architectures.
The role will perform the design and assist in the integration of new projects, and be expected to keep up-to-date with the latest Security trends in (but not necessarily limited to): Authentication & Authorization, Access & Identity Management, Image Hardening, Auditing, Encryption and DevOps.
Champion research and development (R&D) efforts in the Technology Security space, thus channeling input into the Security Strategy & Innovation Roadmap
Take part in the design and implementation of changes to the Systems Security components as needed by Technology Division.
Lead specialist forensic investigations and information security event analysis
Provide thought leadership in implementing hacker detection techniques
Lead efforts in re-engineering current processes & procedures with a view to reduce Security Opex costs
Ensure the delivery of secure-by-default designs and provide input into the products & services development lifecycle
Provide training, knowledge, general advice and capacity building within the enterprise on topics related to Technology Security

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Eng./Computer Science/Technology Management (or equivalent) from a recognized university;
Minimum of 4 years System Security experience – in Penetration Testing and Vulnerability Assessments, IDS/Firewalls/VPN administration, Content Filters, Security Scanning tools, Network and Systems Administration.
Minimum of 1-year focused Security experience in Incident Management/Intrusion Analysis/Reverse Engineering.
At least one professional Information Security Qualification: CISM/CISA/CISSP/CEH/CCSP
Advanced Networking Competencies: CCNA/CCNP
Proven hands-on experience in Microsoft & *nix Operating Systems
Experience in the use of vulnerability assessment tools
Proven experience in Cloud Technologies: Cisco UCS, EMC and VMware
Broad familiarity with Security Technologies within other disciplines is a definite bonus
Familiarity with Information Security Management Systems and Standards (ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, etc.)
Working knowledge of these technologies or domains will be an added advantage: Cloud Technologies (Cisco UCS, EMC and VMware), CMS (Joomla, WordPress and PHPBB), Apache, PHP, cPanel and ModSecurity

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October 28, 2024
M-Pesa Africa – New Business Manager

Description
We are pleased to announce the subject career opportunity within Commercial (M-Pesa Africa) reporting to the Senior Manager-Strategy and International expansion.
Role Description
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 >40 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.
The Commercial Team works with the M-Pesa leadership across our 7 OpCos to co-create the product strategy, drive thought leadership, design new products, and features, set commercial priorities with the engineering teams, and lead business development for strategic multi-country partnership opportunities.
Your role will be to support the International expansion business. This will involve building a pipeline of strategic partners for international expansion, managing the sales lifecycle, sourcing relevant reports, and analyzing press releases on market developments and regulatory changes.
You will have interim accountability and responsibility for other members of the implementation team as the international expansion business scales. You will run the business development process, build relationships with strategic partners and act as the initial face on MPA to negotiate commercial terms.
Why this role is tailored for you
An autonomous role that will allow you to define the product roadmap, define pricing and GMT strategy as primary responsibilities and influence buy-in of this strategy at the senior leadership level-you will be the mini CEO.
As the new business manager, during the implementation phase, you will define what the business would look like, find the right partners to collaborate with until the new business scales up.
Key Role Responsibilities
Develop international expansion pipeline

Conduct market research to understand market trends in selected countries and identify potential strategic partners for international expansion
Cultivate strong relationships with key stakeholders
Support Senior Management Team in developing MPESA Africa brand positioning
Craft business development messaging and develop pitch materials
Help develop the B2B branding
Lead sales process and manage the product roadmap

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to manage the partnership development process

Work closed with leaders across technology and legal to execute international expansion strategy
Refine international expansion strategy (fine-tune initial definition)
Support in developing a client service model
Manage discovery and due diligence process for the target organization
Assist with drafting business plans, presentations, reference material, and other documents required
Strategic stakeholders include regulatory bodies, MNO’s (Mobile Network Operators), and mobile money license holders in target countries.

Key commercial client contact for new market post-launch

Interim accountability and responsibility for other members of implementation team as international expansion business scales
Be part of the entire lifecycle of the new business
Primary responsibility to define the product roadmap, define pricing and GTM strategy
Develop key in-country commercial partnerships
CVM oversight and idea generation

Qualifications
Apply if you have:

Bachelor’s degree required, a Master’s degree in a related field preferred
Over 5 years of professional experience in business development, corporate development (Mobile money or Telco experience)
Newmarket entry experience in the region
Experience leading cross-functional teams
Understanding of financial services/ mobile regulatory environment across Africa and future direction of regulation
Fluency in a foreign language (French and Portuguese preferred)

We are happy if you have:

Experience with emerging market consumers, and multicultural sensitivity
Analytical bent of mind, a structured thinker with strong business acumen
Results-driven self-starter
Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently

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.

Note to Applicants
As part of our recruitment process, we will request the below documentation which will be required as soft copies at a later stage of the process.

An updated CV with a confirmation of three referees- 2 must be professional and must have supervised you at some point, the other referee can be a colleague in the same professional field. If the referees are within the same organization that you are working with, you will need to confirm to us that it’s okay to contact them in writing (via email). This also includes all references within the Human Resources department.
Scanned copy of certificate of good conduct from the CID (Less than 1-year-old) – Applicable to Kenyans Only
Scanned copy of certificate from Credit Reference Bureau (CRB) – Applicable to Kenyans Only
Scanned copy of University Certificate
Scanned copy of your National ID / Passport-Legal Form of Identification

If you feel that you are up to the challenge and possess the necessary qualification and experience, kindly proceed to update your candidate profile on the recruitment portal and then Click on the apply button. Remember to attach your updated resume

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October 28, 2024
Engineer – Functional Testing Front End Developer Service and Integration Engineer

Description
We are pleased to announce the following Position 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.
Role Description
Reporting to the QA- Functional test lead, the position holder will execute Software functional testing and ensure solutions delivered to the customers meet the desired user specifications; ensuring all bugs are identified and resolved before product launch leading to zero revenue losses and customer impact. He / she will also be responsible for executing the test strategy; plan, monitor and control the testing activities, with an emphasis on validating solution / product readiness for production.
Responsibilities

Accountable for end to end system testing and user acceptance testing, end to end reporting & analysis on test progress, testing process and tracking of bugs to resolutions and stakeholder management, ensuring product testing is executed within the planned timelines
Adopt creativity to achieve higher levels of competency and efficiency through adoption of fit for future technologies.
Creatively try to break our applications, via hands-on and scripted testing, before our customer(s) encounter the bugs
Implement software testing automation framework
Responsible for end to end management of large test teams and ensuring the testers execute within planned timelines and scope for the projects
Define suitable metrics for measuring test progress and evaluation of the quality of the testing process and products
Accountable for setting up quality gates and ensuring that a product is comprehensively checked and passed through all the gates before acceptance testing
Accountability in test data management including building of tools to manage the test resources and build a process around the management of test resources
Accountable for validation of quality of all releases and fully accountable for product readiness to production
Undertake programs to increase the quality of delivery and ensure zero defect leakage to production

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree preferably in IT related Field
3 years + experience in software development or Testing Automation in a busy IT environment
Strong understanding of the software Testing Life cycle (STLC)
Excellent software development skills coupled with programming experience in Java, Python, JavaScript etc
Experience of Test-driven Development approaches such as ATDD and BDD
Experience in functional/Automation testing and use of test management tools (Micro-Focus ALM/Octane)
Experience in Unix/Linux Operating System
Experience in test design techniques (black box and white box)
Strong risk identification and mitigation planning skills
Solid understanding of enterprise APIs, Mobile and Web application architectures
Familiarity with Agile software development methodologies
Strong knowledge of continuous integration and delivery systems (CI/CD) such as Jenkins /drone/CycleCI
Experience with at least one test automation tool such as Selenium, Appium, Robot Framework, Pytest
ISTQB Certification is a plus

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October 28, 2024
THE ROLE

The mission of our Customer Success Team is to maximize sustainable value for our customers and Temenos through a long-term customer success strategies.
You will be working with a targeted list of our strategic customers and be accountable for ensuring these customers successfully adopt and realize value from all Temenos products, Perpetual or Subscription, on premise or cloud. You will be accountable for customer retention, satisfaction and expansion of your customer portfolio.

You will develop and execute strategies and tactics to enable customers to achieve the business outcomes they planned to receive from Temenos products, and with this foundation, identify opportunities for the customer to further leverage our products and services across all of their lines of business and entire environment.

You will collaborate, leverage and coordinate activities across the entire internal ecosystems of Temenos resources within Sales, Services, Product, Support and Marketing. You will be building broad relationships, especially at the senior executive level, to partner and increase Temenos engagement and relevance in the customer’s business transformation and strategic decisions.

Key Responsibilities

Leverage industry expertise to establish key executive level relationships.
Develop understanding of their strategic and transformation plans and become a trusted advisor providing new and innovative insights which support their critical business outcomes.
Collaborate with customer leadership to define core business drivers, success outcomes, and key KPIs that will be used to measure the business impact of their investments in Temenos products and services, and create demand for increased/continued investments.
Continually measure and monitor operational metrics of customer health.
Proactively identify issues and coordinate with Temenos teams to remediate issues as they are identified.
Identify areas for improvement, both in our product and processes.
Provide timely feedback and feature requests to appropriate teams.
Manage consistent customer engagement rhythm to enable strategic and operational conversations.
Report against key KPIs to articulate current business value delivered, next steps, relevant industry trends and impediments to success.
Play the role of customer advocacy and orchestration in each key stage of customer lifecycle.
Understand how the customer measures value and ensure this is delivered.
Effectively provide clarity to Temenos stakeholders to enable internal resource prioritization.
Gain customer loyalty by putting in place a long-term customer success strategy and a rolling-12 month execution plan.
Achieve Customer satisfaction score.
Meet your renewal and increment revenue target.
Bring qualified leads to the Sales Team that generate new business.

Skills & Experience

You have managed customers in the Cloud for at least 5 years with equivalent software industry experience.
You have held role/s in Customer Success, Consulting or Sales with medium and large accounts in the Banking Industry.
You have strong organizational skill with proven ability to define and leverage business metrics to manage the customer journey.
You have proven track record of delivering results above expectations.
You have a positive presence in the “C” suite with exceptional management, interpersonal, written and presentation skills.
You are flexible and resilient, comfortable with ambiguity, adaptable to a high-change environment.
You have the ability to multi-task, prioritize and coordinate activities to meet multiple, agile deadlines, work well under pressure.
You can travel at least 10% of your time to meet with customers.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Business or equivalent experience. Master’s degree preferred.

WHY TEMENOS

You will work at the cutting edge of technology innovation; we challenge the status quo and are transforming banking every day.
You will experience in a fast-paced environment, ambitious team; we look forwards and continuously strive to be the best.
You will be part of a team that values integrity; we support each other and keep our promises.
You will be able to work freely, flexibly and true to your authentic self; we champion diversity.
You will be joining a global and diverse family that works together through the good times and bad; we care deeply about each other and our clients.
You will experience what we call – Temenosity!

We value applications from people from all walks of life; if you are excited to be part of our journey and want to make a real impact, we would love to hear from you.

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October 28, 2024
Evergreen Requisition – Senior Agile Coach

Description
We are pleased to announce the following Position in the Technology Enterprise Services 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 Manager – Enterprise Cloud & ISP, the Cloud Architect is expected to be well versed in creating/maintaining/reverse engineering existing cloud assets/deployments to enable the documentation of current systems and propose optimizations and roadmaps to align with architecture principles. Work with Cloud Implementation teams to realize the intended business objectives and value.
Responsibilities

Analysis of current state, including reverse engineering existing cloud assets.
Document & Manage cloud standards, virtual network mapping, data flows and conceptual flows.
Define & manage how company data will be stored, consumed, integrated, secured and managed across cloud and on-premise implementations.
Set standards for cloud deployments and assets, analyze current state and conceive desired future state.
Apply architectural and technology concepts to address scalability, security, reliability, maintainability of cloud assets.
Collaborate with internal and external partners to ensure that technology decisions align with the overall Enterprise Architecture Framework/Roadmap via clear communication and negotiation skills.
Conduct proof of concepts, drive technology & product selection, support pilot implementations and support enterprise wide adoption of cloud, technology, processes & toolsets
Design and optimize cloud strategies for the cost-effective delivery of scalable and reliable systems up to 99.999% uptime SLA
Work across a wide range of stakeholders, application subject matter experts, architects, technology and business leaders to harness perspectives, influence & drive consistent cloud practices

Qualifications

Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Telecoms, Engineering, Physics or Math or any other relevant qualification.
Candidate should demonstrate deep and wide knowledge of Microsoft Azure and AWS platforms. Relevant certifications in Azure and/or AWS a huge plus
Candidate should possess excellent knowledge & skills in cloud design, deployment, management and monitoring as well as migration strategies from on-premise implementations to cloud or Hybrid Solutions.
Candidate should have excellent knowledge and understanding of established/emerging cloud management technologies including and not limited to monitoring, profiling, identity management, reporting/analytics, cost optimization.
The cloud architect must understand the cloud technologies and their use to guide the organization in understanding and adopting them
An ideal candidate should possess advanced knowledge of industry best practices in the various aspects of information, technology trends, enterprise operations knowledge and the ability to develop solutions.
Advanced knowledge of hardware, software, business applications and systems engineering are required
Intermediate knowledge and execution of SDLC is required
Intermediate knowledge of Information Security awareness is a plus
Intermediate knowledge of Cloud data and analytics tools and workflows is a plus
Good knowledge of General Project Management Methodology & Tools
Knowledge of enterprise architecture methodologies and practices a plus.

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safaricom.taleo.net

October 28, 2024
Specialist – Enterprise Cloud Solution Architect

Description

We are pleased to announce the following Position in the Technology Enterprise Services 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 Manager – Enterprise Cloud & ISP, the Cloud Architect is expected to be well versed in creating/maintaining/reverse engineering existing cloud assets/deployments to enable the documentation of current systems and propose optimizations and roadmaps to align with architecture principles. Work with Cloud Implementation teams to realize the intended business objectives and value.
Responsibilities

Analysis of current state, including reverse engineering existing cloud assets.
Document & Manage cloud standards, virtual network mapping, data flows and conceptual flows.
Define & manage how company data will be stored, consumed, integrated, secured and managed across cloud and on-premise implementations.
Set standards for cloud deployments and assets, analyze current state and conceive desired future state.
Apply architectural and technology concepts to address scalability, security, reliability, maintainability of cloud assets.
Collaborate with internal and external partners to ensure that technology decisions align with the overall Enterprise Architecture Framework/Roadmap via clear communication and negotiation skills.
Conduct proof of concepts, drive technology & product selection, support pilot implementations and support enterprise wide adoption of cloud, technology, processes & toolsets
Design and optimize cloud strategies for the cost-effective delivery of scalable and reliable systems up to 99.999% uptime SLA
Work across a wide range of stakeholders, application subject matter experts, architects, technology and business leaders to harness perspectives, influence & drive consistent cloud practices

Qualifications

Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Telecoms, Engineering, Physics or Math or any other relevant qualification.
Candidate should demonstrate deep and wide knowledge of Microsoft Azure and AWS platforms. Relevant certifications in Azure and/or AWS a huge plus
Candidate should possess excellent knowledge & skills in cloud design, deployment, management and monitoring as well as migration strategies from on-premise implementations to cloud or Hybrid Solutions.
Candidate should have excellent knowledge and understanding of established/emerging cloud management technologies including and not limited to monitoring, profiling, identity management, reporting/analytics, cost optimization.
The cloud architect must understand the cloud technologies and their use to guide the organization in understanding and adopting them
An ideal candidate should possess advanced knowledge of industry best practices in the various aspects of information, technology trends, enterprise operations knowledge and the ability to develop solutions.
Advanced knowledge of hardware, software, business applications and systems engineering are required
Intermediate knowledge and execution of SDLC is required
Intermediate knowledge of Information Security awareness is a plus
Intermediate knowledge of Cloud data and analytics tools and workflows is a plus
Good knowledge of General Project Management Methodology & Tools
Knowledge of enterprise architecture methodologies and practices a plus.

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safaricom.taleo.net

October 28, 2024