Safaricom is Hiring a Support Engineer for Financial Services IT in Nairobi

Position Overview

Safaricom, East Africa’s leading telecommunications company, seeks a skilled Support Engineer to join their Financial Services IT team. This role focuses on maintaining and improving financial solutions, particularly M-PESA integrations, while ensuring 99.999% system availability.

Position Details

• – Location: Waiyaki Way, Nairobi, Kenya
• – Department: Digital IT, Technology Division
• – Job ID: 564
• – Application Deadline: January 20, 2025
• – Reporting To: Integrations Lead Fintech

Key Responsibilities

Technical Support

• – Ensure data and application availability
• – Monitor systems and applications
• – Perform root cause analysis
• – Manage configurations and automate routine tasks
• – Maintain technical documentation
• – Support M-PESA and related integrations

Development and Implementation

• – Develop applications using Spring Boot framework
• – Design scalable, high-performance solutions
• – Participate in product testing and upgrades
• – Implement DevOps technologies and processes
• – Write clean, maintainable code
• – Conduct code reviews

Stakeholder Management

• – Collaborate with internal and external technical teams
• – Transfer system knowledge to internal customers
• – Provide timely feedback to stakeholders
• – Maintain accurate issue tracking and resolution records

Required Qualifications

• – Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, or Engineering
• – 2+ years’ experience in telecommunications or financial services
• – Expertise in system monitoring and alerting
• – Database knowledge (NoSQL and SQL)
• – Programming skills in Java, Python, Angular JS
• – DevOps and GitHub experience
• – ITIL Service Operations understanding
• – Mobile money systems knowledge

Jobs at Safaricom Essential Skills

• – Strong problem-solving abilities
• – Excellent communication
• – Independent work capability
• – Presentation skills
• – Proactive mindset
• – Ability to meet deadlines

About Safaricom

• – Leading telecommunications provider in East Africa
• – Serves over 42 million customers
• – Listed on Nairobi Securities Exchange
• – Annual revenue of KES 298 Billion (2022)
• – Pioneer of M-PESA mobile money service
• – Supports over one million jobs

How to Apply

Interested candidates should:

1. Update their candidate profile on Safaricom’s recruitment portal

2. Attach their resume

3. Click the apply button