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  • Posted: Mar 15, 2023
    Deadline: Not specified
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    Safaricom is the leading provider of converged communication solutions in Kenya. In addition to providing a broad range of first-class products and services for Telephony, Broadband Internet and Financial services, Safaricom seeks to uplift the welfare of Kenyans through value-added services and support for community projects.
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    Infrastructure Planning & Capacity Management Team Lead

    Reporting to the Research and Design Tech Lead the role holder will be responsible for scouting, developing & testing prototypes & piloting, refining and adopting new technologies to solve current problems, improving operation efficiencies and to create new platforms that support new business opportunities. Working with partners, Project teams, Squads as well as virtual IT delivery teams to implement various projects and business deliverables. Break down complex requirements into simple trackable tasks. Be committed to high quality output and delivery on time.

    The main duties are:

    • Scout new technologies and vendors to enable innovation and identify technical enablers
    • Developing and testing prototypes
    • Piloting, refining and adopting new technologies and partner solutions
    • Responsible for Solutions Design and specifications with Quarterly target focus
    • Support setting up of crowdsourcing initiatives to generate innovative ideas and concepts
    • Coordinate with other engineers, management and partners on research and design work

    Key Responsibilities                                                                                                                         

    • Responsible for research and design initiatives by sourcing, developing and driving new technology capabilites.
    • Responsible for delivering 70% of the projects on time
    • Ensure agile is implemented in all of the projects
    • Maintain an accurate registry of all research and design projects  with various statuses and ensure stakeholders are appraised at all times
    • Align with business product leads & PMO on project KPI’s, milestones and timelines 

      Leadership:                                                                                                                 

    • Attend relevant meetings to align with business and customer needs needs
    • Regular team and one-on-one engagements
    • Build the team skillset as per digital skills priority areas.
    • Team performance management
    • Provide budget inputs for research and design solutions.
    • Drive technology and platform discussions
    • Weekly Delivery reporting to BU HoDs and Senior Managers on the status of their deliverables 

    Business Analysis:                                                                                                            

    • Responsible for gathering, detailing and documenting all business requirements
    • Development of use cases that align and guide research and design initiatives
    • Ensure test plans cover all aspects of Business Requirements and existing business rules

    Solutions Design:                                                                                                                

    • Responsible for Solutions Design to meet business requirements and non-functional requirements
    • Drive new solutions leveraging technology that inform evolution
    • Collaboratively oversee the development/configuration of solutions as per agreed designs
    • Provide advisory input into all new system considerations.

    QUALIFICATIONS

    • BSc /B-Tech in computer Science/Electrical and communication/ Telecoms, Engineering, or a similar field.
    • At Least 5 years’ experience as cloud engineer, Systems administrator, Network administrator or analyst in a multifaceted business environment with integrated/mixed windows and major UNIX/Linux server environment.
    • Above 5 years’ experience in a busy IT or Telecommunications environment –Involved in Strategy Modeling, Planning, Design and Optimization of compute and storage infrastructure
    • AWS and GCP Cloud knowledge and deployment  models.
    • Experience in working with Terraform, Ansible infrastructure as code platform to automate various aspects of infrastructure configuration, provisioning, and management
    • Experience working with agile methodologies, such as Scrum, Kanban, XP, BDD and TDD.
    • Strong data analytical skills, analytical thinking, attention to details and ability to identify solutions to complex problems.
    • Great Stakeholder management skills
    • Leadership and coaching skills
    • Demonstrate excellent Planning and organizing skills
    • Team spirit and good communication abilities
    • Proven Track record in delivering results
    • Strong oral, written, interpersonal communication and leadership skills
    • Certification in any of the following Systems and Network or related trainings is an added advantage
    • AWS Certified Solution Architect certification
    • Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
    • Terraform Associate certification
    • Red Hat Certified Specialist in Advanced Automation
    • Scrum Fundamentals Certified
    • Network certification e.g., CCNA, CCNP
    • UNIX/Linux certification
    • VMware certification e.g., VCP
    • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

    Last Date to Apply: Mar 21, 2023

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to Safaricom Kenya on safaricom.taleo.net to apply

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