Vacancies at Safaricom Kenya

Key Responsibilities

• Architect, build and maintain excellent iOS mobile applications with clean code
• Release applications to App Store Connect
• Design and implement user interface components for mobile applications from prototypes and wireframes
• Write unit, XC, UI, integration and automated tests to ensure error-free code, performance and quality
• Integration to RESTful APIs
• Ensure performance, quality, and responsiveness of mobile apps
• Identify, plan and implement new mobile products, applications and protocols
• Creating efficient data queries and communicating to back-end developers on API issues
• Build reusable code and libraries for future use
• Implement clean, modern, smooth animations and transitions that provide an excellent user experience
• Work with modern tools including Jira, Slack, GitHub etc
• Reviewing application requirements and interface designs
• Documenting application changes and developing updates
• Collecting user feedback and optimization of operational experience
• On-going app support, debug and enhancement
• Remain up to date with the technologies, concepts, best practices and news of mobile applications development
• Work closely with colleagues to constantly innovate app functionality and design
• Communicate with users to understand their needs and experiences

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field
• 3+ years of professional experience working with iOS
• 4+ years of professional software development experience
• A very good understanding about mobile applications and programming languages such as Swift, Objective-C, UI Kit, Swift UI, CocoaPods, Cocoa Data together with their mainstream IDEs such as Xcode.
• Knowledge in Flutter, React Native, Kotlin and Kotlin Multiplatform, and Android is an added advantage
• A strong understanding on MVVM architecture
• Experience in RESTful API integrations, Version Control (Git) and DevOps
• An understanding on Security Principles with regard to mobile applications and tech platforms
• Experience in developing iOS applications
• A strong desire to learn and figure out how to create market leading user-friendly mobile applications
• Quick to adopt and willingness to work/deliver in a short period
• Ability to quickly absorb technical concepts and communicate them to a non-technical audience
• Passionate about robust code design
• Knowledge of UI/UX designs and wireframes
• Ability to create and maintain continuous integration and delivery of iOS applications

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Key Accountabilities

• Uphold the company code of conduct, policies and procedures, ensuring integrity and accountability in every aspect of your work.
• As with all employees, have a responsibility to adhere to safety, health, and wellbeing  policies, guidelines and procedures in all actions and decisions.
• Lead and support sourcing projects for the Technology networks categories; from requirement gathering to contracting,
• Develop the category in line with the Tech Strategy and under the supervision of the SCM Technology Lead
• Champion value delivery initiatives in the category; generate and track own efficiency streams.
• Lead and support sourcing activities, launch e-auction/RFx
• Responsible for operational program/contract and stakeholder management across the category in scope
• Monitor the Supplier performance and drive correction action where required.
• Deliver categories reports & ad-hoc analysis and presentations
• Work in an Agile way being part of cross-category and cross-company projects
• Contribute to the development of the Supply Chain policies, process and procedures in the periodical reviews

Qualifications

• Degree in business, technology or equivalent
• Has progressed Supply Chain professional certification – MKISM/ MCIPS/ MCILT or equivalent
• Is a licensed practitioner in line with the SPMA 2007 Act and has a valid license for 2025
• Has Experience of Procurement Category management
• Good understanding of global trends, commodity markets
• Commercial Acumen
• Is commercially astute, results driven and with excellent stakeholder management skills.