JOB DESCRIPTION
Brief Description
Reporting to the Automation Engineering Lead, the position holder will join a dynamic Process Automation Team, playing a pivotal role in driving our company-wide digitization agenda. You will be instrumental in developing and implementing intelligent automation solutions, workflow automation, and digital transformation initiatives.
Your expertise will enable significant efficiency gains, cost savings, and process enhancements, thereby elevating our digital capabilities across the organization.
As a member of Safaricom’s Engineering team, you will uphold high standards, embrace challenges, and consistently act with integrity while contributing to the company’s technical direction and long-term decision-making.
RESPONSIBILITIES
uphold high standards, embrace challenges, and consistently act with integrity while contributing to the company’s technical direction and long-term decision-making.
Key Responsibilities
- Write high-quality, maintainable, and well-tested code that adheres to best practices and industry standards.
- Design, develop, and deploy scalable full-stack solutions for automation and digitization projects.
- Conduct readiness assessments for process automation with high-level benefit analysis.
- Implement and manage intelligent automation using UiPath for RPA.
- Develop and maintain portals using React, Java Spring Boot, and Python for scripting and automation tasks.
- Orchestrate complex workflows with tools such as a Temporal.
- Create low-code/no-code solutions using Corteza and Power Platform.
- Ensure seamless deployment and monitoring of applications on AWS and OpenShift.
- Apply Agile methodologies, including Kanban and Scrum, to manage project timelines and deliverables.
- Optimize and manage databases using MySQL and PostgreSQL.
- Continuously identify opportunities for process simplification and reengineering to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
- Foster a collaborative and innovative team environment, working alongside other engineers.
- Coordinate and facilitate workshops with business stakeholders to understand and create end[1]to-end process flows.
- Develop and implement communication and change management plans to prepare the business for transitions.
- Establish credibility with key stakeholders and customers by understanding business needs and articulating clear vision, approach, assessment results, and execution strategies.
- Continuously enhance skills and competencies through internal and external training opportunities and stretch assignments.
QUALIFICATIONS
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field.
- 3+ years of experience in full-stack development, with a strong background in both front-end and back-end technologies.
- Proficiency in React, Java Spring Boot, and Python.
- Some experience with Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and low-code/no-code platforms like Corteza and Power Platform.
- Solid understanding of cloud platforms, particularly AWS, and containerization with OpenShift.
- Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies, specifically Kanban and Scrum.
- Proficiency in relational databases like MySQL and PostgreSQL.
- Extensive experience in building APIs and services, particularly in Java and with Microservices architecture.
- Experience with unit and integration tests.
- Comfortable working with cloud-native platforms and systems that support global users at scale.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Demonstrated bias for action, proactive in identifying and resolving issues.
- Strong understanding of Linux operating systems and environments.
How to Apply
If you feel that you are up to the challenge and possess the necessary qualification and experience, kindly proceed to update your candidate profileon the recruitment portal and then Click on the apply button. Remember to attach your resume.
ABOUT US
We are the leading telecommunication company in East Africa. Our purpose is to transform lives by connecting people to people, people to opportunities and people to information.
We keep over 42 million customers connected and play a critical role in the society, supporting over one million jobs both directly and indirectly while our total economic value was estimated at KES 362 Billion ($ 3.2 billion) for the 12 months through March 2021.
We are listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) and with annual revenues of close to KES 298 Billion ($2.5 billion) as at March 2022. We were founded in 1997 as a fully owned subsidiary of Telkom Kenya before a 40 percent acquisition by Vodafone Group PLC in May 2000, and a public offering of 25 percent shares through the NSE in 2008.
Under the management of Vodafone Group PLC, we welcomed Michael Joseph, as our first CEO, a few months later in July of 2000. He led the company’s growth to accommodate 16.71 million subscribers from the previous 20,000, largely owing to innovative products like M-PESA in 2007.