Safaricom Limited is the leading mobile telecommunications
company in Kenya.
We are at the forefront of the industry and always seek to
attract and retain talented, creative and innovative team players who are
excited by the opportunity of pushing the frontiers of this evolving
technology, growing our services, exciting our customers and contributing to
our community.
Senior IT Solutions Architect
Ref: PSD_SITSA_MAR_ 2013
Reporting to the Senior Manager-Business Analysis &
Architecture the holder of the position will create technical solutions for
business problems, act as the technical subject matter expert on IT systems and
provide technical proposals for implementation either to cover existing
functionality gaps or to generate new innovative commercial products and
business services.
The holder of the position will also participate in establishing
an Enterprise IT Architecture that will enable maximum automation as well as
innovation in business processes and in customer service.
Key Responsibilities
- Translate
documented business requirements into technical solution design for
implementation;
- Provide solution
architecture input into all new system tenders and oversee the development
solutions as per the agreed
architecture;
- Maintain up to
date Enterprise Architecture and IT services catalogue documentation;
- Proactively
communicate to business stakeholders on the available IT capabilities.
Minimum requirements
- Degree in
Science/computer science/Engineering/Business related;
- A minimum of 5
years of software development experience in a busy IT/Products development
environment, 2 years of which must include experience in systems analysis
and design;
- Experience in
multiple programming languages and Web services;
- Advanced skills
in logical and physical data modeling, relational databases;
- Experience with
both UNIX and Windows platforms is necessary;
- Knowledge of
networking-TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing, security-encryption (SSL),
certificates, firewalls, VPN, and IPSec;
- Experience in
integrating products into legacy systems;
- Exceptional
interpersonal, good communication, problem solving and decision making
skills is a must;
- Should be
proactive, confident and energetic with an ability to meet stringent deadlines;
- Should have
general knowledge in Business intelligence, Enterprise Resource Planning
systems, mobile money transfer/e-commerce, revenue assurance, financial,
and retail processes, Customer service systems and processes, integration
technologies between IT and telecom systems, clear understanding of IT
infrastructure and capacity dimensioning, data management systems and IT
security;
- Must be an
all-rounder in Business processes but also strong in technical skills and
experience.
If you feel that you are up to the challenge and posses the
necessary qualification and experience please send your resume and application
letter indicating your experience and why you are the most suitable candidate
for the role clearly quoting the job title to the address below.
The deadline for application is 13th March 2013.
The Senior Manager – Talent Acquisition
Safaricom Ltd
Nairobi
Safaricom Ltd
Nairobi
Via E-mail to hr@safaricom.co.ke
