About Us

Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia Plc is a company supporting Ethiopia’s digital transformation. As a member of the Vodacom family, we have a wealth of experience connecting over 334 million people globally and over 180 million people in Africa across our network. We look forward to partnering with Ethiopians as we build a new network in Ethiopia.

We are setting the groundwork in readiness for the launch of our services next year and are looking to work with purpose-led teams that put the community at the heart of service.

Safaricom Ethiopia is offering a wide range of careers, whether you’re looking to join our technology, commercial or corporate teams. If you would like a challenge and the promise of a digital future for the people of Ethiopia, we are looking for you. 

We are pleased to announce the following vacancy for Specialist BI and Commissions Management within the Technology Function in Ethiopia. In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below.

Detailed Description

Reporting to the Senior Specialist BI and Analytics the position holder will design, build and deliver on the all Business Intelligence and commissions platforms within Safaricom. These include and aren’t limited to ETLs, Data Warehousing as well as the BI visualization layer. They will enable the day to day reporting and intelligence needed for the operations of the Telco. They will manage all data management activities from source systems. To define and manage data governance structures.

Job Responsibilities 

• Design, architect and build solutions and tools for the Business Intelligence platform
• Mediate and coordinate resolution of software project deliverables using agile methodology
• Develop ETLs to ingest data into the Data Warehouse based on business demands and use cases
• Develop analytical platforms that will be used to avail data to end users for exploration, advanced analytics and visualizations for day-to-day business reporting
• Provide guidance and advise to technology teams on the best use of latest technologies and designs to deliver a best-in-class platform in the most cost-effective way
• Develop automated monitoring solutions to run and operate the platform efficiently
• Perform technical aspects of BI development for assigned applications including design, developing prototypes, and coding assignments.
• Build analytics software through consistent development practices that will be used to deliver data to end users for exploration, advanced analytics and visualizations for day-to-day business reporting.
• Plan and deliver highly scalable Data Warehouse, using different technologies including but not limited to ODI, Oracle Datawarehouse, Qlik and Power BI etc.
• Code, test, and document scripts for managing different ETLs
• Receive escalated, technically complex mission critical issues, and maintain ownership of the issue until it is resolved completely.
• Hands on to troubleshoot incidents, formulate theories and test hypothesis, and narrow down possibilities to find the root cause.
• Develop tools, and scripts to automate troubleshooting activities.
• Drive further improvements in the BI platform, tooling and processes.
• Upgrading products/services and applying patches as necessary.
• Maintaining backup and restoring the ETL and Reports repositories and other Systems binaries and source codes.
• Build tools for yourself and others to increase efficiency and to make hard or repetitive tasks easy and quick.
• Develop machine learning algorithms and libraries for problem solving and AI operations.
• Research and provide input on design approach, performance and base functionality improvements for various software applications.

Job Requirements

Qualifications 

• BSc or MSc Degree in computer science or equivalent practical experience
• At least 2-3 years of coding experience in a non-university setting.
• Experience in Object-Oriented development
• Experience in collecting, storing, processing and analyzing large volumes of data.
• Experience with building ETLs, using solutions such as Informatica, ODI, Talend etc
• Experience with SQL databases, such as Oracle, MySQL, Teradata, Vertica
• Experience in building visualizations and reports using BI tools such as Power BI, Qlik sense or OBIEE
• Proficient understanding of distributed computing principles
• Understanding of Data Warehousing principles and Column Oriented databases 
• Highly proficient in more than one modern language, e.g. Java/C#/NodeJS/Python/Scala.
• Demonstrated proficiency with data structures, algorithms, distributed computing, and ETL systems.
• Experience with various messaging systems, such as Kafka or RabbitMQ.
• A working knowledge and experience of SQL scripting.
• Domain experience in GSM and IT is a must
• Broad technical expertise combined with business acumen and strong consulting skills.
• Excellent systems analytical and communication (written and verbal) skills along with meeting facilitation skills
• Excellent communication skills - must be able to listen to customers, document requirements quickly & accurately, and review written materials for accuracy. Must also be able to communicate specifications to persons at all technical levels.
• Proven track record for delivery of large scale, complex projects delivering IT/Telco customer solutions; demonstrable leadership skills and organizational experience.
• Ability to communicate and influence others.
• Ability to drive initiatives without any formal authority in an ambiguous and startup environment.

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 profile on CLICK HERE