Job Description
Reporting to the Tech
Lead – VAS System Planning & Evolution the
position holder will develop and integrate VAS Products & Services
offered to Safaricom customers with the goal of delivering high quality
solutions within approved schedules. The Engineer shall ensure VAS systems
operate within allowed thresholds in terms of capacity and security
conformance. VAS Systems comprise of all Value-Added Services which include,
but not limited to, SMSC, USSD, Content delivery platform, Voice (RBT, IVR
& Media exchange), Video, Device management, Cell Broadcast system and IOT
solutions.
Duties & Responsibilities
Development,
configuration and integration of all VAS solutions/systems in line with the
Digital IT strategy execution plan.
Actively
participate in defining strategy, roadmaps and architecture design for the VAS
Systems.
Embrace
the new ways of working in VAS domain with the goal of ensuring 50% of VAS
projects are delivered through agile methodology.
Timely
delivery of projects assigned with the goal of ensuring high quality standards
are met and solutions are operationally viable. Responsible for ensuring First
Time Right delivery of all solutions developed.
Enhance
processes and DevOps to improve delivery, reduce toil and increase efficiency
by focusing on continuous improvement.
Accurately
document products & services developed & delivered ensuring they follow
DevOps Cycle.
Embrace
a DevOps culture by ensuring all developed products and Services are gracefully
handed to operations for support.
Develop
and continuously update a knowledge base of best practice for VAS products and
Service development.
Collaborate
with both Technical and Business teams to ensure seamless deployment of
products.
Proactively
manage capacity and ensure VAS systems operate below 70% utilization.
Qualifications
BSc.
Degree in Telecommunication Engineering/Electrical & Electronics
engineering/Computer Science/IT.
3
years’ experience in a busy telecommunication/ IT environment or Software
Engineering with good knowledge in development for VAS solutions including
Messaging, Voice, Video & IOT.
Experience
with cloud-native environments.
Software
Engineering methodologies including Agile-oriented development.
Proficiency
in networking protocols – TCP/IP, DNS and load balancing.
Working
knowledge in Linux systems and Databases – Oracle, MySQL, postgreSQL.
Working
knowledge of security encryption solutions – SSL, firewalls, VPN, IPsec
Strong
experience in programming/scripting language(s) – Python, JavaScript, Perl ,
Shell or equivalent.
3rd Party
RESTful API integration, PHP, MySQL, SQL server, web service working knowledge
preferred.
How To Apply
Apply before or on 23rd
Jan 2024
