Job Title: Data Analytics Operations Engineer
Hiring Organization: Safaricom
Location – Locality: Nairobi
Location – Region: Kenya
Industry: Telecommunication
Job Type: Full Time
Salary: KES
Date Posted: 05/16/2024
Reporting
to the Manager, Data Analytics Operations the position holder will offer
leading expert solutions and technical guidance in administration, service
provision and availability of all the Safaricom Business Intelligence and
analytics systems.
Responsibilities
Coding
and Support of all ETL and analytics processes used within the BI &
Analytics systems
Development
and Support of reliable data ingestion and preparation processes
Troubleshooting
and support of highly scalable distributed big data systems, using different
open-source technologies including but not limited to Hadoop services
Design
and development of front-end tier(s), middle tier(s), and /or back-end database
tier(s) for business applications. Capturing of business applications
information needs and mapping of the same to the software and /or database
components
Automate
processes across BI ecosystem which enables self-healing and proactive
monitoring.
Perform
root cause analysis on application and data related incidents
Platform
upgrade across all BI warehouse components both on front end, middle tier(s)
and back-end tier(s)
Possession
of DBA skills is a plus. Performing routine DBA tasks including operation,
troubleshooting & performance tuning
Research
and provide input on design approach, performance and base functionality
improvements for various procedures and applications
Generation
of ideas to improve efficiency in software and application services offered to
the business, and/or generate revenue for business
Participation
and membership in various technical fora for the purpose of increasing the
collective knowledge base of the team
Qualifications
Bachelor’s
degree in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, or any other
technology related field
Advanced
scripting skills in UNIX/LINUX
Advanced
enterprise and opensource ETL knowledge in Informatica, SSIS, NIFI
Oracle
certification in database administration or application development
Proficient
in SQL for development, data analysis and manipulation
Programming
skills such as Java, Python, Scala
Strong
analytical and problem-solving skills
Experience
with distributed big data applications such as Hadoop
