Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia Vacancy Announcement: Safaricom Ethiopia is looking for a qualified person who meets the criteria indicated below.
Safaricom Ethiopia is owned by an international consortium including Vodafone Group; Safaricom PLC; Vodacom Group; Sumitomo Corporation – one of the largest international trading and business investment companies; and British International Investment (BII) – the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor.
We are pleased to announce the following position within the Technology Function. In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below.
Position 1: Integration Support Engineer
Must have technical / professional qualifications:
· A bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Engineering or relevant field as a minimum
· At least 2-year experience in coding in a non-university setting.
· At least 1 year experience of API management experience e.g., Apigee, MuleSoft etc.
· Strong understanding of both JSON, SOAP and development on swagger UI using open API’s
· Experience in securing APIs using Oauth, SAML etc.
· Strong knowledge in API modelling languages and annotations e.g., in Swagger
· Experience in java, java EE, spring, spring MVC, spring cloud, python, Bash
· Experience working with relational and non-relational databases i.e., Oracle, MySQL, mongo DB, Cassandra
· Hands-on experience in designing and developing API’s using REST and SOAP
· Experience developing solutions using agile, DevOPs, testing and CI/CD automation tools e.g., Jenkins, SonarQube, Git lab
· Experience in CMS is an added advantage e.g., Drupal
· Strong understanding of end-to-end API and microservices architecture
· Experience in automation tools e.g., Rundeck, ansible etc.
Desired
· Certification in cloud technologies like AWS & GCP
· Certification in cloud native technologies such as Kubernetes
· Skill with API development and support
Location: Addis Ababa
Position 2: Senior Accountant – Fixed Assets
Education & Experience:
• Business related bachelor’s degree from a recognized university.
• Qualified Accountant with CPA /ACCA/CIMA/ACA.
• 2 – 3 years post qualification experience in finance with specialization an area of financial accounting.
• Proficiency in data analytics and visualization tools.
• A strategic thinker, shaping processes, people, and systems.
• Liaise with tax section for preparation of schedules required for tax computation purposes to ensure that proper and maximum possible capital allowances are claimed by the business.
• Justify any adjustments to fixed assets with proper analysis of the impact it has on depreciation.
• Analyze CWIP into the specific sites to which they relate to and tie the same to specific purchase orders.
• Age the CWIP based on the issuance report to ensure that no items remain therein for more than 6 months.
• Ensure that appropriate reconciliation is done between movements in the fixed assets accounts, CWIP accounts and the related
accruals and creditors accounts, to ensure completeness and accuracy of ledger entries.
• Ensure accurate and timely reconciliation of ledger and sub-ledgers by ensuring that all the oracle ledger entries are accurate and updated.
• Ensure and monitor the process for tagging of all assets and update the tag numbers into the fixed assets register for all additions.
• Ensure physical verification of all capital equipment and stocks annually. Where variances are identified, ensure the same is resolved and updated on oracle inventory balances and the oracle financial ledger.
• Monitor for any damaged or impaired capital equipment and ensure adequate provisions and write-offs are recognized and booked in the accounts in line with the relevant accounting policies after adequate approvals and ensure utilization of the provisions is properly monitored.
Role purpose: Manage the company owned and leased assets by recording the cost of newly-acquired fixed assets (both tangible and intangible), tracking fixed assets, recording depreciation, and accounting for the disposal of fixed assets.
Location: Addis Ababa
Position 3: Financial Services Support Engineer
Functional Competencies:
· Bachelor of Science Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Software Development or related subject.
· 2 years of work experience as an engineer in a telecommunications or financial services environment
· Experience in Continuous integration and deployment methodologies using automated tools such as Jenkins.
· Knowledge in mobile money systems, integrations, or financial systems
· Knowledge of SRE concepts
Must have technical / professional qualifications:
· Extensive knowledge of networking and system administration (Unix/Linux)
· Software development skills in Java, python, Angular JS etc
· Knowledge in ITIL Service Operations processes and Agile methodology. Certification in Scrum fundamentals is an added advantage.
· Proficient in database management skills
Desired
· Certification in cloud technologies like AWS & GCP
· Certification in cloud native technologies such as Kubernetes
Location: Addis Ababa
Position 4: Financial Services Planning Engineer
Functional Competencies:
· Bachelor of Science Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Software Development or related subject.
· 2 years of work experience as an engineer in a telecommunications or financial services environment
· Experience in Continuous integration and deployment methodologies using automated tools such as Jenkins.
· Knowledge in mobile money systems, integrations, or financial systems
Must have technical / professional qualifications:
· Extensive knowledge of networking and system administration (Unix/Linux)
· Software development skills in Java, python, Angular JS etc
· Knowledge in ITIL Service Operations processes and Agile methodology. Certification in Scrum fundamentals is an added advantage.
· Proficient in database management skills
Desired
· Certification in cloud technologies like AWS & GCP
· Certification in cloud native technologies such as Kubernetes
Location: Addis Ababa
How To Apply:
If you feel that you are up to the challenge and possess the necessary qualifications and experience, kindly proceed to update your candidate profile on the career portal and then Click on the apply button. Remember to attach your resume.
The closing date for receiving applications is June 9, 2024.
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