Safaricom Ethiopia Jobs Vacancy
Safaricom Ethiopia
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.
Position 1: DevOps Engineer
Must have specialized professional qualifications.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or original
• Has a minimum of two years of coding experience outside of an academic environment.
• Experience working with Linux, as well as Kubernetes
• Proven experience as a DevOps Engineer or analogous role, with hands-on experience CI/CD tools (GitLab CI, Jenkins)
• with a deep understanding of DevOps principles and stylish practices.
• Strong proficiency in scripting languages similar to Python, Ruby, or Bash, and experience with automation and configuration management tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab, Ansible, Puppet, Chef). Proficiency in containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and container orchestration frameworks
• Experience with monitoring and log aggregation tools (e.g., Prometheus, ELK stack, Grafana and Splunk) for system and application performance analysis. • Strong knowledge of networking principles, protocols, and security (e.g., TCP/IP, VPN, firewalls).
• Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git, SVN) and nimble development methodologies.
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to analyze complex systems and provide effective results.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
Place of Work: Addis Ababa
Position 2: Platform Delivery Support Specialist
Must have professional qualifications.
• Degree in computer science, IT, or related field from a recognized university.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a specialized/functional support environment. • Strong experience in helping end users with custom web and mobile applications.
• SQL and affiliated experience
• Experienced working with massive unshaped data sets.
• Experience creating functional requirement specifications and diagramming processes
• Strong software development knowledge.
• Experience creating end-to-end user documentation plans and managing the content lifecycle.
• Ability to communicate effectively and work efficiently with a group of people supporting both functional and specialized areas
Place of Work: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Position 3: Specialist Regional Technical Operations
Must have specialized professional qualifications.
• Min 3 years of same position experience
• Having university degree in engineering (telecommunication engineering/electrical electronics engineering) is an added advantage.
• Expansive MS Office skills, especially on Excel and PowerPoint.
Place of Work: Addis Ababa
Position 4: Specialist Transmission Planning and Optimization (MW)
Job Requirements
• Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering or Advanced National Diploma in Electronics/Telecommunications
• 4 years of specialized microwave experience in a busy telecommunications environment—Involved in microwave transmission planning and installation commissioning projects, especially in the transmission field.
• Abecedarian knowledge and experience in colorful transmission network technologies, including IP and DWDM.
• Expert in Pathloss design tool
• Working knowledge of IP networks principles
• Knowledge of software-defined networking principles.
• Knowledge of network scripting/programming languages, e.g., Python
• Computer knowledgeable—suitable to create management reports and use project management tools.
• Analytical skills
• Attention to details
• Communication and interpersonal skills
• Troubleshooting and problem
Place of Work: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Position 5: Power Expert
Must have specialized professional qualifications.
• University degree in electrical & computer engineering or related field.
• Perfect Excel & PowerPoint Knowledge.
• Min 2 years of analogous experience.
Wanted
• PMP Certification.
• Experience in the telecom industry/EEU government company.
Place of Work: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Position 6: Regional Acquisition Manager
Must have specialized professional qualifications.
Wanted
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Marketing, or a related field
• Proficiency in using applicable sales tools.
• Former experience in customer accession or sales roles.
• Complete in using sales tools to track and manage customer interactions.
voluntary
• Professional certification in Sales or Marketing (desired)
Place of Work: Asela, Chiro
Position 7: Corporate Account Manager- Direct Sales
Qualifications
• A Bachelor’s degree
• At least 3 years exposure in Service and/or customer management for major commercial clients, commercially smart with a detailed understanding of the technologies the company is selling and issues that typically arise.
• Industry certifications would be an added advantage (ITIL Foundation, MCP/MCSE, CCNA, etc.).
• Understanding of English and original language, both written and spoken.
• Literacy in introductory computer applications similar to MS Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
• Ability to manage with pressure from customers while delivering quality service.
• Ability to accurately perform cash transactions.
• Knowledge of telecommunication products and services.
• Good listening and critical problem-solving skills.
Place of Work: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Position 8: Data Privacy Lead
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in law, Information Management, Business, or IT Security from a recognized university.
• 5–7 years of experience in data protection, Information management, data governance or information security management.
• Wanted
• A Master’s degree in information security, law, and other related fields will be profitable.
• Certificate in Compliance Management (Advantageous).
Place of Work: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Position 9: Manager-Finance Business Partnering
Qualifications
• A graduate with a degree in a financial field or closely related.
• 10 years’ experience in Finance
• Significant work experience in the telecommunications industry
• suitable to develop and recommend fiscal and functional programs and processes for the business.
• In-depth knowledge and experience to provide strong fiscal decision support to the business.
• suitable to take a holistic view of the business with a fiscal focus.
• Understands fiscal data to provide value-added insight.
• Up-to-date knowledge of stylish practice in accounting processes and accounting systems.
• Have strong business acumen and highly advanced marketable experience.
• Experience in strategic decision-making.
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills
• High-level experience and skills working with stakeholders.
Place of Work: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Position 10: Financial Planning and Investor Relations Manager
Must have specialized professional qualifications.
• Degree in Accounting, economics, finance
Wanted
• 8 years and above broad experience in all facets of finance, i.e., management accounting, forecasting and planning, financial accounting, and reporting.
• Exposure to accounting systems and financial modeling tools. (ERP, BI, Microsoft excl
Place of Work: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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 03/26/2026, MM/DD/YY.
