Engineer - IT Assets Management and Compliance at Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia PLC

Kenya, Nakuru, Kenya -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

11 Jun, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

13 Mar, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

IT Asset Management, Asset Discovery, Compliance, Inventory Management, Tooling, AI-Enabled Asset Management, Platform Planning, Automation, Operational Intelligence, ITAM/ITSM Platforms, ServiceNow, Flexera, BMC Helix, ISO/IEC 27001, PCI-DSS, ITIL

Industry

Telecommunications

Description

Responsible for managing the end-to-end lifecycle of technology assets, including inventory management, asset discovery, tooling, and compliance across IT hardware, software, licenses, cloud resources, and network infrastructure. The role supports Safaricom’s technology transformation strategy by improving visibility, governance, and tracking of technology assets through AI-enabled asset management practices. Working closely with the Lead – Technology Assets Management and Compliance, the position contributes to strategic platform planning, automation, and innovation, leveraging AI-driven operational intelligence to enhance operational excellence while ensuring alignment with enterprise standards, regulatory requirements, and service quality objectives. Safaricom is the leading technology company in East Africa. Our purpose is to transform lives by connecting people to people, people to opportunities and people to information. We keep over 60 million customers connected across Kenya and Ethiopia, and play a critical role in the society, supporting over 1.13 million jobs both directly and indirectly while our total economic value was estimated at KES 1.1 trillion ($ 8.5 billion) for the 12 months through March 2025. Listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange and with annual revenues of close to KES 388 billion as at March 2025, Safaricom provides connectivity through wide range of technology. Our 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G network in aggregate covers over 99% of Kenya’s population. We run the world’s largest mobile payment system and Africa’s largest Fintech, M-PESA, the world’s first mobile money transfer system. By empowering millions of customers to transact, save or borrow money through their mobile phone, M-PESA has driven financial inclusion in Kenya to 84.8% of the adult population in 2024, from a low of 26.7% in 2006, and generated over KES 161 billion in revenue as at FY25. Our subsidiary, Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia, has deployed world class network and services to contribute to Ethiopia’s digital transformation. Safaricom is an equal opportunity employer, actively recruiting staff from different backgrounds reflecting the communities that we serve. We are committed to equal gender representation at all levels. As part of our ongoing commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we continue to work towards improving energy and resource efficiency in our network and facilities to reduce carbon emissions and our fuel consumption. We remain committed to becoming a Net Zero carbon-emitting company by 2050.

Responsibilities

This role is responsible for managing the complete lifecycle of technology assets, including inventory, discovery, tooling, and compliance across hardware, software, licenses, cloud, and network infrastructure. The engineer will support the technology transformation strategy by enhancing visibility and governance using AI-enabled asset management practices.