Principal Engineer – Network & Cloud Security at Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia PLC

Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

27 Sep, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

29 Jun, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Network Security, Cloud Security, Zero Trust Architecture, AI-Enabled Security Controls, Secure Architecture, Automated Security Controls, Cloud-Native Protection, Hybrid Infrastructure Security, Multi-Cloud Security, Cyber Risk Reduction

Industry

Telecommunications

Description

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Cyber Prevent, the Principal Engineer – Network & Cloud Security is responsible for leading the design, implementation, and continuous enhancement of network and cloud security capabilities across the enterprise.This role ensures the establishment of converged, AI-enabled, always-on security controls that protect enterprise networks, hybrid infrastructures, and multi-cloud environments from evolving cyber threats. The position focuses on proactively reducing cyber risk exposure by enforcing secure architecture, Zero Trust principles, automated security controls, and cloud-native protection mechanisms.The role plays a critical part in enabling frictionless yet robust security, ensuring business agility while maintaining high levels of protection for digital platforms, connectivity, and workloads. 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

Lead the design and implementation of converged, AI-enabled network and cloud security capabilities across the enterprise. Focus on reducing cyber risk through Zero Trust principles and automated security controls for hybrid and multi-cloud environments.