Senior Data Architect — M-PESA Africa (Safaricom), Kenya

Job description

M-PESA Africa is recruiting a Senior Data Architect through Safaricom’s official careers portal. The role is full time and hybrid in Kenya; the portal does not name a city.

The architect will set enterprise data standards across M-PESA markets, guide data modelling and integration, and design platforms for payments, fraud and AML monitoring, regulatory reporting, analytics and AI. The role includes data governance, cross-border compliance, streaming and change-data-capture patterns, mentorship and senior stakeholder communication.

Safaricom’s portal says to apply before 19 October 2026 at 22:55; no time zone is stated. Apply on the role-specific Safaricom form: https://egjd.fa.us6.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX/job/1569/apply/email

Salary: Not stated.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, electrical or computer engineering, or a related field. Experience in data architecture, data engineering or a related discipline, including at least three years in a senior or lead role. The employer seeks enterprise-scale platform design experience in financial services, fintech or telecoms; data modelling for OLTP and OLAP; cloud data platforms and big-data tools; ETL/ELT, CDC, event streaming and API integration; data governance; and Apache Kafka in high-throughput environments.

Benefits