Engineering Manager Job Nairobi

Job Description

Engineering Manager Job Nairobi

What we are looking for

You will be in the forefront of the implementation of our digital strategy for innovation and automation, ensuring alignment with the overall organizational strategy. Your role involves overseeing technical processes, executing work plans, and guiding the organization’s technology infrastructure, collaboration, data protection, and team development are key aspects of this dynamic leadership position.

What does the job involve

• Design, oversee, and manage the technical processes and operational integrity of our technological services.
• Develop and implement work plans to ensure the effective execution of departmental strategic objectives, with a focus on coordinating technology operations within defined deadlines and budgets.
• Guide the implementation and maintenance of our organization’s technology infrastructure, including analytics systems, databases, dashboards, and visualizations, to ensure robust, cost-effective,and stable functionality.
• Drive improvements in existing tools and processes to meet evolving organizational needs and incorporate user feedback.
• Define and cultivate the engineering culture, collaborating with engineers and stakeholders to establish engineering standards and best practices.
• Enforce team SLAs and SOPs for development and issue response.
• Manage the development and implementation of technical data protection procedures to ensure compliance with the 2019 Data Protection Act and other relevant regulations.
• Collaborate with management, team leads, and team members to design and implement new processes, resolve issues, and ensure the viability and reliability of solutions.
• Lead, develop, and motivate the Technology team, including upskilling and training in current best practices, and conduct performance evaluations to promote professional growth and staff motivation.
• Manage the technical processes and operational integrity of our technological services by collaborating closely with the Product Manager to ensure that the technical processes are aligned with our product development goals and provide advisory support in technology-product integration.
• Mentoring and development of Engineering talent
  

Qualifications
Engineering Manager Job Nairobi

• 5+ years of experience with at least 2 of them in an engineering leadership role
• Built and scaled software to enterprise grade.
• Working in a fast-paced and agile environment
• Experience working with SQL databases
• Experience working with large databases and maintaining/updating a complex data model
• Experience with Java, JavaScript/Typescript and Python
• Experience using data visualization tools in a complex, fast-paced environment
• Experience managing technical partners and consultants
  

Benefits

TBD

This role is Onsite in Nairobi.