DevSecOps Engineer

Reporting to DevSecOps Practise Area Lead, the position holder is pivotal role in designing, building, and scaling intelligent software delivery platforms across Safaricom’s digital ecosystem. The role focuses on advancing engineering maturity through AIOps, DevSecOps automation, policy-as-code governance, and cloud-native platform engineering. Key outcomes include improved deployment speed, platform reliability, security compliance, and engineering efficiency across multiple teams.

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
3–5 years of experience in DevOps/DevSecOps, software engineering, or systems engineering in agile environments.
Relevant certifications (e.g., CKA, AWS/Azure, CSD) and telecom industry experience are an added advantage.
Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD) and automation practices.
Proficiency in scripting/programming languages such as Go, Python, Java, or Bash.
Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and cloud-native architectures.
Experience with Kubernetes and containerization (e.g., Docker).
Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or Ansible.
Familiarity with DevSecOps practices, including security testing (SAST, DAST, SCA), secrets management, and Policy-as-Code (e.g., OPA).
Experience with monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK).
Understanding of system design, distributed systems, and incident/problem management (L2/L3 support).
Relevant certifications (e.g., CKA, AWS/Azure, CSD) and telecom industry experience are an added advantage.