{"id":105922,"date":"2026-08-05T06:35:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T06:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/uncategorized\/data-engineer\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T06:35:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T06:35:20","slug":"data-engineer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/jobs\/nairobi\/data-engineer\/","title":{"rendered":"Data Engineer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\", \"@type\": \"JobPosting\", \"title\": \"Data Engineer\", \"description\": \"Role Summary\\nProvides technical leadership and engineering direction across software delivery squads within the Software Engineering Centre of Excellence CoE. Responsible for guiding solution design, engineering quality, architecture alignment, development standards, and technical delivery execution. Works closely with architects, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, developers, QA, DevOps, and business stakeholders to ensure scalable, secure, and high-quality software solutions are delivered in alignment with business and technology objectives.\\nResponsibilities\\nLead and guide software engineering teams in the design, development, and delivery of enterprise software solutions\\nProvide technical leadership across multiple agile squads and support engineering best practices\\nDrive solution design, architecture alignment, and technical decision-making across projects and platforms\\nCollaborate with architects, Product Owners, business stakeholders, and engineering teams to define technical requirements and delivery approaches\\nEnsure engineering standards, coding practices, security controls, and quality assurance processes are implemented consistently\\nSupport estimation, sprint planning, technical roadmaps, and delivery execution activities\\nReview and approve technical designs, code quality, and implementation approaches\\nIdentify and resolve technical risks, dependencies, and delivery blockers\\nSupport DevOps, CI\/CD, automation, and cloud engineering practices across delivery teams\\nMentor and coach developers and engineers to improve technical capability and engineering maturity\\nDrive continuous improvement initiatives within the Software Engineering CoE\\nSupport production stability, operational readiness, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis activities where required\\nContribute to reusable engineering assets, frameworks, accelerators, and standards\\nCollaborate with Business Operations, Delivery leads, and stakeholders to support governance and reporting requirements\\nEvaluate and recommend emerging technologies, tools, and engineering practices\\nQualification & Experience\\nBachelor\u2019s degree BA\/BS in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related field preferred\\nAt least 4\u20136 years of experience in software engineering and application development environments\\nStrong experience in enterprise application architecture, system integration, APIs, and modern software engineering practices\\nExperience with cloud platforms, DevOps practices, CI\/CD pipelines, and Agile delivery models\\nExperience working with distributed systems, microservices, and scalable application design\\nExperience across the full software development lifecycle SDLC\\nRelevant technical certifications advantageous\\nPreferred Skills\\nTechnical leadership and mentoring\\nSolution design and architecture alignment\\nStrong software engineering and coding capability\\nAPI, integration, and microservices development\\nDevOps and CI\/CD practices\\nCloud engineering and platform technologies\\nAnalytical and problem-solving capability\\nStakeholder engagement and communication skills\\nRisk and dependency management\\nProcess improvement and engineering optimisation\\nStrong collaboration and team leadership capability\\nAbility to work independently and across multiple agile squads\\nGood communication written and oral and interpersonal skills\\nGood organisational, multi-tasking, and time-management skills\\n\ufeff\\nWHAT WE OFFER\\nCompetitive compensation package commensurate with experience.\\nExposure to large-scale, enterprise-grade platform and API projects.\\nA collaborative, innovation-driven, and growth-oriented work environment.\\nContinuous learning opportunities and access to professional development resources.\\nOpportunity to work with a globally recognised professional services leader.\\n\ufeff\", \"datePosted\": \"2026-08-04\", \"hiringOrganization\": {\"@type\": \"Organization\", \"name\": \"Abacus\"}, \"jobLocation\": {\"@type\": \"Place\", \"address\": {\"@type\": \"PostalAddress\", \"addressLocality\": \"Nairobi\", \"addressCountry\": \"KE\"}}, \"directApply\": true, \"validThrough\": \"2026-08-18T23:59:59\", \"employmentType\": \"FULL_TIME\"}<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Company:<\/strong> Abacus<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Nairobi<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Type:<\/strong> Full Time<\/p>\n<p><strong>Apply Before:<\/strong> 2026-08-18<\/p>\n<h3>Job Description<\/h3>\n<p>Role Summary<br \/>Provides technical leadership and engineering direction across software delivery squads within the Software Engineering Centre of Excellence CoE. Responsible for guiding solution design, engineering quality, architecture alignment, development standards, and technical delivery execution. Works closely with architects, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, developers, QA, DevOps, and business stakeholders to ensure scalable, secure, and high-quality software solutions are delivered in alignment with business and technology objectives.<br \/>Responsibilities<br \/>Lead and guide software engineering teams in the design, development, and delivery of enterprise software solutions<br \/>Provide technical leadership across multiple agile squads and support engineering best practices<br \/>Drive solution design, architecture alignment, and technical decision-making across projects and platforms<br \/>Collaborate with architects, Product Owners, business stakeholders, and engineering teams to define technical requirements and delivery approaches<br \/>Ensure engineering standards, coding practices, security controls, and quality assurance processes are implemented consistently<br \/>Support estimation, sprint planning, technical roadmaps, and delivery execution activities<br \/>Review and approve technical designs, code quality, and implementation approaches<br \/>Identify and resolve technical risks, dependencies, and delivery blockers<br \/>Support DevOps, CI\/CD, automation, and cloud engineering practices across delivery teams<br \/>Mentor and coach developers and engineers to improve technical capability and engineering maturity<br \/>Drive continuous improvement initiatives within the Software Engineering CoE<br \/>Support production stability, operational readiness, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis activities where required<br \/>Contribute to reusable engineering assets, frameworks, accelerators, and standards<br \/>Collaborate with Business Operations, Delivery leads, and stakeholders to support governance and reporting requirements<br \/>Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies, tools, and engineering practices<br \/>Qualification &#038; Experience<br \/>Bachelor\u2019s degree BA\/BS in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related field preferred<br \/>At least 4\u20136 years of experience in software engineering and application development environments<br \/>Strong experience in enterprise application architecture, system integration, APIs, and modern software engineering practices<br \/>Experience with cloud platforms, DevOps practices, CI\/CD pipelines, and Agile delivery models<br \/>Experience working with distributed systems, microservices, and scalable application design<br \/>Experience across the full software development lifecycle SDLC<br \/>Relevant technical certifications advantageous<br \/>Preferred Skills<br \/>Technical leadership and mentoring<br \/>Solution design and architecture alignment<br \/>Strong software engineering and coding capability<br \/>API, integration, and microservices development<br \/>DevOps and CI\/CD practices<br \/>Cloud engineering and platform technologies<br \/>Analytical and problem-solving capability<br \/>Stakeholder engagement and communication skills<br \/>Risk and dependency management<br \/>Process improvement and engineering optimisation<br \/>Strong collaboration and team leadership capability<br \/>Ability to work independently and across multiple agile squads<br \/>Good communication written and oral and interpersonal skills<br \/>Good organisational, multi-tasking, and time-management skills<br \/>\ufeff<br \/>WHAT WE OFFER<br \/>Competitive compensation package commensurate with experience.<br \/>Exposure to large-scale, enterprise-grade platform and API projects.<br \/>A collaborative, innovation-driven, and growth-oriented work environment.<br \/>Continuous learning opportunities and access to professional development resources.<br \/>Opportunity to work with a globally recognised professional services leader.<br \/>\ufeff<\/p>\n<h3>How to Apply<\/h3>\n<p>Interested and qualified? Go to Abacus on abacus-consulting-3.careers-page.com to apply<br \/>Build your CV for free. Download in different templates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myjobmag.co.ke\/apply-now\/1296317\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:10px 20px;background:#2271b1;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;border-radius:4px;\">Apply Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Source: MyJobMag<\/small><\/p>\n<p><!-- job-expiry: 2026-08-18 --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Company: Abacus Location: Nairobi Job Type: Full Time Apply Before: 2026-08-18 Job Description Role SummaryProvides technical leadership and engineering direction across software delivery squads within the Software Engineering Centre of Excellence CoE. Responsible for guiding solution design, engineering quality, architecture alignment, development standards, and technical delivery execution. 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