I'm seeking a remote Data Engineering role where I can build production data pipelines and deepen my experience with modern open-source streaming, orchestration, and distributed data tools.
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Ng'ang'a Njongo
@nganganjongo
I build reliable data pipelines, warehouses, and real-time streaming systems.
KenyaWhat I'm looking for
A results-driven Senior Data Engineer with over 6 years of experience at Safaricom PLC, specializing in designing, building, and optimizing large-scale data pipelines and data warehouses. Proven expertise in migrating massive datasets (600TB) to modern infrastructure, re-architecting warehouse designs for performance, and automating data lifecycle management, achieving a 50% performance improvement.
Proficient in a wide range of technologies including Oracle, Informatica, SQL, and various ETL tools, and has since expanded into the modern open-source data stack — Apache Airflow, Kafka, Python, Apache Spark, PostgreSQL, and Cassandra — through hands-on pipeline development.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Current
Senior Data Analytics Engineer
Safaricom PLC
Feb 2022 - Present (4 years 8 months)
Led migration of 600TB Oracle data warehouse to clustered Exadata infrastructure with zero data loss. Redesigned tablespace architecture and automated ILM, improving performance by 50%.
Business Intelligence & Analytics Support
Safaricom PLC
Apr 2019 - Jan 2022 (2 years 9 months)
Supported BI environment ensuring high availability across data ingestion, ETL, and reporting. Managed AIX server space and collaborated with DBA team on data storage optimization.
Developed self-service Power BI reporting tools and automated accounts receivable reporting across multiple countries. Created customer churn report to drive retention and upsell opportunities.
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Lead Accounts and Analytics Manager
Virtual City Ltd
Jul 2017 - May 2018 (10 months)
Acted as lead point of contact for key accounts, providing technical guidance and translating business requirements into analytics solutions. Guided prototype development and deployments for supply chain clients.
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Business Intelligence Developer
Virtual City Ltd
Apr 2016 - Jun 2017 (1 year 2 months)
Developed and optimized SQL queries for data extraction from various sources. Created operational reports, dashboards, and maps using Power BI for supply chain management.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Bachelor of Science, Telecommunication and Information Engineering
2008 - 2012
Bachelor of Science in Telecommunication and Information Engineering from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, completed from 2008 to 2012.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Looking for a job
Location
KenyaAuthorized to work in
Salary expectations
40k-50k USD
Job categories
Skills
Data EngineeringData WarehouseETLELTData ArchitectureDimensional ModelsPerformance OptimizationData Lifecycle ManagementPythonSQLPl SQLDAXShell ScriptingAirflowKafkaApache SparkPySparkSpark Structured StreamingInformatica PowerCenter ArchitectureInformatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC)ExadataOracleSQL ServerMySQLPostgreSQLMongoDBCassandraAWSPower BIQlik SenseBusiness IntelligenceLinuxWindows ServerGitAgileJSONWindowsOracle LinuxGitHub
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