Data Engineer

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Jubilee Insurance was established in August 1937, as the first locally incorporated Insurance Company based in Mombasa in 1937. Jubilee Insurance has spread its sphere of influence throughout the region to become the largest Composite insurer in East Africa, handling Life, Pensions, general and Medical insurance. Today, Jubilee is the number one insurer in East Africa with over 450,000 clients. Jubilee Insurance has a network of offices in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and Mauritius. It is the only ISO certified insurance group listed on the three East Africa stock exchanges – The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange and Uganda Securities Exchange. Its regional offices are highly rated on leadership, quality and risk management and have been awarded an AA- in Kenya and Uganda, and an A+ in Tanzania.

JOB SUMMARY

The Data Engineer will support the development and optimization of our data and analytics architecture.This role involves assisting in the design, construction, and maintenance of scalable data systems, andcontributing to the improvement of data analysis and machine learning workflows.Academic Qualifications• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, or a related field.Relevant Experience• 2–3 years of project experience in a data-related role.• Familiarity with data pipeline and workflow management tools is an added advantage.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Technical Support (60%)• Assist in maintaining a robust, cloud-native data infrastructure.• Help to monitor and maintain data pipelines to ensure reliability and performance.• Support the creation of feature stores and pipelines for machine learning.• Assist in modelling Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) entities while verifying data completeness,accuracy, timeliness, and documentation.• Contribute to the development of a Self-Service Analytics platform.Governance & Data Protection (10%)• Support adherence to security best practices and compliance with data protection laws.• Assist in documentation and maintenance of operational runbooks to ensure business continuity.• Help with the amending/creating and maintaining of the Data DictionaryProcess Improvement (10%)• Engage with existing processes, identifying gaps and recommending improvements.• Ensure development practices align with CI/CD principles and are repeatable.Team Collaboration (20%)• Promote and support a data-driven culture across the organisation.• Build and maintain strong working relationships within the data team and wider business functions.• Collaborate with team members, learn from technical leads, and contribute ideas to enhance solutions.

REQUIRED SKILLS

Negotiation, Research and development, IT architecture

REQUIRED EDUCATION

Bachelor's degree