Define, improve and maintain the project quality gates for Mobile Money projects.
Minimum Qualification: Bachelor
Experience Level: Mid level
Experience Length: 3 years
Job Description/Requirements
Function: MPesa-IT
Reports to: Pr.Mgr VCI-MPesa Support
Location: Nairobi
Role Purpose: Define, improve and maintain the project quality gates for Mobile Money projects. Liaise with the customer project quality assurance team on the implementation of quality gates.
Management of business as usual (BAU) Releases for Mobile Money, associated services and infrastructure. Maintain a forward schedule of operational acceptance testing.
Coordination of deployment of changes in non-production environments. Manage the business configuration management process.
Manage and maintain the MPesa Operations repository for project and patch related documentation on Sharepoint.
Key performance indicators:
Adherence of Mobile Money projects to agreed project quality gate criteria and processes
Improvement of project quality gates based on lessons learnt
Release management of patches for Mobile Money, associated services and infrastructure
Proactive management of the testing and deployment of patches
Coordination with transition managers and the operational acceptance testing (OAT) team to maintain the forward schedule for OAT
Maintain the business configuration management process
Maintain the Sharepoint repository of project and patch documentation
Support with management of ad hoc patching related activities.
Knowledge and experience
Strong Project Management, stakeholder and vendor management.
Project quality assurance.
Demand & release management
Software test management.
Subject matter knowledge of mobile payments applications and infrastructure delivery.
Off-shore service delivery experience and use of remote working communication tools.
Must have technical / professional qualifications:
Essential
Project Management with international suppliers or markets – minimum 3 years
Project Management certifications – PRINCE 2, APMP or equivalent
Experience in software release management and testing of high available and high throughput financial systems.
Strong experience in collaboration tools e.g. MS Teams and MS Sharepoint as well as trouble ticketing systems e.g. BMC Remedy
Communication and relationship management experience to Executive level – 3 years
Excellent time management and problem solving skills
Desirable
Mobile Payment or Financial Services Experience
Service Operations Qualification – ITIL
Degree Qualification – STEM
Experience in working in dynamic and high-growth environments
Experience in working with multicultural geographically distributed teams
How to Apply
If you feel that you are up to the challenge and possess the necessary qualification and experience, please send your resume with your cell phone contact indicating your experience and why you are the most suitable candidate for the role, clearly quoting the job title and job reference to the address below.
