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Engineer – Big Data Operations

MTN Uganda

Location: Uganda
Reporting to: Manager – Information Management Operations
Vacancies: 1

Job Summary

The Engineer – Big Data Operations will ensure continuous operation and maintenance of IT Enterprise Applications, providing uninterrupted, high-quality service. The role is responsible for data management, system monitoring, incident resolution, and support for internal and external stakeholders while maintaining compliance with data privacy policies.

Key Responsibilities

  • Ensure continuous operation and maintenance of IT Enterprise Applications.

  • Backup and restore data as per company policy.

  • Ensure data completeness and integrity in the Data Lake.

  • Service data requests in line with company data privacy policies.

  • Execute primary control checks for data completeness and quality.

  • Support secondary and tertiary controls and track closure with relevant teams.

  • Coordinate with multiple teams and vendors to ensure data streams function correctly.

  • Deliver business KPIs on time within SLAs.

  • Resolve incidents and work orders surrounding the Data Lake.

  • Support Business Analysts with queries or changes on EVA.

  • Proactively monitor EVA and EMM to ensure high uptime.

  • Reprocess and re-push CDRs, EDRs, and logs from Archive-server to downstream systems.

Qualifications and Experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or related field.

  • Minimum 2 years’ experience in software development, IT operations, or enterprise application maintenance.

  • Experience in UNIX shell scripting and database programming.

Skills and Competencies

  • Database management: Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Hadoop.

  • Shell scripting/programming and Unix/Linux system administration.

  • Basic IP networking knowledge.

  • Information management, analytical thinking, and reporting.

  • Project planning, system analysis, design, and integration.

  • Enterprise Applications support and monitoring.

How to Apply

Send your application via email to: careers@mtn.co.ug or use the contact number 0771001000.

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