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Data Platforms Manager

Job Type

Full Time

Qualification

BA/BSc/HND

Experience

5 years

Location

Nairobi

Job Field

Data, Business Analysis and AI , ICT / Computer

The IT-Data team is seeking a Data Platforms Manager to support the Data team in administering, governing, and optimizing the enterprise data platforms used across the organization—including Databricks & Unity Catalog and Power BI.

This role ensures that data platforms are secure, well-governed, properly administered, and aligned with Data Team related standards, processes and guidelines.

Responsibilities:

• Administer and manage configurations across Data Platforms (including Azure Purview, Databricks and Power BI)
• Implement and maintain role-based access controls (RBAC), workspace administration, group-based identity management, and platform-level privileged roles.
• Manage platform auditing, monitoring, compliance, and license governance.
• Support in implementing Enterprise Data Cataloging processes and practices such as column definition, data classification and ownership identification.
• Administer and manage support tickets such as license provisioning, grating access, and issue troubleshooting.
• Train data owners and stewards on new guidelines, standards and processes.
• Document and maintain privileged roles across data platforms (such as Fabric Admin, Databricks Account Admin, Domain Admin, etc.).
• Align data platform configurations and processes with internal policies and compliance requirements such as Global Information Security and Data Protection policies.
• Develop and maintain usage / audit logs monitoring tools.
• Work closely with Data Team leads, Data Engineering teams, Business Analysts, and other IT members to ensure platform governance and business alignment.
• Support data owners and custodians in implementing proper data control, classification, and access processes.
• Maintain clear documentation, workflows, and platform administration guidelines.
• Support in evaluating data platforms’ enhancements and new capabilities/features.
• Monitor data platforms performance such as Power BI premium capacities.

Job Requirements:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Management, or related experience.

Work Experience:

• 2 years of experience administering data platforms such as Power BI, Databricks / Unity Catalog.
• 5 years of experience in one of the key data functions such as Data Engineering and Data Analytics.
• Strong understanding of data classification, protection, tagging, and cataloging.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively engage with diverse stakeholders.
• Non-profit and international humanitarian aid experience is a plus.

• Administer and manage configurations across Data Platforms (including Azure Purview, Databricks and Power BI)
• Implement and maintain role-based access controls (RBAC), workspace administration, group-based identity management, and platform-level privileged roles.
• Manage platform auditing, monitoring, compliance, and license governance.
• Support in implementing Enterprise Data Cataloging processes and practices such as column definition, data classification and ownership identification.
• Administer and manage support tickets such as license provisioning, grating access, and issue troubleshooting.
• Train data owners and stewards on new guidelines, standards and processes.
• Document and maintain privileged roles across data platforms (such as Fabric Admin, Databricks Account Admin, Domain Admin, etc.).
• Align data platform configurations and processes with internal policies and compliance requirements such as Global Information Security and Data Protection policies.
• Develop and maintain usage / audit logs monitoring tools.
• Work closely with Data Team leads, Data Engineering teams, Business Analysts, and other IT members to ensure platform governance and business alignment.
• Support data owners and custodians in implementing proper data control, classification, and access processes.
• Maintain clear documentation, workflows, and platform administration guidelines.
• Support in evaluating data platforms’ enhancements and new capabilities/features.
• Monitor data platforms performance such as Power BI premium capacities.

• Strong understanding of data classification, protection, tagging, and cataloging.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively engage with diverse stakeholders.

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Management, or related experience.