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Senior Officer, Fraud Investigations
2026-01-27T06:31:30+00:00
Safaricom Kenya
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FULL_TIME
Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Telecommunications
Computer & IT, Business Operations, Accounting & Finance
KES
MONTH
2026-02-02T17:00:00+00:00
8

Responsibilities

  • Risk Analysis, and Audit
  • Proactively conduct Fraud Reviews in critical or high fraud risk areas across the business.
  • Able to develop workflows for new and existing data.
  • Highly proficient in data analysis using multiple toolsets.
  • Can develop audience specific insights using presentation tools
  • Can develop standard monitoring reports to monitor KPI performance
  • Can engage internal and external partners to review and present insights
  • Forensic reviews and Investigations
  • Able to conduct and manage fraud investigations of cases assigned.
  • Able to identify links between objects, events, people and location using link analysis methods to develop evidence flow.
  • Able to prepare planned and Adhoc reports on insights arising out of investigations done.
  • Able to represent Safaricom before court on fraud related matters.
  • Can propose recommendations to improve control weaknesses identified during investigations.
  • Understands and utilizes Chain of custody principles while handling evidence
  • Able to conduct forensic acquisition and storage of electronic evidence from electronic devices.
  • Able to conduct analysis and reporting of electronic evidence.
  • Can report to law enforcement agencies, cases of staff engaged in Fraud against customers and/or Safaricom.
  • Able to engage and guide law enforcement agencies with relevant legally acceptable information to apprehend and prosecute suspects.
  • Able to create and maintain a robust and risk-based intelligence-gathering network in all areas of business.
  • Data analytics and Mining
  • Able to query/mine data from different sources using different scripting tools e.g. SQL, Python etc.
  • Able to develop workflows for new and existing data
  • Uses a variety of analytical tools to give insights and derive trends for given fraud scenarios
  • Ability to carry out second level analysis on emerging fraud trends
  • Highly proficient in data analysis using multiple toolsets.
  • Can develop audience specific insights using presentation tools
  • Can develop standard monitoring reports to monitor KPI performance
  • Can engage internal and external partners to review and present insights.
  • Automation, reporting and tooling
  • Understanding of fraud risk landscape for GSM/MPESA frauds
  • Specialized fraud risk knowledge in one specific business area
  • Ability to engage different stakeholders required in automation journey
  • Can identify opportunities in collaboration with Stakeholders to minimize manual handshakes of data and reports
  • Ability to design practical automated solutions.
  • Health & Safety
  • Uphold the company code of conduct, policies and procedures, ensuring integrity and accountability in every aspect of your work
  • All employees have a responsibility to adhere to safety, health, and wellbeing policies.

Qualifications

  • Minimum education qualifications required - Bachelor's degree in a Business or Computing related discipline
  • Good working knowledge of Agile methodology ways of working.
  • Certification in a fraud related discipline, such as Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).
  • Certification in Digital forensics and/or incident response will be an added advantage.
  • Proven hands on fraud investigations experience in a financial environment for a minimum period of 2 years.
  • Knowledgeable in identifying indicators of fraud through data-mining and analysis exercises.
  • Good knowledge of GSM network business models and processes.
  • A conceptual thinker able to work independently.
  • Good communication skills - written and verbal - to succinctly present findings and communicate with a variety business partners;
  • Proactively conduct Fraud Reviews in critical or high fraud risk areas across the business.
  • Able to develop workflows for new and existing data.
  • Highly proficient in data analysis using multiple toolsets.
  • Can develop audience specific insights using presentation tools
  • Can develop standard monitoring reports to monitor KPI performance
  • Can engage internal and external partners to review and present insights
  • Able to conduct and manage fraud investigations of cases assigned.
  • Able to identify links between objects, events, people and location using link analysis methods to develop evidence flow.
  • Able to prepare planned and Adhoc reports on insights arising out of investigations done.
  • Able to represent Safaricom before court on fraud related matters.
  • Can propose recommendations to improve control weaknesses identified during investigations.
  • Understands and utilizes Chain of custody principles while handling evidence
  • Able to conduct forensic acquisition and storage of electronic evidence from electronic devices.
  • Able to conduct analysis and reporting of electronic evidence.
  • Can report to law enforcement agencies, cases of staff engaged in Fraud against customers and/or Safaricom.
  • Able to engage and guide law enforcement agencies with relevant legally acceptable information to apprehend and prosecute suspects.
  • Able to create and maintain a robust and risk-based intelligence-gathering network in all areas of business.
  • Able to query/mine data from different sources using different scripting tools e.g. SQL, Python etc.
  • Able to develop workflows for new and existing data
  • Uses a variety of analytical tools to give insights and derive trends for given fraud scenarios
  • Ability to carry out second level analysis on emerging fraud trends
  • Highly proficient in data analysis using multiple toolsets.
  • Can develop audience specific insights using presentation tools
  • Can develop standard monitoring reports to monitor KPI performance
  • Can engage internal and external partners to review and present insights.
  • Understanding of fraud risk landscape for GSM/MPESA frauds
  • Specialized fraud risk knowledge in one specific business area
  • Ability to engage different stakeholders required in automation journey
  • Can identify opportunities in collaboration with Stakeholders to minimize manual handshakes of data and reports
  • Ability to design practical automated solutions.
  • Uphold the company code of conduct, policies and procedures, ensuring integrity and accountability in every aspect of your work
  • All employees have a responsibility to adhere to safety, health, and wellbeing policies.
  • Data analysis
  • SQL
  • Python
  • Forensic investigation
  • Risk analysis
  • Auditing
  • Link analysis
  • Chain of custody
  • Electronic evidence acquisition and analysis
  • Intelligence gathering
  • Agile methodology
  • Communication skills
  • Bachelor's degree in a Business or Computing related discipline
  • Good working knowledge of Agile methodology ways of working.
  • Certification in a fraud related discipline, such as Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).
  • Certification in Digital forensics and/or incident response will be an added advantage.
  • Proven hands on fraud investigations experience in a financial environment for a minimum period of 2 years.
  • Knowledgeable in identifying indicators of fraud through data-mining and analysis exercises.
  • Good knowledge of GSM network business models and processes.
  • A conceptual thinker able to work independently.
  • Good communication skills - written and verbal - to succinctly present findings and communicate with a variety business partners.
bachelor degree
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JOB-69785bc25f062

Vacancy title:
Senior Officer, Fraud Investigations

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Telecommunications, Category: Computer & IT, Business Operations, Accounting & Finance]

Jobs at:
Safaricom Kenya

Deadline of this Job:
Monday, February 2 2026

Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, January 27 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Responsibilities

  • Risk Analysis, and Audit
  • Proactively conduct Fraud Reviews in critical or high fraud risk areas across the business.
  • Able to develop workflows for new and existing data.
  • Highly proficient in data analysis using multiple toolsets.
  • Can develop audience specific insights using presentation tools
  • Can develop standard monitoring reports to monitor KPI performance
  • Can engage internal and external partners to review and present insights
  • Forensic reviews and Investigations
  • Able to conduct and manage fraud investigations of cases assigned.
  • Able to identify links between objects, events, people and location using link analysis methods to develop evidence flow.
  • Able to prepare planned and Adhoc reports on insights arising out of investigations done.
  • Able to represent Safaricom before court on fraud related matters.
  • Can propose recommendations to improve control weaknesses identified during investigations.
  • Understands and utilizes Chain of custody principles while handling evidence
  • Able to conduct forensic acquisition and storage of electronic evidence from electronic devices.
  • Able to conduct analysis and reporting of electronic evidence.
  • Can report to law enforcement agencies, cases of staff engaged in Fraud against customers and/or Safaricom.
  • Able to engage and guide law enforcement agencies with relevant legally acceptable information to apprehend and prosecute suspects.
  • Able to create and maintain a robust and risk-based intelligence-gathering network in all areas of business.
  • Data analytics and Mining
  • Able to query/mine data from different sources using different scripting tools e.g. SQL, Python etc.
  • Able to develop workflows for new and existing data
  • Uses a variety of analytical tools to give insights and derive trends for given fraud scenarios
  • Ability to carry out second level analysis on emerging fraud trends
  • Highly proficient in data analysis using multiple toolsets.
  • Can develop audience specific insights using presentation tools
  • Can develop standard monitoring reports to monitor KPI performance
  • Can engage internal and external partners to review and present insights.
  • Automation, reporting and tooling
  • Understanding of fraud risk landscape for GSM/MPESA frauds
  • Specialized fraud risk knowledge in one specific business area
  • Ability to engage different stakeholders required in automation journey
  • Can identify opportunities in collaboration with Stakeholders to minimize manual handshakes of data and reports
  • Ability to design practical automated solutions.
  • Health & Safety
  • Uphold the company code of conduct, policies and procedures, ensuring integrity and accountability in every aspect of your work
  • All employees have a responsibility to adhere to safety, health, and wellbeing policies.

Qualifications

  • Minimum education qualifications required - Bachelor's degree in a Business or Computing related discipline
  • Good working knowledge of Agile methodology ways of working.
  • Certification in a fraud related discipline, such as Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).
  • Certification in Digital forensics and/or incident response will be an added advantage.
  • Proven hands on fraud investigations experience in a financial environment for a minimum period of 2 years.
  • Knowledgeable in identifying indicators of fraud through data-mining and analysis exercises.
  • Good knowledge of GSM network business models and processes.
  • A conceptual thinker able to work independently.
  • Good communication skills - written and verbal - to succinctly present findings and communicate with a variety business partners;

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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Job Info
Job Category: Computer/ IT jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Monday, February 2 2026
Duty Station: Nairobi | Nairobi
Posted: 27-01-2026
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 27-01-2026
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 10-10-2076
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