Vacancy title:
Data & AI Architecture Lead - Africa

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, Category: Computer & IT, Management, Science & Engineering, Business Operations]

Jobs at:
KPMG

Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, May 12 2026

Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, April 29 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

KPMG is a professional service company, being one of the Big Four auditors, along with Deloitte, EY and PwC. Seated in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, KPMG employs 174,000 people and has three lines of services: audit, tax, and advisory.

Position Summary

The Data & AI Architecture Lead is a Senior Manager-level role responsible for the architecture, solution design, and technical governance of KPMG T&I's data modernisation, artificial intelligence, and intelligent automation engagements. As AI and data become central to digital transformation mandates across financial services, government, and energy sectors in Africa, this role establishes KPMG T&I's technical authority in data architecture and AI solution design - ensuring that all data and AI proposals are robust, implementable, and ethically sound before delivery commences.

Academic/ Professional qualifications and Experience:

• Degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or related quantitative discipline.
• Cloud data platform certification required: Azure Data Engineer (DP-203), AWS Data Analytics, or Databricks Certified Data Engineer.
• AI/ML certification preferred: Azure AI Engineer (AI-102), AWS Machine Learning Specialty, or Google Professional ML Engineer.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in data engineering, analytics, or AI/ML, with at least 4 years in a client-facing architecture or consulting role.
• Proven experience designing and delivering data platform migrations, analytics programmes, or AI/ML deployments for enterprise clients.
• Familiarity with African data protection regulation and responsible AI frameworks.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 96

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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