Systems Integration Specialist

ABOUT INKOMOKO 

Inkomoko supports entrepreneurs to grow their businesses in order to improve livelihoods, create jobs, and help communities thrive. 

In 2025, Inkomoko was listed by the Financial Times as the 8th fastest-growing company in Africa, supporting entrepreneurs across East and Central Africa to grow thriving businesses and build inclusive, resilient economies. 

Founded in 2012, Inkomoko has worked with more than 100,000 entrepreneurs, including thousands of refugee entrepreneurs. Inkomoko provides a combination of training, consulting, access to finance, and market-level systems change.  We are the largest investor to refugee entrepreneurs in Africa.  

Inkomoko has 780+ staff in 45 offices across Chad, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, and South Sudan. Through Inkomoko’s 2030 strategic plan, we are adding 3 additional countries to serve more than 550,000 entrepreneurs and growing our $30M loan fund to impact 7M lives. 

 
INKOMOKO VALUES

All staff at Inkomoko are connected to a shared set of organizational values:

• Purpose: be solutions-oriented, produce high-quality work, and be a global leader.
• Achievement: push yourself to reach beyond what you previously thought possible. 
• Improvement: be humble, engage in continuous growth through open & accurate feedback
• Bravery: willing to take risks, create a safe space for others, be compassionate, and inclusive.
• We Eat Goat:  we celebrate success and support each other in hard times. We do this work together in the spirit of turikumwe, tuko pamoja, abren nen, Kula na sawa, On est ensemble.

Inkomoko is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.  Refugees, women, and persons who reflect the diverse communities we serve are strongly encouraged to apply.  

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY AND RESPONSIBILITIES

We are looking for a System Integration Specialist with deep experience in the fintech ecosystem to architect, implement, and manage the integration of complex financial systems. Your work will enable seamless data flow between payment gateways, banking APIs, ERPs, CRMs, compliance systems, and other internal applications - ensuring security, speed, and reliability at scale.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and build secure, scalable integrations across financial platforms, core banking systems, mobile apps, and payment processors.
• Enforce software design principles, modular-monolith-first then microservice design, and capture Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) for all significant integration decisions.
• Manage integrations with third-party APIs (e.g., M-Pesa, Visa, Mastercard, Paystack, Flutterwave, Plaid, or bank APIs).
• Implement event-driven integrations using message brokers with canonical event schemas (JSON/Avro), outbox pattern, idempotency keys, and consumer-driven contract testing.
• Implement and support data synchronization and real-time transaction flows using secure protocols.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Compliance teams to align integrations with business and regulatory requirements (e.g., PCI-DSS, AML/KYC, Kenya Data Protection Act, GDPR as applicable).
• Troubleshoot and resolve integration issues promptly, minimizing downtime and ensuring high transaction reliability.
• Maintain complete and secure documentation of integrations, data flows, and logic.
• Ensure compliance with Country Data Protection Act, GDPR (if applicable), and other financial regulations.
• Integrate AI-ready data pipelines and enable real-time data flows to support machine learning and analytics workloads while maintaining strict data privacy and minimization practices.
• Implement hybrid hosting connectivity (on‑prem + cloud) with zero-trust gateways, mutual TLS, and VPNs.
• Ensure compliance with security baselines: OWASP ASVS L2, SLSA-level provenance, SBOMs, signed containers, and supply-chain security best practices.
• Maintain complete, secure documentation of integrations, data flows, schemas, and logic in code repositories.
• Troubleshoot and resolve integration issues promptly, ensuring high transaction reliability and minimal downtime.
•  Contribute to Internal Developer Platform (IDP) paved-road templates, golden paths, and environment self-service capabilities to enhance developer experience.

Requirements

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 3-5 years in system integration, preferably in fintech or financial services.
• Hands-on experience with RESTful APIs, OAuth 2.0, Webhooks, JSON, and XML.
• Proven experience integrating payments, digital wallets, credit scoring tools, and financial KYC/AML solutions.
• Strong knowledge of information security, data protection/encryption, and transaction integrity.
• Experience with object oriented/scripting languages (Java, Go, Python, Bash)

Preferred:

• Familiarity with mobile money APIs and regulatory integrations (e.g., CBK reporting systems).
• Understanding of ISO 20022, SWIFT messaging, or Open Banking standards.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions) and DevOps practices.
• Experience with real-time monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack).
• Possesses knowledge of one of MuleSoft, Apache Camel, Azure Logic Apps, or AWS Step Functions, with hands-on experience in building and maintaining secure integration workflows and data orchestration solutions.
• Knowledge of message brokers like Kafka, RabbitMQ, or NATS.
• Exposure to event-driven architectures or microservices.
• Experience in high-availability and failover strategies for integration services.
• Familiarity with financial compliance, security protocols, or digital identity systems.

Skills and Competencies:

• Proficiency in Java, Python, and Go for backend system development and integration.
• Strong knowledge of SQL and experience working with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL).
• Hands-on experience designing and integrating RESTful APIs, SOAP, and third-party services.
• Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI.
• Practical understanding of DevOps principles, including containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes), and infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
• Experience with real-time monitoring and observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana), or similar.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid).
• Proficiency in project management tools (Microsoft Project, JIRA, or similar).
• Excellent leadership, team-building, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
• Superior communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Knowledge of IT infrastructure, software development lifecycle, and enterprise systems is a plus.
• Develop and manage secure integration pipelines using tools such as MuleSoft, Apache Camel, Azure Logic Apps, or AWS Step Functions.

We are looking for someone who:

• Leads Teams -  Aligns the team with common objectives derived from the organizational strategy, fosters a shared mindset, and celebrates wins while recognizing team efforts.
• Builds Trust - Holds self and others accountable by clearly outlining responsibilities, tracking results, delegating effectively, building independence and demonstrating care for others, and being consistent in actions.
• Relationship Management - Establishes and maintains strong relationships with key stakeholders, partners, and community leaders, while anticipating and balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders.

Benefits

WHAT YOU’LL GET

This role is inside a high-growth, mission-driven social enterprise. By joining, you’ll access:

• Competitive salary, and potential Performance-based bonus
• Incredible company culture, with opportunities for learning and growth
• Diverse colleagues across the region, and policies that demonstrate commitment to equity and inclusion 
• Ability to make a significant social impact to your community
• Health insurance for self and family
• Staff savings and provident fund, negotiated bank rates for long-term employees
• Generous annual leave, parental leave, and sabbatical options. 

TO APPLY

If you’re excited about this role, please submit your application through the jobs portal. 

Tell us about what you’ll bring to this growing company.

DEADLINE:  Open until filled. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, please apply as soon as possible!

Inkomoko is committed to justice, diversity, equity and inclusion.  As we seek to reflect the communities we serve, refugees and women are strongly encouraged to apply. As a company we have policies that ensure fair treatment in the application process. 

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Employment is conditional upon successful background checks and other verification as needed.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and background screening checks. Inkomoko also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual misconduct, fraud, or abuse. By applying, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.