HUMPHREY MLIMBILA

Big Data & Analytics Manager • Enterprise Software Architect

Founder, Iceberg Group (iceberggroup.info) • Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 🇹🇿

Big Data & Analytics Leader with deep expertise architecting petabyte-scale data lakes, high-throughput streaming pipelines, and enterprise SaaS solutions. Proven track record managing telecom data ecosystems at Mixx and Yas Tanzania, trained at Viettel Group Global HQ in Hanoi, Vietnam, and founder of Iceberg Group powering business intelligence and automated management across East Africa.

20+ Million

Subscribers / Data Scale

Telecom ecosystem daily

Viettel Group

Work at Hanoi HQ Office

Petabyte telecom data systems

10+ Systems

Production Platforms

Live enterprise deployments

7+ Years

Years Engineering

Data & Full-Stack leadership

Special Career Landmark

Viettel Group Global Residency — Hanoi, Vietnam

6 Months Intensive Placement

Viettel Group Global Headquarters • Hanoi, Vietnam

Selected for an elite international engineering placement at Viettel Group Global Headquarters in Hanoi, Vietnam. Worked directly with principal architects engineering petabyte-scale telecommunication data infrastructure handling millions of transactions every second across Viettel global operations.

  • Engineered and optimized high-throughput Big Data pipelines on Apache Spark, Hadoop, Apache Kafka, and Apache NiFi
  • Architected telemetry systems with the proprietary Viettel Data Platform (VDP) processing terabytes of streaming network data hourly
  • Implemented distributed OLAP schemas, automated data quality validation frameworks, and enterprise ETL pipelines
  • Collaborated in an elite cross-cultural engineering division at Viettel Global HQ solving mission-critical telecommunication scaling challenges

Featured Production Platforms

4 Platforms Deployed

Iceberg POS & Enterprise SuiteLive Platform

Multi-Tenant Business & Float ERP

Launch Live

Comprehensive cloud enterprise management platform built for East African businesses. Supports Retail POS with receipt engines, Wakala Mobile Money Float Ledgers with TCRA-aligned end-of-day cash reconciliation, Crop & Livestock Farm management, Transport logistics, and Rental lease administration.

Next.js 15TypeScriptNestJSPrismaPostgreSQLDockerTailwind CSS

Mixx CEO Executive Analytics PlatformExecutive Enterprise System

C-Suite Real-Time Business Intelligence & AI/ML

Executive command center designed and deployed for top leadership at Mixx Tanzania (Axian Group). Consolidates millions of transactional, subscriber, and revenue data points into real-time KPI scorecards, predictive churn modeling, and automated board-level reporting.

Apache SparkHadoopApache KafkaPythonSQLTableauNiFi

Jimmy Agent Cargo SystemLive System

Freight Forwarding & Cargo Tracking Platform

Launch Live

End-to-end logistics and cargo tracking application for East African freight operations. Features shipment consignment management, status event streams, automated customer SMS notifications, customs manifest documentation, and multi-hub route auditing.

Next.jsReactNode.jsPostgreSQLRESTful APIsTailwind

Find and Get Group MarketplaceLive Marketplace

Digital Commerce & Product Discovery Engine

Launch Live

Modern e-commerce and multi-vendor marketplace connecting verified vendors and customers across Tanzania. Implements instant catalog search, seller storefront management, responsive checkout, and dynamic product indexing.

Next.jsTailwind CSSPostgreSQLPayment Gateway Integration

Work History & Leadership

Big Data & Analytics Manager

Mixx Tanzania (Axian Group) • Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Feb 2026 – Present
  • ▸Lead and mentor the Data Analytics and Business Insights engineering teams.
  • ▸Define and execute the company-wide Big Data & Analytics modernization strategy.
  • ▸Apply AI/ML and advanced analytics for predictive subscriber churn and revenue forecasting.
  • ▸Oversee the design and maintenance of scalable data pipelines processing millions of daily records with 99.9% reliability.
  • ▸Built executive CEO scorecards and automated data marts for cross-functional business units.

Supervisor of Data Warehouse and BI

Yas Tanzania (Axian Group) • Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

June 2024 – Feb 2026
  • ▸Spearheaded the transition from traditional data warehouse architecture to modern data lake framework.
  • ▸Administered high-availability MS SQL Server clusters and data lake ecosystems.
  • ▸Enforced enterprise ETL standards, data governance, and data quality frameworks.
  • ▸Managed critical law enforcement and TCRA regulatory compliance data disclosures with zero non-compliance issues.
  • ▸Coordinated with business architects to translate evolving enterprise needs into robust schema models.

IT Specialist in Data Engineering

Viettel Tanzania (Halotel) • Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

May 2023 – June 2024
  • ▸Architected and maintained big data pipelines using Hadoop, Spark, NiFi, and Apache Kafka.
  • ▸Implemented enterprise data lake storage layers for structured, semi-structured, and unstructured telemetry.
  • ▸Designed optimized physical data models, operational data stores (ODS), and departmental data marts.
  • ▸Reduced ETL processing latency by 40% through query optimization and distributed caching.

System Administrator

Viettel Tanzania (Halotel) • Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

May 2020 – May 2023
  • ▸Administered mission-critical customer registration, billing, and customer care systems.
  • ▸Managed Oracle Database reporting stored procedures and automated BI extract jobs.
  • ▸Executed TCRA-mandated system upgrades and security compliance hardening.
  • ▸Monitored perimeter defense, intrusion prevention, and business continuity disaster recovery backups.

System Developer

Africa 118 • Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Oct 2019 – May 2020
  • ▸Developed full-stack web applications and microservices using Java (Spring Boot) and PHP (Laravel).
  • ▸Implemented RESTful APIs and modern frontend interfaces for client projects.
  • ▸Collaborated with DevOps teams on automated deployment pipelines and testing workflows.

Technical Arsenal & Competencies

Big Data & Streaming

Hadoop EcosystemApache SparkApache KafkaApache NiFiData LakesETL/ELT PipelinesTiDB CloudHive

Full-Stack & Cloud

Next.js 15TypeScriptReactNode.jsNestJSPythonJava (Spring Boot)PHP (Laravel)Tailwind CSS

Databases & Data Modeling

MS SQL ServerPostgreSQLOracle DBRedisOLTP / OLAP ModelingData Marts

Analytics, BI & Machine Learning

TableauPentahoPower BIAI/ML Predictive AnalyticsData GovernanceAdvanced SQL

Education & Certifications

Higher Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering

University of Dodoma (UDOM) (Graduated Oct 2019)

Focus on distributed computing, database management, software engineering, and telecommunication networks.

A-Levels (PCM - Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics)

Kibiti High School (2015)

O-Levels Secondary Education

Mbalizi Secondary School (2012)

Certifications

  • Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate

    Google • Analytics & BI

  • Data Engineering Specialist Certificate

    Viettel Group • Big Data

  • Huawei Certified Routing & Switching

    Huawei • Networking

  • Yeastar Certified Technician

    Yeastar • Telecommunications

  • Tanzania Halotel IT Project Certification

    Halotel • Infrastructure

  • Network Monitoring & Management Specialist

    Professional IT • Security

Professional References

Stanley Ludovic

System Developer, TRA

+255 713 909 552

Erick Damas

Lecturer, FETA

+255 675 308 791

Nassoro Masiku

Software Developer, NMB Bank

+255 620 519 001