JOB ADVERTISEMENT

The Rwanda Development Board (RDB) is a government institution established to accelerate Rwanda's economic development by promoting investment, driving private sector growth, and facilitating business operations across the country. The Chief Digital Office is responsible for driving RDB’s digital transformation agenda, its mandate includes promoting e-government services, accelerating adoption of emerging technologies, fostering a vibrant digital economy, enabling digital infrastructure development, and ensuring policies and initiatives align with Rwanda’s vision. RDB is seeking to recruit qualified and competent professionals on Contract basis for the following positions under Chief Digital Office:

Job title: Data Engineer

Number of posts: 2

Required qualifications, experience & competencies

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field with 3 years of relevant working experience.
• Master’s Degree in the same fields with 2 years of relevant working experience.
• 3 years of experience as a Data Engineer, Database Administrator, or similar role.
• Proven experience with data pipeline frameworks (Apache Airflow, Luigi, etc.).
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP).

Key Competencies Required

• Strong proficiency in SQL, Python, or Scala for data manipulation.
• Experience with big data frameworks (Hadoop, Spark, Databricks).
• Knowledge of relational (PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra).
• Familiarity with data warehouse tools (Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery).
• Understanding of API integration, data security, and encryption practices.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Effective communication and collaboration across technical and non-technical teams.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results under pressure.
• Proficiency in English

Key duties and responsibilities

Key responsibilities

• Design, build, and optimize data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes.
• Develop and maintain data warehouses, data lakes, and cloud- based storage solutions.
• Integrate structured and unstructured data from multiple internal and external sources.
• Ensure data integrity, accuracy, and consistency across systems.
• Implement data validation, cleansing, and monitoring mechanisms.
• Support data governance policies, metadata management, and compliance with regulations (e.g., GDPR).
• Manage and optimize relational and non-relational databases (SQL, NoSQL).
• Monitor database performance, troubleshoot issues, and tune queries.
• Implement backup, recovery, and archiving strategies.

• Work with data analysts, scientists, and business teams to provide accessible, reliable datasets.
• Collaborate with software engineers on application data needs and APIs.
• Provide technical support for analytics and reporting platforms
• (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).
• Stay updated with emerging data engineering tools and technologies.
• Automate data workflows and optimize performance to reduce costs and processing time.
• Contribute to the design of advanced analytics and AI/ML pipelines.

MODE OF APPLICATION

Duly signed application letters addressed to the CEO of RDB together with updated detailed curriculum vitae, copies of both academic and professional certificates, proof of related experience/valid work certificates and names and addresses of at least three (3) reference persons and copy of Identity Card should be submitted by email to talentacquisition@rdb.rw not later than 06/10/2025 latest 5:00 P.M.

Note:

1. The submission of valid and acceptable proof of experience or work certificates, attached to your job application letter is mandatory to support the relevant experience outlined in the applicant’s CV, along with the other documents mentioned above, for pre-selection.
2. Your job application and its attachments MUST be scanned as ONE single PDF document for easy download & analysis of applications otherwise the application will not be considered for preselection.
3. Candidates who apply for more than one (1) position MUST submit separate application letters with relevant attachments for each position they are applying for. Any one application containing multiple positions will not be considered for preselection.
4. ONLY online applications will be received on the above-mentioned email. No hard copy applications will be received.
5. The email subject must clearly specify the job title you are applying for.
6. For any follow-up, clarification, or appeal regarding your application, please contact us at hr@rdb.rw.