Exciting Career Opportunity at the Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB) - Senior DevOps Engineer

Are you ready to embark on a transformational journey? We are seeking a dynamic and forward-thinking candidate to join our team as the Senior DevOps Engineer. If you thrive in dynamic environments and are committed to innovation and transformation, this is the opportunity for you!

If you have what it takes to work closely with a constructive technical team together with other cross-functional units and you are passionate about being part of a mission-driven organization that prioritizes the well-being of millions of individuals, then we are looking for you. In this pivotal role, you will directly contribute to transforming the organization, towards providing socio-economic well-being, long-term stability and prosperity for Rwandans.

Reporting to Head, Infrastructure, the Senior DevOps Engineer will be responsible for bridging the gap between development and operations teams, enabling seamless collaboration, automation, and efficient software delivery pipelines. This position plays a pivotal role in designing, implementing, and maintaining advanced continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) practices, containerization technologies, and infrastructure automation across the organization's technology stack.

About RSSB

The Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB) has the mandate to manage and promote social security in Rwanda. RSSB's vision is to provide a comprehensive social security system that caters to the diverse social security needs of the population, RSSB plays an important role in realising Vision 2050 and the National Strategy for Transformation (NST1). RSSB manages six social security schemes, namely: Pension, Occupational Hazards, Medical scheme, CBHI, Maternity Leave Benefits and EjoHeza (Long-term Term Saving Scheme).

As a leading player in the financial sector, RSSB serves as the largest institutional investor in Rwanda. With assets under management amounting to 2.06 trillion Rwf , which is equivalent to over 15% of the country's GDP, RSSB invests in key sectors of the economy and plays a crucial role in growing the country’s financial sector. With approximately 12 million members in the above six schemes, encompassing over 90% of Rwanda's population, RSSB is at the forefront of securing the health and financial well-being of Rwandans.

To achieve its important mandate, RSSB is embarking on a transformative journey, aiming to become a modern, data-driven, and high-performing institution. As part of this ambitious initiative, we are seeking highly motivated individuals who are results-oriented and uphold the highest standards of professionalism and integrity. By joining RSSB, you will have the opportunity to actively contribute to the advancement of social security and overall transformation of Rwanda.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

1. Design and implement robust CI/CD pipelines and automated build, test, and deployment processes for complex applications and microservices architectures. 

2. Architect and manage container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes and OpenShift, ensuring scalability, high availability, and efficient resource utilization. 

3. Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and deployment processes using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools and scripting languages like Terraform, Ansible, or Python. 

4. Collaborate with development teams to integrate DevOps practices, including automated testing, code quality checks, and monitoring, into the software development lifecycle. 

5. Design and implement monitoring and logging solutions, ensuring observability, proactive alerting, and troubleshooting for applications and infrastructure components. 

6. Contribute to the development and maintenance of self-service platforms, enabling developers to provision and manage resources efficiently.

7. Optimize application performance, scalability, and reliability through load testing, performance tuning, capacity planning, and chaos engineering practices. 

8. Foster a culture of automation, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the organization.

Key Qualifications and Experience

The successful candidate must have at least:

1. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

2. Minimum of 5 years of experience in a DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) role.

Key competencies

Technical Competencies:

1. Extensive hands-on experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift) and container orchestration platforms.

2. Proficient in scripting languages and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.

3. In-depth understanding of CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, deployment strategies, and microservices architectures.

4. Familiarity with cloud computing platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and cloud native technologies.

5. Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack), observability practices, and chaos engineering.

6. Proficiency in Linux/Unix system administration and networking concepts. Knowledge of configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Chef).

7. Experience with version control systems 

Behavioral Competencies:

1. Strong problem-solving, analytical, and troubleshooting skills.

2. Excellent communication, collaboration, and mentoring abilities.

3. Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.

4. Attention to detail and commitment to continuous learning.

5. Strong documentation and knowledge-sharing skills.

Additional Information:

The position is based in Kigali, Rwanda and applicants must be willing to relocate outside their countries of domicile.

RSSB reserves the right to appoint or to issue an employment contract to the successful candidate.

Interested candidates are advised to visit the RSSB website for a more detailed job description for the role, and submit your application online by 9th Monday, December 2024

In addition, please attach a curriculum vitae that contains details of your qualifications, experience and positions held relevant to this role. Include your day and evening telephone numbers, email address, names and address of three professional referees. Also, attach copies of your academic and professional qualifications.

 Any form of canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

Shortlisted candidates will be required to submit a valid Criminal Clearance Certificate.

RSSB is an Equal Opportunity Employer