About Irembo
Irembo is a technology company that designs and develops digital products to improve the accessibility of services in users’ everyday lives worldwide, starting with Rwanda. Our pioneer product, IremboGov, has enabled Rwandan citizens and foreigners to access over 100 public services online through a one-stop-shop platform. To date, we have made over 20M+ transactions through our platforms and have ambitious goals to scale our technology across the world to enable more governments and institutions to serve their users better. More information is available on irembo.com.
At Irembo, engineers develop technologies that change the way millions of people interact with digital services. We need our engineers to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new problems and push our products forward.
What will you do?
- Database Infrastructure & Security – Assist with the creation, deployment and maintenance of databases in both development and live service environments.
- Communication – Clear and timely communications (verbal and written) to colleagues and internal customers.
- Service Delivery – Assist colleagues in achieving agreed service standards by maintaining database services to the required operational levels.
- Standards and Working Practices – Ensure that team processes and standards are adhered to accurately to ensure that the expected levels of service quality and performance are maintained.
- Perform regular database maintenance activities by following internal processes (data loads, data fixes, schema updates, database copies, software installs/upgrades/patches etc)
- Daily database performance monitoring, optimization, and tuning to ensure maximum availability and high performance.
- Providing SQL expertise, proposing design recommendations and optimization for our various databases.
- Replicate existing database environments for various testing activities.
- Assess the impact of system failures and proactively take corrective measures to ensure acceptable system performance, availability, and recovery. Assist to determine the root cause of database problems and provide solutions to prevent reoccurrence.
- Maintaining database backup and recovery infrastructure
You will be a great fit if:
- You hold BS Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field preferred
- Minimum 1-3 years of IT operations with strong understanding of database structures, theories, principles, and practices
- Minimum 1-3 years of PostgreSQL environment. Fast Paced OLTP environment experience preferred.
- You have knowledge of reporting and query tools and practices
- You have strong technical documentation skills
- You have experience with end-to-end efforts to design, develop, and implement data warehousing and business intelligence solutions.
- You have experience with backups, restores, and recovery models
- You have experience in database capacity planning and production support
- You have experience in troubleshooting and resolving database problems using native & third-party monitoring and troubleshooting tools
- You have experience maintaining database security, integrity, and availability
- You have experience in implementing operational automation using scripts
Experience working with database engines PostgreSQL, MongoDB, including in-memory engines Redis and Elasticsearch.
Benefits and Compensation
Employee savings plan.
- A voluntary saving scheme plan where the company matches your savings up to 5% of your Net salary.
Mental health Support.
- Access to mental health support and therapy sessions with licensed therapists through a renowned mental wellness platform.
Medical Insurance.
- Medical cover for you and your family includes access to dental care, ophthalmology services, maternity, chronic diseases, congenital malformation, and more in Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, and India. Note that, as required by the law, a 10% co-pay is required from the employee on outpatient services only.
Learning and development (L&D).
- We encourage self-driven professionals who want to learn and grow their knowledge and experience. A budget is allocated to you to access your professional development opportunities.
Other benefits
- Breakfast, lunch, and beverages (tea, coffee) at work
- Annual fitness membership at pre-selected good-quality facilities across Kigali.
- Interest-free salary advances
- Annual paid leave – 21 days
- Annual performance bonus based on performance and company profitability
- 13th cheque equal to your net salary paid in December based on the joining date
- Hybrid work Policy and flexible hours
Please note that the salary for this position is commensurate with experience and qualifications and will be discussed during the interview process.
Location
- Our head office is based in Kigali, Rwanda.
