Vacancy title:
44 Developer

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Professional Services, Category: Computer & IT]

Jobs at:
Rwanda Information Society Authority (RISA)

Deadline of this Job:
Thursday, August 21 2025

Duty Station:
Rwanda | Kigali | Rwanda

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, August 14 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Job responsibilities

The Developer (Software Developer) is responsible of the development, design and implementation of new software solutions or modification and upgrade of the existing ones, toward digitization of the institutions and sector’s services. The developer is expected to work closely with other developers, Business analysts, UX and UI designers, database experts, Software architects and projects managers from RISA and the sector to ensure he/she develops solutions that meet requirements and standards. He/ She is expected to consistently apply best practices and professional software development methodologies, relevant software technologies and tool suites, creativity and innovation in his/ her duties. The specific duties and responsibility for the position include: • Contributing in all phases of the software development lifecycle from the design, development and delivery of the solution; • Contributing to the elaboration and documentation of concept notes, ToRs, requirements and other software specifications documents; • Creating wireframes and system prototypes to decide on layout and workflows; • Writing and implementing efficient codes(clean, well designed, testable and well documented); • Implementing required system Integrations; • Perform required systems upgrades; • Ensuring software performance optimization; • Ensuring version control and releases management; • Performing quality assurance and testing(create test plans and perform tests); • Ensuring the sector’s data integrity and security; • Identifying areas for modification and enhancement in existing systems and subsequently developing required modifications; • Resolve existing systems defects and bugs; • Perform systems code review as needed; • Customizing open source solutions to address specific sector needs; • Deploying developed solutions to production environment; • Training users; • Ensure maintenance and support of the sector’s systems.

Qualifications

• • Advanced diploma in Software Engineering
  • 3 Years of relevant experience

• • Advanced diploma in Computer Science
  • 3 Years of relevant experience

• • Advanced diploma in Computer Engineering
  • 3 Years of relevant experience

• • Advanced diploma in Information and Communication Technology
  • 3 Years of relevant experience

• • Advanced diploma in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
  • 3 Years of relevant experience

• • Bachelor’s Degree in Software Engineering
  • 3 Years of relevant experience

• • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
  • 3 Years of relevant experience

• • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering
  • 3 Years of relevant experience

• • Bachelor’s Degree in Information and Communication Technology
  • 3 Years of relevant experience

• • Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
  • 3 Years of relevant experience

• • Master’s Degree in Software Engineering
  • 1 Years of relevant experience

• • Master’s Degree in Computer Science
  • 1 Years of relevant experience

• • Master’s Degree in Computer Engineering
  • 1 Years of relevant experience

• • Master’s Degree in Information and Communication Technology
  • 1 Years of relevant experience

• Master’s Degree in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
• 1 Years of relevant experience

Required competencies and key technical skills

• • Resource management skills

• • Analytical skills

• • Problem solving skills

• • Decision making skills

• • Time management skills

• • Risk management skills

• • Results oriented

• • Digital literacy skills

• • Fluency in Kinyarwanda, English and/or French. Knowledge of all is an added advantage

• • Experience in developing web applications using popular frameworks

• • Experience with test driven development and automated testing frameworks

• • Experience with Scrum/Agile development methodologies

• • Experience in server side programming

• • Mastery in software engineering tools specifically open source development tools and platforms

• • DevOps focus and experience building and deploying infrastructure with cloud deployment technologies

• • Knowledge of relational databases and Object Relational Mapping

• • Understanding of security practices in software development

• • Understanding of Software as a Service model

• • Experience with release processes and version control

• • Coding skills

• • Capability to deliver on multiple competing priorities with little supervision

• • Understanding of web services protocols; including but not limited to REST, SOAP, and API

• Ability to document requirements and specifications

Psychometric Languages

• • English

• Français

Psychometric Domains

• • Critical thinking
  • Competence / Skills

• • Problem solving
  • Competence / Skills

• • Decision making
  • Competence / Skills

• • Analytical skills
  • Competence / Skills

• • Time management
  • Competence / Skills

• • Knowledge/Awareness
  • Behavior and attitude

• • Perceptual Speed and Accuracy
  • Behavior and attitude

• • Patience
  • Behavior and attitude

• • Time for reaction
  • Behavior and attitude

• • Coordination
  • Behavior and attitude

• • Conceptual capacity
  • Aptitude

• • Clear and Effective Communication
  • Communication skills

• • Conflict Resolution
  • Communication skills

• • Adaptability and Flexibility
  • Communication skills

• Influence and Persuasion
• Communication skills

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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