Developer at Senate of Rwanda: (Deadline 8 August 2025)

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, ToR, 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

- 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 of Science in Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications
  
  1 Years of relevant experience

- Bachelor’s Degree in Information Communication & Technology
  
  3 Years of relevant experience

Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering

3 Years of relevant experience

Required competencies and key technical skills

- Resource management 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 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

- Demonstrated understanding of web services protocols including but not limited to REST, SOAP, and API…

- Ability to document requirements and specifications

- Analytical skills;

Experience with test-drien development and automated testing framework

Psychometric Languages

English

Psychometric Domains

- Problem solving
  
  Competence / Skills

- Decision making
  
  Competence / Skills

- Analytical skills
  
  Competence / Skills

- Time management
  
  Competence / Skills

Clear and Effective Communication

Communication skills

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE AND APPLY

CLICK HERE TO JOIN MUCURUZI.COM WHATSAPP BUSINESS GROUP

Kindly Note

All Jobs and Opportunities Published on mucuruzi.com are completely free to apply. A candidate should never pay any fee during the recruitment Process. Even if mucuruzi.com does its best to avoid any scam job or opportunity offer, a job seeker or an opportunity seeker is 100% responsible of applying at his own risk.
Check well before applying, if you doubt about the eligibility of any offer do not apply and notifie to mucuruzi.com via this email: mucuruzi2016@gmail.com and remember to never pay any fee to have a job or get any opportunity, if you do so, do it at your own risk.