Médecins Sans Frontières eHealth Devops Engineer Jobs in Kenya
Context
MSF OCB (Operational Centre of Brussels) ICT unit delivers ICT services to MSF field teams (approx. 6000 users) in about 40 countries around the world and to +/- 500 users in Headquarters. In a rapidly evolving digital landscape, the OCB ICT unit is a field-centric and people-inspired team and our vision is to “digitally empower MSF to improve our humanitarian and medical impact”.
It aims to provide and support MSF with a “fit-for-purpose, reliable and secure digital ecosystem that is responsive to MSF operational and organisational needs”. It enables new and more effective ways of working; enhances transversal collaboration between functional departments, supports exploration and innovation.
Integrated within the ICT DevOps team, as an eHealth devops engineer you will support your colleagues in the eHealth unit and the countries where we have deployed our principal applications, Bahmni and DHIS2, on Linux. The eHealth team is responsible for the functional and user-facing aspects of our health information systems and medical databases.
You will work with the eHealth Project Managers and Technical Advisors on the requirements definition, development, configuration, test development, user acceptance testing, user training, deployment and long-term maintenance and services. The job is based in our regional office in Nairobi, Kenya. You will be involved in the whole software development lifecycle (SDLC) of new and existing eHealth projects.
Responsibilities
We expect you to collaborate closely with the other members of the team (program/project managers, integrators/developers) and even with senior users:
Assist the eHealth team in defining the strategies and roadmap for eHealth applications.
Provide technical advice to the eHealth team.
Act as 3rd line technical support on the eHealth projects
Evolve our application environment towards best practices.
Implement and support technical implementation of eHealth solutions.
Support functional stakeholders in market intelligence and vendor selection.
Support Mobile Implementation officers and/or the eHealth applications administrators.
Provide during field trips troubleshoot, functional and operational support and monitors eHealth applications.
Proactively collaborate on eHealth related technologies with relevant actors across the MSF movement.
Education and experience
Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems Management or related fields, or equivalent trhough experience
Experience of at least 5 years in devops or system administration
Experience with MSF or other NGO’s in similar contexts is an asset
Experience with web & application servers (Apache, Tomcat, Nginx) is an asset
Experience with middleware technologies & patterns is an asset
Experience of Web Services: REST, SOAP is an asset
Experience of Python, Java, JavaScript, NodeJS, NixOS, or Kubernetes is a plus
Experience in database design, administration, reporting, and analysis of data needs is a plus
Competencies
Good generalist with basic general understanding of different ICT domains
Knowledge of Bahmni, OpenMRS, and DHIS2
Knowledge of software development lifecycle
Knowledge of Linux, Docker, CI/CD principles, version control using Git is a strong asset
Knowledge of the Internet protocols such as TCP/IP, HTTP, and DNS is a strong asset
Familiarity with project management concepts and methodologies is an asset
Familiarity with documentation systems and collaboratives tools is an asset
Autonomous, self-organized, pragmatic, flexible, and team player
Adaptation to changing circumstances, contexts, tasks, responsibilities, and people
Active listener capable of challenging given situations with adequate methodology, and with a strong ability to synthesize, and good at communicating
Curious and fast learner; open to share your ideas
Motivation and interest towards humanitarian work and MSF
Languages
Oral and written fluency in English
French is an asset
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; Médecins Sans Frontières eHealth Devops Engineer Jobs in Kenya
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