Regional Systems & DevOps Manager at Chancen International

Chancen International

  • Kenya
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
CHANCEN International, a non-profit, offers ethical financing for African youth to access quality tertiary education through Income Share Agreements (ISAS). Established in East Africa in 2018, it covers tuition fees during studies, and graduates repay based on income, enabling funding for future students. Headquartered in Kigali but operating across four co…Regional Systems & DevOps ManagerAs our Regional Systems & DevOps Manager, you will be responsible for managing, maintaining, and optimizing our infrastructure and data systems. This is a cross-functional role that involves a blend of system reliability engineering, DevOps, and data operations.Key Responsibilities
  • Administer and maintain a Microsoft SQL Server instance.
  • Administer and maintain a PostgreSQL database.
  • Manage and configure a Metabase instance for analytics and reporting.
  • Maintain and troubleshoot a Fivetran installation.
  • Configure and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
  • Deploy and manage applications on AWS Elastic Beanstalk.
  • Manage containerized applications using Docker.
  • Collaborate with engineering, data, and product teams to ensure smooth operations and deployments.
  • Backing up and restoring all databases (Core Banking System and Data Warehouse) to ensure data availability as per IT&MIS policy.
  • Ensure the core banking system, disaster recovery site, API links, and data warehouse are up and running. With upgrades, data integrity, data migrations and required developments.
  • Ensure systems and reporting structures provide appropriate portfolio and impact information and performance outputs to all levels of management, including licenses.
  • Allocating system storage and planning future storage requirements for the database systems and access controls.
  • Maintain system documentation and procedures and perform end financial activities (EOD, EOM and EOY) regularly.
  • Developing Management Information reports as per the business requests.
  • Simulate the end of the month, end of quarter/end of year, and generate a simulation report and product configuration set ups.
  • Manage servers, including software updates, security patches, and hardware.
  • Support on other tasks as assigned by your Supervisor.
RequirementsEducational Qualifications
  • Have at least a bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or any other related field.
  • Have at least any professional certificate in database administration, i.e., SQL/Oracle/PostgreSQL.
Technical Skills, Competencies, and Experience
  • 5+ years of experience in database and system administration, and/or in a financial institution.
  • Strong knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server and PostgreSQL.
  • Experience in managing Metabase and Fivetran installations.
  • Proficiency in GitHub Actions and CI/CD best practices.
  • Hands-on experience deploying applications on AWS (Elastic Beanstalk a plus).
  • Solid understanding of Docker and container orchestration concepts.
  • Experience with server installation and maintenance.
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