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DEVOPS ENGINEER

Innovation Streams Limited (iStreams) is a Ugandan I.T company that empowers businesses and the community in Africa with suitable and affordable technologies that meet, simplify and exceed their needs. We currently support more than 400 businesses and thousands of individuals in Uganda. We are a team of young, innovative and dynamic tech-enthusiasts that build computer systems, provide services and solutions to businesses in Uganda. We are looking for a talented ‘innovative stream’ to join our team of ‘innovation streams’. Our flagship product, Stre@mline is disrupting the healthcare space; helping more than 500,000 patients and thousands of clinicians.  JOB DESCRIPTION The Devops Engineer will collaborate with software developers, field support engineers and other staff members to manage code releases. They will cross and merge the barriers that exist between software development, testing and operations teams and keep existing networks in mind as they design, plan and test. Key skills required:
  • Hands on experience in networking security, databases and cloud systems
  • Profound knowledge in various scripting languages, system & server administration and mass system deployments
  • Wide knowledge in operating system administration, programing languages, cloud platform deployment and networking protocols
  • Outstanding knowledge in release engineering, creating tools for engineering organization for performance optimization
  • Candidate should have Strong background in Linux/Unix Administration skills
  • Experience with automation/configuration management using either Puppet, Chef or an equivalent
  • Ability to use a wide variety of open source technologies and cloud services
  • Strong experience with SQL and MySQL
  • Knowledgeable about agile software development
  • Knowledge of best practices and IT operations in an always-up, always-available service
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills with a keen sense of customer service
  • Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
  • Process-oriented with great documentation skills
  • Knowledge of best practices and IT operations in an always-up, always-available service
  • Experience with or knowledge of Agile Software Development methodologies
  • Familiarity with container orchestration services, especially Kubernetes
  • Familiarity with agile software development in Go, C/C++, Java, JavaScript
  • Experience administering and deploying development CI/CD tools such as Git, Jira, GitLab, or Jenkins
  • Significant experience with Windows and Linux operating system environments
  • Experience with infrastructure scripting solutions such as PowerShell or Python
Qualifications
  • Degree in computer science, computer engineering, information technology or related field
  • You will need to show: communication and interpersonal skills, analytical skills, the ability to use initiative, the capacity to work under pressure, creativity, drive, flexibility, numeracy, teamwork, influencing and negotiation skills, oral and written skills, business awareness and IT literacy.
Remuneration The DevOps engineer will be paid a monthly salary and a bonus payment for exceeding the set targets. All other benefits enjoyed by Istreams staff; lunch every day of work, overtime, leave, per diems, holiday packages etc. will apply Work hours Monday to Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm Work location The DevOps Engineer will be located at our office in Kampala How to apply Apply online at www.innovationstreams.tech/jobs. Copies of certificates, CV and any other support documents should be attached. Key deadlines Application deadline: 10th October, 2020 Notification of candidates for interview: 15th October, 2020 Start of duty: 1st November, 2020
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DATA SCIENTIST

Innovation Streams Limited (iStreams) is a Ugandan I.T company that empowers businesses and the community in Africa with suitable and affordable technologies that meet, simplify and exceed their needs. We currently support more than 400 businesses and thousands of individuals in Uganda. We are a team of young, innovative and dynamic tech-enthusiasts that build computer systems, provide services and solutions to businesses in Uganda. We are looking for a talented ‘innovative stream’ to join our team of ‘innovation streams’. Our flagship product, Stre@mline is disrupting the healthcare space; helping more than 500,000 patients and thousands of clinicians. Stre@mline generates a lot of data that is key to improving healthcare efficiency, maternal child health, etc. JOB DESCRIPTION We are looking for a data scientist/ analyst to help build out our enterprise analytics tools and support our clients in making data-driven decisions. The ideal candidate will be responsible for the design, implementation, and development of data analytic solutions for our clients. He/she must have a strong understanding of data analysis and data visualization techniques with the ability to deliver engaging, informative data stories using a variety of techniques and tools.  The ideal candidate should be able to combine a strong understanding of how technology can best be used to address problems with deep understanding of global development issues in the health sector.  This role will report to the Lead Stre@mline Health.   Key Responsibilities
  • Create dashboards, automated reports, report templates and presentations 
  • Influence client decisions through state of the art analytics and help our clients to identify understandable, actionable, data-driven insights and quickly identify key themes from their data.
  • Work with the support and software development teams to enhance data collection structures and procedures to include information that is relevant for building analytic systems.
  • Recommend data architecture and engineering structures necessary to support reports and dashboards.
  • Works autonomously and with little direction to complete assignments, coordinating business processes, programs and projects based on the outlined strategies and defined directives.
  • Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget at the highest attainable quality standards.
  • Have the technical understanding to translate program requirements into technical requirements, communicate and work closely with our engineers.
  • Analyse user feedback and ensure the application continuously improves and optimizes client satisfaction.
Key Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, e.g. Computer Science, Data Science, Business Intelligence, IT, Economics, Social Science or Engineering, etc.
  • At least 2 years work experience in data analysis, data mining, BI and Analytics development or other related analytical projects with recent proven experience developing data visualizations, dashboards, and reporting in Tableau Analytics
  • Familiarity with or experience using widely-adopted data analytics and business intelligence platforms a plus (e.g. Superset, Tableau PowerBI).
  • Experience working with large datasets (on relational as well as non-relational data stores) and excellent understanding of metadata.
  • Possess sharp analytical skills and problem-solving abilities especially with data forecasting, cleansing and transformations.
  • Strong proficiency in query/reporting tools, SQL, Advanced Excel, Superset (or similar visualization tool), R/Python or other statistical tools.
  • Comfortable working with modern data technologies. Familiarity with database modeling and data warehousing principles.
  • Ability to communicate the results of analyses in a clear and effective manner with product and leadership teams to influence the overall strategy of the product.
  • Knowledge and experience working with agile methodologies.
  • Knowledge of project management tools a plus (e.g. GitHub projects, Harvest, Trello).
Remuneration The Data Scientist will be paid a monthly salary and a bonus payment for exceeding the set targets. All other benefits enjoyed by Istreams staff; lunch every day of work, overtime, leave, per diems, holiday packages etc. will apply Work hours Monday to Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm Work location The Data Scientist will be located at our office in Kampala How to apply Apply online at www.innovationstreams.tech/jobs. Copies of certificates, CV and any other support documents should be attached. Key deadlines Application deadline: 10th October, 2020 Notification of candidates for interview: 15th October, 2020 Start of duty: 1st November, 2020
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SOFTWARE PROGRAMMER

Innovation Streams Limited (iStreams) is a Ugandan I.T company that empowers businesses and the community in Africa with suitable and affordable technologies that meet, simplify and exceed their needs. We currently support more than 400 businesses and thousands of individuals in Uganda. We are a team of young, innovative and dynamic tech-enthusiasts that build computer systems, provide services and solutions to businesses in Uganda. We are looking for a talented ‘innovative stream’ to join our team of ‘innovation streams’. Position: Software Programmer In this role, you’ll work collaboratively with software engineering to deploy and operate our systems. You will help automate and streamline our operations and processes. You will build and maintain tools for deployment, monitoring and operations and troubleshoot and resolve issues in our dev, test and production environments. In addition, you will develop software programs for projects that Innovation Streams Limited is working on. Other roles include:
  • Reviewing current systems for bugs and maintenance fixes
  • Working closely with analysts, designers and staff to develop good quality software
  • Producing detailed specifications and writing the program codes
  • Testing the product in controlled, real situations before going live
  • Preparation of training manuals for users
  • Maintaining the systems once they are up and running
  • Document and publish issues met on the company’s blog and on international platforms
  • Mentor and nurture more software developers
Qualifications Degree in computer science, computer engineering, information technology or related field Skills required Candidate should have good knowledge about software programming and in particular be proficient with PhP/Laravel application development framework.
  • Candidate should have Strong background in Linux/Unix Administration skills
  • Experience with automation/configuration management using either Puppet, Chef or an equivalent
  • Ability to use a wide variety of open source technologies and cloud services
  • Strong experience with SQL and MySQL
  • Knowledgeable about agile software development
  • Knowledge of best practices and IT operations in an always-up, always-available service
You will need to show: communication and interpersonal skills, analytical skills, the ability to use initiative, the capacity to work under pressure, creativity, drive, flexibility, numeracy, teamwork, influencing and negotiation skills, oral and written skills, business awareness and IT literacy. Remuneration The software programmer will be paid a monthly salary and a bonus payment for exceeding the set targets. All other benefits enjoyed by Istreams staff; lunch every day of work, overtime, leave, per diems, holiday packages etc will apply Work hours Monday to Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm, Saturday 8:00am to 1:00pm Work location The Software Programmer will be based at our Kampala office How to apply Apply online at www.innovationstreams.tech/jobs  Copies of certificates, CV and any other support documents should be attached. Key deadlines Application deadline: 10th October, 2020 Notification of candidates for interview: 15th October, 2020 Start of duty: 1st November, 2020
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