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 DESCRIPTIONThe 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.
RemunerationThe 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 applyWork hoursMonday to Friday 8:00am to 5:00pmWork locationThe DevOps Engineer will be located at our office in KampalaHow to applyApply online at www.innovationstreams.tech/jobs.Copies of certificates, CV and any other support documents should be attached.Key deadlinesApplication deadline: 10th October, 2020Notification of candidates for interview: 15th October, 2020Start of duty: 1st November, 2020
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 ProgrammerIn 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
QualificationsDegree in computer science, computer engineering, information technology or related fieldSkills requiredCandidate 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.RemunerationThe 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 applyWork hoursMonday to Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm, Saturday 8:00am to 1:00pmWork locationThe Software Programmer will be based at our Kampala officeHow to applyApply online at www.innovationstreams.tech/jobs Copies of certificates, CV and any other support documents should be attached.Key deadlinesApplication deadline: 10th October, 2020Notification of candidates for interview: 15th October, 2020Start of duty: 1st November, 2020
