World Agroforestry Centre Data Science Information Systems & Analytics Developer Jobs in Kenya

World Agroforestry Centre Data Science Information Systems & Analytics Developer Jobs in Kenya

CIFOR-ICRAF is looking for a:Data Science Information Systems & Analytics Developer

As part of CIFOR-ICRAF, SPACIAL's mandate is to provide expertise and guidance in the realm of spatial/nonspatial information collection, management, data pipeline development, information dissemination. With the demand for these systems on the rise within CIFOR-ICRAF and by partners, we are looking to expand our developer's team especially with someone similar software designing and development skills using Free and Open-Source tools.

The new position will be involved in diverse projects, collaborating with different units, projects (in many regions).

Summary of responsibilities

Stakeholder Engagement and Requirement Analysis

Conduct in-depth analysis of stakeholder requirements for new and existing systems.

Provide comprehensive feedback to stakeholders regarding their requirements.

Facilitate stakeholder collaboration in designing mockups and developing use-cases.

Information System Design

Develop Information System Architecture based on stakeholder requirements and current technologies, including deployment strategies and sustainability plans.

Assist the unit in selecting suitable technologies (related to backend, frontend).

Create and validate UI/UX designs through stakeholder engagement.

Work with other CIFOR-ICRAF themes and units to support platform development where relevant.
Information System Development

Implement software solutions using the selected technology stack

Perform thorough unit testing and quality assurance

Develop developer/user guides.

Data Science and Analytics

Assist in building data pipelines using Open-Source technologies (e.g., Apache Airflow)
Perform data cleaning and curation for dashboard development.

Apply Agile software development principles in the design and development of data-driven dashboards

Explore and implement emerging technologies for micro dashboards (e.g., Apache Superset, Power BI, Observable Framework)

Assist with data analysis and identification of data requirements for data-driven dashboards.
Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)

Establish, maintain, test and deploy production CI/CD pipelines

Utilize Docker Hub and GitHub for efficient deployment and version control.

Collaborative Requirements Gathering and supervision

Actively participate in requirement gathering workshops to analyze stakeholder needs
Supervise junior developers on database design and management, and in platform development.

Contribute to scientific papers where relevant.

Contribute to proposal development and writing where relevant.

Requirements

BSc degree in relevant field.
Advance programming skills especially in Python Django framework.

Excellent understanding of database systems, including advanced database development.

Proven solution deployment experience.
Good knowledge of Linux.

Knowledge of Data Science and Machine Learning.

Knowledge of Data and analytical pipelines.

Knowledge of EDA platforms.

2 to 4 years of experience.

Terms and conditions

This is a Locally Recruited position. CIFOR-ICRAF offers competitive remuneration in local currency commensurate with skills and experience.

The duty station will be in Nairobi, Kenya CIFOR-ICRAF Offices.
How to apply
For more information and job application details, see; World Agroforestry Centre Data Science Information Systems & Analytics Developer Jobs in Kenya

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