Luke International (LIN)
INTRODUCTION
Luke International (LIN) works to restore human’s health and dignity through building bridges between local and international development partners, creating interfaces between health and technology, advocating and serving where the greatest needs are.
Through the Diabetes Compass project being funded by the World Diabetes Foundation, Luke International has developed a point of care digital system for the management of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) as a microservice in the Malawi HealthCare Information System (MaHIS) for the Malawi Ministry of Health in the first phase of the project.
In the second phase of the project, LIN will assist the Ministry of Health to implement the NCD management digital solution in Ntchisi, Karonga and Salima health facilities as a pilot. Therefore, LIN seeks the services of individual IT consultants to assist in carrying out the work in the second phase of the Diabetes Compass project.
DURATION: Phase II of the Diabetes Compass project will run 3 to 4 months.
CONSULTANTS TERMS OF REFERENCE
1. DEVOPS AND QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER
1.1 Duties
- Design, implement, and manage scalable infrastructure using tools like Terraform or Ansible.
- Ensure high availability of systems and services by implementing clustering and load balancing.
- Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate the build, test, and deployment processes.
- Automate repetitive tasks using scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
- Set up monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana) to track system performance and health.
- Implement centralized logging using tools like ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana).
- Develop and implement backup and disaster recovery plans to ensure data integrity and availability.
- Use tools like JMeter or LoadRunner to assess application performance under various load conditions.
- Analyze performance test results and work with the development team to address bottlenecks
- Record, track, and manage defects using bug tracking tools like Jira or Bugzilla.
1.2 Skills
- Should have knowledge of Prevention Against Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment, and be willing to undergo relevant training and adhere to the policy.
- Expertise in tools like Ansible, Chef, or Puppet
- Experience with Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes
- Strong skills in Python, Bash, or PowerShell Familiarity with Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCl, or similar tools.
- Knowledge of Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, or similar
- Knowledge of Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, or similar tools
- Understanding of network protocols, DNS, VPNs, and firewall configurations
- Ability to work closely with development, QA, and IT teams.
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Strong ability to perform manual testing for various scenarios
1.3 Qualification
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
- Relevant certifications (e.g., AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Google Professional DevOps Engineer, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert) are highly advantageous.
- Over 3 years experience in a similar role
Application Procedures
Eligible candidates meeting the required qualifications and experience should send or email their applications with cover letter, up-dated detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV), names, addresses and telephone numbers of three traceable referees to: hr@linmalawi.org
Human Resources
Luke International
P.O. Box 1088
MZUZU
Please clearly quote the name of position on the application letter and outside of the envelope. Application without the above-mentioned supporting documents will be rejected. For those applying through email, compile all relevant documents in word or pdf and attach as one file.
Deadline for submission is 27th September, 2024. Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
Luke International – To Restore Humans Health and Dignity