Data Engineer job at International Rescue Committee
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Data Engineer
2026-01-23T07:44:00+00:00
International Rescue Committee
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FULL_TIME
Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Nonprofit, and NGO
Computer & IT, Science & Engineering, Social Services & Nonprofit
KES
MONTH
2026-02-03T17:00:00+00:00
8

Major Responsibilities:

  • Design, build, and maintain reliable ETL/ELT data pipelines for batch and near-real-time processing from internal and external sources using tools such as Azure Data Factory or Databricks workflows.
  • Implement data validation, testing, and reconciliation checks (including dbt tests where applicable)
  • Monitor pipeline health, performance, and reliability.
  • Identify issues and escalate or collaborate with senior engineers to resolve them.
  • Write SQL and Python queries for data extraction and transformation.
  • Support documentation of processes, standards, and improvements.
  • Support solution design by preparing data samples, documentation, or prototype queries.

Key Working Relationships:

  • Data Team
  • Business/Departmental Priority Setters
  • Enterprise Systems Owners

Position Reports to:

Omar Bouidel

Travel Requirements:

Support solution design by preparing data samples, documentation, or prototype queries.

Minimum Requirements:

Experience:

2–4 years of hands-on experience in data engineering, data processing, or software engineering.

Technical Skills:

  • SQL (advanced): joins, window functions, CTEs, performance tuning
  • Python: data processing, APIs, automation, PySpark basics
  • Data modeling: star/snowflake schemas, fact & dimension tables
  • ETL/ELT pipelines: building, monitoring, and optimizing pipelines
  • dbt Core / dbt Cloud: developing, scheduling, and maintaining models
  • Design, build, and maintain reliable ETL/ELT data pipelines for batch and near-real-time processing from internal and external sources using tools such as Azure Data Factory or Databricks workflows.
  • Implement data validation, testing, and reconciliation checks (including dbt tests where applicable)
  • Monitor pipeline health, performance, and reliability.
  • Identify issues and escalate or collaborate with senior engineers to resolve them.
  • Write SQL and Python queries for data extraction and transformation.
  • Support documentation of processes, standards, and improvements.
  • Support solution design by preparing data samples, documentation, or prototype queries.
  • SQL (advanced): joins, window functions, CTEs, performance tuning
  • Python: data processing, APIs, automation, PySpark basics
  • Data modeling: star/snowflake schemas, fact & dimension tables
  • ETL/ELT pipelines: building, monitoring, and optimizing pipelines
  • dbt Core / dbt Cloud: developing, scheduling, and maintaining models
  • BA/BSc/HND
  • 2–4 years of hands-on experience in data engineering, data processing, or software engineering.
bachelor degree
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Vacancy title:
Data Engineer

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Computer & IT, Science & Engineering, Social Services & Nonprofit]

Jobs at:
International Rescue Committee

Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, February 3 2026

Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi

Summary
Date Posted: Friday, January 23 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Major Responsibilities:

  • Design, build, and maintain reliable ETL/ELT data pipelines for batch and near-real-time processing from internal and external sources using tools such as Azure Data Factory or Databricks workflows.
  • Implement data validation, testing, and reconciliation checks (including dbt tests where applicable)
  • Monitor pipeline health, performance, and reliability.
  • Identify issues and escalate or collaborate with senior engineers to resolve them.
  • Write SQL and Python queries for data extraction and transformation.
  • Support documentation of processes, standards, and improvements.
  • Support solution design by preparing data samples, documentation, or prototype queries.

Key Working Relationships:

  • Data Team
  • Business/Departmental Priority Setters
  • Enterprise Systems Owners

Position Reports to:

Omar Bouidel

Travel Requirements:

Support solution design by preparing data samples, documentation, or prototype queries.

Minimum Requirements:

Experience:

2–4 years of hands-on experience in data engineering, data processing, or software engineering.

Technical Skills:

  • SQL (advanced): joins, window functions, CTEs, performance tuning
  • Python: data processing, APIs, automation, PySpark basics
  • Data modeling: star/snowflake schemas, fact & dimension tables
  • ETL/ELT pipelines: building, monitoring, and optimizing pipelines
  • dbt Core / dbt Cloud: developing, scheduling, and maintaining models

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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Job Info
Job Category: Computer/ IT jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Tuesday, February 3 2026
Duty Station: Nairobi | Nairobi
Posted: 23-01-2026
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 23-01-2026
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 10-10-2076
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