The National Bank of Rwanda (BNR) is recruiting qualified professionals for three positions in Information Technology, Data Science, Network Engineering and Cybersecurity.
These opportunities are open to professionals with advanced academic qualifications and relevant experience in artificial intelligence, enterprise network infrastructure, IT auditing, cybersecurity and information systems.
The available positions are:
- Senior IT Inspector
- Lead Network Administrator
- Officer Data Scientist
All three vacancies have an application deadline of 19 November 2026. Female candidates are encouraged to apply.
1. Senior IT Inspector
Location: Kigali, Rwanda
Reports to: Manager, Insurance Supervision
Job Description
The Senior IT Inspector will conduct risk-based supervision and inspections of information technology, cybersecurity, data protection and operational resilience within regulated institutions.
The position involves assessing regulatory compliance, evaluating IT governance and risk management frameworks, identifying technology and cybersecurity risks, and recommending corrective actions.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct on-site and off-site surveillance to assess IT, cybersecurity, data privacy, business continuity and operational resilience risks.
- Participate in developing and improving IT and cybersecurity supervisory methodologies, assessment tools, guidelines and regulatory instruments.
- Contribute to risk-based IT and cybersecurity supervisory plans, thematic reviews and targeted interventions.
- Participate in sector-wide cybersecurity initiatives, assessments and exercises.
- Assess regulated institutions’ compliance with applicable IT and cybersecurity requirements.
- Evaluate technical security controls, including network security, access management, authentication, vulnerability and patch management.
- Review security monitoring, data protection, logging, incident detection and response.
- Assess business continuity, disaster recovery and operational resilience arrangements.
- Evaluate IT governance structures, risk management frameworks and internal controls.
- Prepare inspection reports and corrective recommendations.
- Present inspection findings to senior management, Boards and relevant committees.
- Monitor emerging technologies and their potential impact on regulated institutions.
- Follow up on remediation of identified IT and cybersecurity weaknesses.
- Support the supervision of technology-driven business models and InsurTech initiatives.
- Contribute to staff training, technical workshops and knowledge-sharing activities.
Required Qualifications and Experience
Applicants must hold a Master’s degree in one of the following fields:
- Information Technology (IT).
- Information and Communication Technology (ICT).
- Computer Engineering.
- Computer Science.
- Information Systems.
- Cybersecurity.
- A related field.
Professional experience: At least five years of relevant experience in cybersecurity, IT audit, information systems, system administration, network administration, IT risk management, information security or related areas.
Professional certifications are an added advantage:
- CISA – Certified Information Systems Auditor.
- CRISC – Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control.
- CISSP – Certified Information Systems Security Professional.
- CISM – Certified Information Security Manager.
- AAIA.
- Other relevant IT audit, cybersecurity, risk management or information security certifications.
Additional requirement in the source: The announcement includes the wording “35 Years” without clarifying its meaning. Applicants should confirm this with BNR.
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2. Lead Network Administrator
Location: Kigali, Rwanda
Reports to: Manager, Network Operations Centre
Job Description
The Lead Network Administrator will oversee the design, implementation, operation, optimisation and security of the Bank’s enterprise network infrastructure.
The infrastructure covers headquarters, disaster recovery sites, branch offices and cloud environments.
The successful candidate will lead network modernisation initiatives while ensuring high availability, security, scalability and compliance with industry best practices.
Key Responsibilities
- Design enterprise network solutions.
- Lead the implementation of network modernisation initiatives.
- Plan and execute complex migrations with minimal service interruption.
- Design secure network architectures aligned with Zero Trust principles.
- Support hybrid cloud networking initiatives.
- Perform capacity planning and technology lifecycle management.
- Lead troubleshooting of complex network incidents.
- Develop technical standards and operational procedures.
- Mentor junior network engineers.
- Participate in disaster recovery planning and testing.
- Ensure compliance with cybersecurity and regulatory requirements.
- Collaborate with vendors and project stakeholders.
Required Qualifications and Experience
Applicants must hold a Master’s degree in one of the following fields:
- Computer Science.
- Computer Engineering.
- Information Technology.
- Telecommunications Engineering.
- Electrical Engineering.
- A related field.
Required professional certifications:
- Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP Enterprise).
- Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP Security).
Professional experience: At least eight years of progressive experience in enterprise network engineering.
Additional requirement in the source: The announcement includes the wording “40 years” without clarifying whether it refers to an age requirement or something else. Applicants should seek clarification from BNR.
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3. Officer Data Scientist
Location: Rwanda
Reports to: Manager, Data Science
Job Description
The Officer Data Scientist will build and maintain reliable data infrastructure and pipelines while ensuring that the Bank’s data is accurate, complete, consistent and well documented.
The position will also support data governance policies, standards and stewardship arrangements.
A major responsibility is supporting the Bank’s adoption of artificial intelligence by designing, developing and deploying AI solutions, including Large Language Models (LLMs), Generative AI and agentic AI applications. These solutions will help automate processes, enhance analysis and support policy and research.
Key Responsibilities
Artificial Intelligence and Application Development
- Develop applications using Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), prompt engineering and fine-tuning techniques.
- Build applications that provide accurate, context-aware responses based on institutional data.
- Assess and improve AI solutions in terms of accuracy, reliability, performance, scalability and cost-effectiveness.
- Minimise AI hallucinations and unintended outcomes.
- Collaborate with data scientists, AI engineers, data quality analysts and other stakeholders.
Data Engineering and Database Management
- Design, develop and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines for integrating and transforming data from multiple sources.
- Develop secure APIs to provide governed, analytics-ready datasets.
- Build, manage and optimise transactional (OLTP) and analytical (OLAP) databases.
- Work with PostgreSQL and ClickHouse, preferably.
- Document data engineering processes, pipelines and solutions.
Data Quality Management
- Perform data cleaning, validation and profiling.
- Ensure data accuracy, consistency, completeness and integrity.
- Gather and document business requirements.
- Translate requirements into data quality rules and validation checks.
- Develop and monitor data pipelines incorporating data quality checks.
Data Governance
- Apply data governance principles, policies, standards and procedures.
- Assist in developing governance policies in line with frameworks such as DAMA-DMBOK.
- Implement a data catalogue, business glossary and data lineage mapping for the Bank’s Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDWH).
- Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure adherence to data governance practices.
- Support knowledge-sharing and data governance awareness initiatives.
Required Qualifications and Experience
Applicants must hold a Master’s degree in one of the following fields:
- Computer Science.
- Data Science.
- Software Development.
- Information Technology.
- A related field.
Experience requirement: The supplied announcement states “35years”. This is unclear and should be confirmed with BNR before applicants rely on it.
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General Application Information
All three opportunities are advertised by the National Bank of Rwanda (BNR).
Application deadline: 19 November 2026.
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