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Job Summary

Job Title:
Head of Technology
Employer:
Rwanda DPI Center — Rwanda Information Society Authority (RISA)
Location:
Kigali
Country:
Rwanda
Contract Type:
Full-time
Job Category:
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Number of Positions:
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Deadline:
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Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) is a national institution hosted at the Rwanda Information Society Authority (RISA), under the Ministry of ICT and Innovation (MINICT), and implemented in partnership with Access to Finance Rwanda (AFR). Established in 2025, the Centre coordinates the design, demonstration, and scaling of the foundational digital rails that connect Rwanda's digital ecosystem. The Center holds two interlocking mandates: building Rwanda's foundational DPI stack and operating as Africa's Center of Excellence for Instant and Inclusive Payment Systems. The Center's active portfolio spans the foundational DPI building blocks Rwanda has prioritized, including instant payments, digital identity, data exchange and consent frameworks, cross-border digital trade, and many other sector specific Digital Publicinfrastructures initiatives.

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Head of Technology Job at Rwanda DPI Center — Rwanda Information Society Authority (RISA)

Rwanda DPI Center — Rwanda Information Society Authority (RISA)

Job Description

The Head of Technology serves as the lead architect and technical guardian of the national Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) Stack. The role involves engineering the future of a digital nation by ensuring Rwanda's digital public infrastructure is modular, sovereign, and vendor-neutral, preventing lock-in while maintaining interoperability. The successful candidate will lead high-performing technical teams to build scalable, secure, and resilient digital systems that serve millions.

Duties, Roles and Responsibilities

Key Duties and Responsibilities:National DPI Architecture Sovereignty:
  • Lead the Rwanda Stack definition, development, deployment and adoption.
  • Define, establish, and maintain the Rwanda DPI standards and documentation.
  • Develop comprehensive technical resources and implementation manuals for stakeholder agencies and ministries.
  • Provide technical oversight and coordination for national implementing institutions to ensure alignment with established DPI standards.
Technical Infrastructure and Demonstration:
  • Manage all technological components of DPI demonstration including real-time transaction data integration, screen systems, and live dashboards.
  • Guarantee that the Demo Center features live data and maintaining a 99.9% uptime standard at all times.
Strategic Leadership and Representation;
  • Lead and collaborate with high-performing technical teams to build scalable, secure, and resilient digital systems that serve millions.
  • Act as an advisor on matters of national DPI-specific architecture.
  • Serve as center’s representative in technical forums and engagements
  • Provide technical expertise and guidance for all Programs.
  • Maintain a technology-agnostic approach, recommending optimal solutions based on specific requirements for modularity and sovereignty.
  • Provide direct, hands-on leadership and mentorship to the technical delivery team.

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