Senior Technical Advisor

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Background

We are looking for a highly experienced Senior technical advisor  Full-Stack Engineer / Technical Lead to take end-to-end technical ownership of the development of a National Health Data Repository System.

The platform will provide a secure, centralized repository for research papers, reports, datasets, and other organizational documents, with advanced document management, search, access control, approval workflows, collaboration, and audit capabilities.

This is a hands-on senior engineering role. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute across architecture, backend, frontend, database, security, while maintaining high standards for software quality and maintainability.

Key Responsibilities

• Work as a senior Full-Stack Engineer / Technical Lead

• Lead the technical design and architecture of the platform.

• Develop the core backend and business logic.

• Build the web-based frontend and integrate it with backend APIs.

• Design and implement the database, document storage, search, access-control, workflow, notification, and audit components.

• Implement secure authentication and authorization and integrate with organizational identity infrastructure.

• Establish automated testing, CI/CD, and containerization.

• Ensure the system is scalable, secure, maintainable, and production-ready.

• Produce technical documentation and conduct knowledge transfer to the organization's technical team.

Technical Requirements

Critical – Strong Java Expertise

Strong, recent, hands-on experience with Java and Spring Boot is a mandatory requirement. The backend is a substantial part of the system, and candidates without strong professional Java/Spring Boot experience will not be considered.

The ideal candidate should have strong experience with:

• Java 21 and Spring Boot 3.x

• Designing enterprise-grade backend systems and RESTful APIs

• Modern frontend development using React or Vue.js

• PostgreSQL and relational database design

• OAuth2, JWT, RBAC, and application security

• OpenSearch/Elasticsearch or equivalent search technologies

• Object storage such as MinIO/S3

• Docker and Kubernetes

• CI/CD, automated testing, monitoring, and production deployment

• Messaging/caching technologies such as RabbitMQ and Redis

• Database migrations using Flyway, Liquibase, or equivalent

• Modular architecture and Domain-Driven Design (DDD) principles

The expected architecture is a modular monolith, designed with clear module boundaries so that components can evolve into microservices when appropriate. The target technology stack is entirely open-source.

Experience with document management systems, workflow engines, full-text search, AI/ML integration, vector search, or health information systems is an advantage.

Job Requirements

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience

• BSc or above in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field.

• Proven experience delivering production-grade enterprise applications

• Strong professional experience with Java/Spring Boot

• Demonstrated full-stack development experience

• Experience taking a system from architecture and development through testing and production deployment

• Strong understanding of software security, scalability, reliability, and performance

• Ability to work independently and take ownership of major technical decisions

• Strong communication, problem-solving, and technical leadership skills

This is an opportunity to take end-to-end ownership of a meaningful national-scale health data platform, working across modern open-source technologies and solving challenging problems in document management, security, search, workflows, and data infrastructure.

The project has an initial 6 (six) month implementation period, with the expectation that the successful engineer will play a central role throughout the development lifecycle.

How To Apply

Interested applicants can send their CV and cover letter through ethiojobs ONLY on or before September 24, 2026, by 5:00 PM.

Application Instructions:

•  Submit your cover letter and resume in one PDF or Word document.

Qualified female applicants are highly encouraged to apply.

Due to the large number of inquiries, we receive, only candidates who have met the required experience & qualifications for this position will be considered. No phone calls please.

However, since we are active around the world in the field of public health, we may wish to retain your CV in our database for other/future opportunities, unless you direct us otherwise.

Thank you very much for your interest in Project HOPE