Cooperative Bank of Oromia Vacancy 2026

Cooperative Bank of Oromia is proud to be a home to more than 10 million customers worldwide offering Retail, Cooperative, Institutional and Diaspora, IFB banking services with a vision of becoming the leading private bank in Ethiopia by 2025.

The Bank has broad ownership base and diversified ownership structure. It comprises Cooperatives and Non-Cooperative members. Cooperative member includes Primary Cooperatives, Cooperative Unions and Cooperatives Federation whereas, non-Cooperative members includes Organizations, Associations and individuals.

Position 1: Senior Data Analyst

Requisition ID: 5284

Educational Qualification

• BSc/MSc Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Information System Management, Statistics, or a related field.

Work Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant and proven experience in data management and reporting.
• Previous experience as a Junior Data Analyst or in a related role is an advantage.

Required Skills

• Proficiency in SQL and Python is mandatory; knowledge of R and Scala is advantageous.
• Experience with Power BI, Tableau, Qlik, Looker, OBIEE, Sisense, or other business intelligence tools.
• Strong statistical analysis, data modelling, and data mining skills.
• Experience developing ETL processes and automated data pipelines.
• Knowledge of PostgreSQL, MySQL, NoSQL, and data warehouse technologies.
• Familiarity with Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, and other big data technologies.
• Understanding of machine learning and predictive modelling.
• Excellent communication, presentation, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Department: Information Systems Office – Data Management and Analytics.

Reports To: Manager, Data Analytics.

Duty Station: Head Office.

Application link: https://career55.sapsf.eu/sfcareer/jobreqcareer?jobId=5282&company=cooperat05

Position 2: Senior System Engineer

Requisition ID: 5292

Educational Qualification

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• A relevant Master’s Degree is an advantage.

Work Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of progressive IT experience in enterprise systems or infrastructure engineering.
• At least 2 years of hands-on experience in IBM, VMware, Nutanix, or cloud infrastructure.
• Banking or financial institution experience is preferred.

Professional Certification

• At least one relevant professional certification is required in IBM systems or storage, VMware, Nutanix, cloud architecture, Kubernetes, DevOps, systems administration, or ITIL 4 Foundation.

Required Skills

• Strong knowledge of enterprise systems, virtualization, cloud platforms, and infrastructure administration.
• Experience integrating compute, storage, networking, and identity services.
• Infrastructure performance monitoring, capacity planning, and troubleshooting.
• Security hardening, patch management, and vulnerability remediation.
• High availability, backup, replication, and disaster recovery.
• Infrastructure automation and technical documentation.
• Strong incident management, teamwork, and mentoring skills.

Duty Station: Head Office.

Application Link: https://career55.sapsf.eu/sfcareer/jobreqcareer?jobId=5284&company=cooperat05

Position 3: Senior DevOps Engineer

Requisition ID: 5299

Educational Qualification

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.

Work Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of progressive IT experience in software engineering, systems engineering, or DevOps.
• At least 3 years of experience in DevOps, platform engineering, or site reliability engineering.
• Practical experience supporting production deployments for critical applications.
• Banking or financial institution experience is preferred.

Professional Certification

Relevant certifications are preferred, including CKA, CKS, Red Hat OpenShift Administration, AWS DevOps Engineer – Professional, Microsoft DevOps Engineer Expert, or ITIL 4 Foundation.

Required Skills

• Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps.
• Practical knowledge of Git, Docker, Kubernetes, and container platforms.
• Experience with Terraform, Ansible, Helm, and infrastructure-as-code.
• Understanding of GitOps, DevSecOps, and automated security testing.
• Knowledge of deployment strategies, including blue-green and canary deployments.
• Experience with monitoring, logging, tracing, and alerting systems.
• Strong scripting, troubleshooting, automation, and incident management skills.
• Excellent communication, technical leadership, and mentoring abilities.

Duty Station: Head Office.

Application Link: https://career55.sapsf.eu/sfcareer/jobreqcareer?jobId=5293&company=cooperat05

Position 4: Principal Database Administrator

Requisition ID: 5282

Educational Qualification

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related discipline.
• A Master’s Degree is preferred.

Work Experience

• Minimum of 6 years of progressive database administration experience.
• At least 2 years of experience in a senior-level database administration role.
• Experience supporting mission-critical production databases, preferably in banking or another regulated environment.

Professional Certification

Certifications such as Oracle Certified Professional (OCP), PostgreSQL Professional Certification, or MySQL Database Administrator are an advantage.

Required Skills

• Advanced expertise in at least one major database platform, such as Oracle, and practical knowledge of at least two additional platforms, including PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MySQL, or MongoDB.
• Strong SQL optimisation, performance tuning, workload analysis, and database troubleshooting.
• Expertise in high availability, replication, backup, disaster recovery, and point-in-time recovery.
• Knowledge of database security, encryption, privileged access, auditing, and regulatory compliance.
• Experience with SQL/PLSQL, Python, Shell scripting, Git, Ansible, and automation tools.
• Familiarity with Oracle AWR/ASH, SQL Server Query Store, PostgreSQL diagnostics, and monitoring platforms.
• Understanding of cloud/hybrid databases, CDC, data integration, and capacity management.
• Strong technical leadership, documentation, communication, and incident management skills.

Duty Station: Head Office.

Application Link: https://career55.sapsf.eu/sfcareer/jobreqcareer?jobId=5292&company=cooperat05

Position 5: Principal System Architect

Requisition ID: 5293

Educational Qualification

• BSc/MSc Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or a related field.

Work Experience

• Minimum of 6 years of experience in infrastructure administration and operations.
• At least 2 years of experience in a senior system engineering or system administration role.

Professional Certification

• Minimum of 2 relevant industry certifications in Linux/Windows Administration, Server Virtualization, HCI/PowerVM, Storage and Backup Administration, Project Management, ITIL, or equivalent areas.

Required Skills

• Advanced knowledge of enterprise Linux, Unix, and Windows operating systems.
• Expertise in server infrastructure, storage, virtualization, backup, containerisation, and cloud platforms.
• Strong understanding of NAS/SAN, clustering, NFS, load balancing, and infrastructure security.
• Knowledge of CI/CD, DevOps, Agile methodologies, and configuration management.
• Experience with Ansible, Chef, Shell, Python, and infrastructure automation.
• Understanding of networking fundamentals, OSI layers, and TCP/IP.
• Expertise in IT governance, regulatory compliance, data protection, business continuity, and disaster recovery.
• Excellent leadership, technical architecture, mentoring, and decision-making skills.

Application Link: https://career55.sapsf.eu/sfcareer/jobreqcareer?jobId=5299&company=cooperat05

Position 6: Senior Database Administrator

Requisition ID: 5290

Educational Qualification

• BSc/MSc Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or a related field of study.

Work Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant and proven work experience.

Professional Certification

• Oracle certification, such as Oracle Certified Professional (OCP), is an advantage.

Application Link: https://career55.sapsf.eu/sfcareer/jobreqcareer?jobId=5290&company=cooperat05

Duty Station: Head Office.

Application deadline: October 27,2026.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified applicants should apply through the official Cooperative Bank of Oromia recruitment platform.

Applicants should search for their preferred position using the corresponding requisition ID:

• Senior Data Analyst: 5284
• Senior System Engineer: 5292
• Senior DevOps Engineer: 5299
• Principal Database Administrator: 5282
• Principal System Architect: 5293