Lead Software Developer at University of Nairobi Enterprises and Services (UNES)

Reporting Relationship:

The incumbent shall report to the Deputy Chief of Party, Technical Services

Position Summary:

The Lead System Developer shall work closely with project stakeholders, other developers, quality assurance specialist and business analysts to design, develop, and maintain the HIS systems.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The duties and responsibilities shall be as follows:

1. Utilize established development tools, guidelines and conventions to design, develop, and test HIS systems
2. Enhance existing HIS systems by analyzing business requirements, preparing an action plan and identifying areas for modification and improvement
3. Maintain the existing HIS assigned to you and by identifying and correcting software defects.
4. Facilitate and contribute to HIS systems integration.
5. Collaborate and share ideas with the developer team members.
6. Learn and develop skills to keep abreast with new Technologies
7. Conduct systematic HIS system testing and document these.
8. Engage users and the technology team in order to prioritize system feature Requests
9. Provide insight regarding usability and user experience to guide the development and impact of the products for our customers.
10. Leverage knowledge and contribute to proper knowledge management within the Project
11. Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
12. Develop and maintain both user and technical documentation for Systems
13. Facilitate capacity Building
14. Be willing to meet new challenges with enthusiasm and meet deadlines in fast paced Environment
15. Review the technical development and maintenance work in terms of output, planning and budgeting in liaison with the DCOP – Technical
16. Set Targets, mentor, monitor and evaluate the performance of software Developers
17. Identify skill gaps within the team of developers and recommend the appropriate actions to the Management
18. Undertake additional task that will be allocated the supervisor

Job Specification:

1. Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or Software Engineering or Related specialization
2. A least 3 years’ experience in enterprise Software Development.
3. Extensive experience with Java and Python programming languages coupled with practical experience with test-driven development and automated testing frameworks.
4. Demonstrable proficiency in modern software development Frameworks or methodologies such as RAD, JAD, and DSDM
5. Experience in the Kenya Health Sector with expert knowledge in DHIS2 and related systems will be an added advantage
6. Good team Leader

      7.  Ability to train the users on the developed systems