ICT Officer (Software Engineer-Full Stack Developer) at Konza Technopolis Development Authority

Ref No: KNDC/13/2022

Grade: 6

Basic Salary Scale Ksh 60,000- 110,000 p.m

Terms of Service 1 Year Contract, Renewable Subject to Satisfactory Performance.

Job Specification

Duties and responsibilities

• Develops software solutions by studying information needs; conferring with users; studying systems flow, data usage, and work processes; investigating problem areas; following the software development lifecycle;
• Tests, maintain and recommend software improvements to ensure strong functionality and optimization
• Improves operations in the data center by conducting systems analysis; recommending changes in policies and procedures;
• Troubleshoots, debug and upgrade existing systems in the data center;
• Analyses user requirements and convert requirements to design documents
• Ability to develop software using a variety of programming languages, and have excellent knowledge of relational databases, SQL and ORM technologies;
• Understand client requirements and how they translate in application features;
• Develops and direct software system testing and validation procedures, programming, and documentation;
• Designs creative prototypes according to specifications;
• Writes high quality source code to program complete applications within deadlines;
• Performs unit and integration testing before launch;
• Obtains and licenses software used in the data center by obtaining required information from vendors; recommending purchases; testing and approving products;
• Articulates technology and product positioning to both business and technical users;
• Provides design and specification development support to consultants, integrators, and distributors;
• Performs technical/ product training for salespeople, estimators, and engineers at targeted accounts;
• Listens, understand, and convey customer requirements;

Person Specification

For appointment to this grade a candidate must have: –

• Minimum of two (2) years’ experience will be an added advantage;
• Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field from a recognized Institution.
• Relevant Professional qualifications such as Python, Ruby, Java, C Programming Language Certified Associate (CLA); C++ Certified Associate Programmer (CPA); ; Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD); Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA); Puppet Professional Certification (PCP); Oracle (OCP, OCM, OCE); Cloudera (CCDH); Amazon Web Services (AWS Certified Developer – Associate Level) or higher.

Skill and Competence

• Proficiency in software design, application development and programming principles;
• Front-end technology: Expertise in front-end technologies, including JavaScript, CSS3 and HTML5 and third-party libraries such as React Js, Angular, jQuery and LESS
• Knowledge of GIT and have a GIThub profile
• Development languages: Knowledge of server-side programming languages including Net, Java, Ruby and Python etc.
• Database and cache: Familiarity with DBMS technology, including SQLServer, Oracle, MongoDB and MySQL and caching mechanisms such as Redis, Memcached and Varnish
• Basic design ability: Including knowledge of UI/UX and basic prototype design
• Server: Experience working with Nginx or Apache servers with a solid background in Linux

Duty Station: Konza Technopolis