IT Support/ Programmer at Interactive Media Services

Purpose of the Role

The ideal candidate is responsible for developing in-house software, managing systems performance, and providing technical support.

Role Accountabilities

• Provide technical operations and development of new and existing software and web application projects.
• Provide technical direction for development, design and system integration.
• Ensure that all IT systems are robust, available, effective and secure.
• Execute development plans and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
• Communicate complex technical information to non- technical people in a comprehensible form.
• Identify improvements to the operational systems, processes and policies in support of the mission.
• Identifying and fixing defects.
• Assist with the planning of budgets related to technical operations and delivery of hardware, software and web application projects.
• Design and update software database and provide system reports.

 Qualifications and Education Requirements

• An undergraduate degree in Computer science/ IT or a related field.
• Working knowledge with Linux desktop technologies.
• Working knowledge in Server-side languages, such as PHP, Python, NodeJS or VueJS
• Proficient in MySQL
• Experience working on a large scale React (with TypeScript) project
• A history of open source contributions will be an added advantage
• 3 years Relevant work experience
• Demonstrable experience of work on modern web applications
• A strong understanding of HTML, CSS with SCSS and JavaScript
• Experience with Javascript components libraries
• Experience with TypeScript
• Experience with responsive user interfaces for a wide range of devices and browsers
• Experience with Git or other version control systems
• Awareness of SEO best practice
• Consideration of accessibility in all aspects of your work
• A strong understanding of web performance in complex user interfaces
• Ability to interact with UX, designers and server-side developers
• Curiosity about technology and a thirst to learn