Java Developer at NCBA Group

Job Purpose Statement

• This is a technical role that is responsible for the analysis, design, development and management (technical support) of the bank’s API platforms with all its integration points to the Core Banking System, Bank Channels, Partners and other Third-Party systems.
• The role delivers business strategy by making information flow through various Bank Systems.
• The role requires prototyping skills, excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to work as part of an agile team, to manage competing priorities, design solutions as part of a larger roadmap and to be hands on in supporting implemented technologies as well as new technologies.

Ideal Job Specifications

•  A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field. A Master’s degree in Technology or Business-related course is an added advantage Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment. Java Developer
•  Minimum 4 years’ experience in IT systems development within a large highly digitized organization designing, implementing and managing mission critical systems, with at least 2 of those years within systems integration
•  Certification and experience implementing best practice frameworks e.g. ITIL, PRINCE2
•  Hands on experience in software development with major languages Java, .NET, C# and practical experience using relation RDBMS e.g. Oracle and MS SQL etc.
•  Strong hands-on experience in any middleware development suite including BPEL, Human Workflow, Business rules, OSB, JDeveloper, WebLogic Application server, Oracle and Microsoft SQL Database scripting.
•  Strong understanding of software development lifecycle, Integration patterns and standard methodologies.
•  Experience in creating technical designs, deployment related artifacts.
•  Ability to Develop, Unit test and fix defects raised during testing phases.
•  Deep understanding of industry standard formats and protocols (JMS, SOAP, XML/XPath/XQuery, REST and JSON)
•  Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
•  A good knowledge of the systems and processes within Financial Services industry  Issue/bug tracking tools e.g. JIRA
•  Hands-on experience in developing and deploying services on cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure)
•  Use of continuous integration tools e.g. Gitlab CI/Jenkins Testing Automation