Learners Record Database Officer (Systems Development) at Kenya National Qualifications Authority (KNQA)

KNQA GRADE 6

REF NO. KNQA/NO.12/2020
Basic Salary Scale
Ksh 54,164 to 72,695 pm
Leave Entitlement
30 days per financial year
Terms of Service
Permanent and pensionable

For appointment to this grade an officer must have:

• Bachelor’s Degree (KNQF level 7 or equivalent) in any of the following fields: Information Technology, Computer Science, Business IT, Software Engineering, ICT Project Management, Computer Engineering or other relevant and equivalent qualifications from a recognized Institution;
• Fulfilled the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution.

Key Duties and responsibilities

• Write and rewrite System Requirement Specifications (SRS) documents for new systems and help their implementation as well as monitoring their effectiveness;
• Interpret Authority’s System Requirement Specification (SRS) documents and develop, implement applications and programs;
• Handle the transfer of data from the existing system (s) to new platforms;
• Maintain software Application versions;
• Confer the users’ requirements and the proposed solution (s) with the Head ICT;
•  Write documentations and operating manuals for the systems developed;
• Test and modify systems to ensure that they operate reliably;
• Analyze the impact of applying data systems to the areas of concern within the Authority and provide recommendations on upgrades if necessary;
• Analyze how well the software, hardware and the wider IT system fit into the Authority’s needs;
• Examine the current systems and propose for changes or upgrades;
• Gather internal and external users’ requirements and feedback for the purpose of improving the efficiency and reliability of the systems; and
• User training and support;