Software Testing Officer at University of Maryland1

Reports to: PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Requirement

• Bachelors’ degree in Information/Computer sciences or equivalent from a recognized university
• Minimum of 3 year’s working experience in software development.
• Advanced skills in SQLite, MYSQL and Microsoft SQL Server databases and Knowledge of Cloud platform solutions.
• Excellent program testing and trouble-shooting skills, user support and training both on existing and new systems.
• Experience working with Windows, Linux based systems and ODK-X tools
• Up-to-date knowledge of software test design and testing methodologies
• Rich understanding of using Github to control software versions.
• Experience with mobile survey configuration using ODK.
• Solid understanding of health information systems such as IQCare and KenyaEMR.
• Experience with HIV case-based surveillance

Added advantage will include:

• Experience working with ODK, Kobo Toolbox, CommCare and QED ScanForm
• Knowledge on Case Based Surveillance
• An experience in a medical research organization in Software Testing Officer position

Desirable Qualities

• Must have attention to detail, high levels of intuition and a good work ethic
• Ability to develop an in-depth understanding of study/system goals and its implementation.
• Willingness to learn new tools, experiment and research, document every work performed.
• Experience performing quality assurance procedures;
• Ability to work independently and in a team, with good interpersonal skills;
• Experience in managing/ensuring data quality
• Ability and willingness to learn additional skills on the job
• High qualities of public relation and able to work with little or no supervision
• Ability to create user, application and technical documentation
• Must have good organizational skills with ability to prioritize tasks and meet set deadlines

Specific tasks and responsibilities

• =Responsible for designing and configuring survey questionnaires using ODK tools
• Helps in data collection, collation ,report generation
• Analyze study needs and customize software solutions
• Providing assistance to company staff or clients with technology-related issues
• Installing and configuring new technology to be used by the company, such as hardware, operative systems, and programs or applications
• Writing reports on the status of all hardware and software in the company.
• Implementing and assisting on the roll out of new applications or operating systems
• Troubleshooting systems and applications
• Setting up profiles, emails, and issuing access passes for new employees and assisting in all password-related issues
• Perform any other duty as allocated by the supervisor.