Integrations Developer at Co-operative Bank of Kenya

Specifically, the successful jobholder will be required to:

• Analyze requests obtained from business to determine operational problems, define integration requirements, advice best way for integration and document the same.
• Develop new and manage existing SOA ESB integrations depending on the need and requirements.
• Develop polices and processes around ESB systems, defining and executing lifecycle management compliance checkpoints and reviews, assistance with technology management of Service Oriented Infrastructure and ESB systems support for development, production and management of SOA implementation. 
• Develop and maintain SOA reference architecture and assist in the management of the Universal Description, Discovery and Integration (UDDI) services catalog, SOAP and REST, Web-services, and Web Services Description Language (WSDL) to streamline the process of managing the SOA system.
• Support the UDDI services catalog in the development and management of SOA toolkits, reference architectures, and in the integration and deployment of Web Services provided by other vendors into the ESB and work with other vendors to configure and support SOA systems internally. 
• Design and code the system (web, desktop and mobile applications) or interface according to user specification as well as provide test systems for UAT and ensure that functions/features are tested before being put on the live system.
• Develop and maintain documentation/manuals on system configuration and make changes to system configuration and parameters to accommodate business and technological requirements.
• Assist in preparing system definition/specification by the users highlighting technical requirements, carry-out analysis of the requirements, recommend solutions to address user requirements and ensure adherence to change control procedures in implementing solutions.
• Secure systems by putting adequate controls and restrict access to programs by users in accordance to the requirements of the bank Liaise with software vendors to resolve systems issues or escalation. Collect, collate information and clearly document issues to enable software vendor support.

Skills, Competencies and Experience

The successful candidate will be required to have the following skills and competencies:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electronics Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field from a recognized university.
• At least two (2) years’ experience in implementing and supporting Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) products, web services, load balancing, and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) solutions across development, test, and production environments.
• Proven experience in performance monitoring, load balancing, performance tuning and optimization, load testing, and SOA systems management, with the ability to independently perform these functions, including capacity planning within ESB environments.
• Excellent understanding of programming languages and development tools, particularly C#, J2EE, HTML/CSS, and XML.
• Strong analytical, presentation, and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team.
• Sound knowledge and hands-on experience in the configuration and deployment of ESB and API components.