Vacancies at HF Group

Overall Job Purpose

The Software Developer will be responsible for the design, specifications, development, system testing and technical management of the Core Banking, Enterprise Service Bus, User Interfaces (Web and Mobile), Payments Gateway and Mobile Financial Services Platform.  The role takes business strategy and customer requirements fully into account when making proposals and/or carrying out work.

Principle Accountabilities

• Manage the design, development and continuous improvement of the Bank’s Core Banking, Enterprise Service Bus, User Interfaces (Web and Mobile), Payments Gateway and Mobile Financial Services Platform.  This will include evaluating, planning, implementing and maintaining the assigned work packages in IT Projects within agreed time and budget constraints.
• Manage relationships with all technology based service providers as a way of ensuring that uptimes are optimized.
• Provide input into the development and maintenance of the Business Continuity Plan and Data Security Plan for the applications in order to guarantee continuation of services at all times. Ensure the applications are designed, and configured to be aligned to the BCP and Data Security Plan
• Provide expert guidance on 2nd level escalations on the Core Banking, Enterprise Service Bus, User Interfaces (Web and Mobile), Payments Gateway and Mobile Financial Services Platform to the team’s running the IT platforms on a day to day basis
• Ensure appropriate controls and monitoring mechanisms to keep information technology operations and services in place despite power outages and telecommunication failures.
• Ensure appropriate MIS are produced for users.
• As a member of various systems related committees and projects, take a proactive role in influencing policy and the strategic direction of the Bank.
• Ensure that all the assigned bank information technology platforms keep pace with technological innovations and developments as a way of protecting investment in technology.
• Facilitate knowledge transfer on MFSP and Payments Gateway to the IT Operations and IT Applications Teams to ensure proper handling of the Platforms on a day to day basis.

Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience

• 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
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in IT systems development within a large highly digitized organization designing, implementing and managing mission critical systems, with at least 4 of those years within application development and support.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in Financial Services supporting payment solutions and mobile services.
• Hands on experience in software development with major languages PHP, Python, Node JS, Java, C++, C# and practical experience using relation RDBMS e.g. Oracle and MS SQL etc
• Hands on experience in complex mobile financial services, payment solutions and systems integrations using major SOA tools (Oracle Weblogic/ESB/SOA/WS02)
• Excellent analytical, problem solving and reporting skills
• Experience with formal software development processes and methodologies such as Waterfall, Agile, RUP, SCRUM or MSF 

• Experience designing and working with n-tier architectures (UI, Business Logic 
Layer, Data Access Layer).

Key Competencies and Skills

• Expertise in various programming languages and data interfaces (.Net 4.0 Framework, C# Programming, XML, Java, Object-oriented programming, etc.).
• Knowledge and expertise in SOA, Web Services, Data Services, and application program interfaces (API) architectures.
• Deep understanding of industry standard formats and protocols (JMS, SOAP, XML/XPath/XQuery, REST and JSON)
• SQL query writing skills
• A good knowledge of the systems and processes within Financial Services industry especially Core Banking, Payments, Channels, CRM and Data Management.

Closing date: 27 May 2022

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Overall Job Purpose

The Project Manager will be responsible for the delivery of all projects within the group. These projects will vary from, internal developments, new system implementations and existing systems upgrades and modification. The role will be a highly interactive one and the PM is expected to be the link between the business teams and the delivery teams under DTU and vendor teams

Principle Accountabilities

• Identifies, clarifies and communicates project vision, goals and objectives and how these ties into, support or impedes organizational strategic objectives.
• Identifies the appropriate frameworks for a project and to apply its principles for delivery of the business need.
• Define project scope, deliverables, roles and responsibilities in collaboration with stakeholders and business partners.
• Provide guidance and advise to the DevSecOps team on relevant technologies depending on the solutions that are being developed.
• Define full solution designs and make recommendation of the best approach for each solution.
• Escalation of all risks and issues that require management guidance and decisions through the appointed line manager.
• Monitoring and control - Monitors work of development resources, ensuring that the project steps are in alignment with business objectives, on-time and within budget as per the guidelines stipulated by the HF Project Governance Framework.
• Evaluates technological choices (network/hardware related and technology/code related) by querying providers and understanding enough about implications to make choices for the organization that have an appropriate balance between cost /benefit today and future implications and limitations.
• Provide process improvement recommendations based on best practices and industry standards

Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a relevant field.
• Knowledge and Project Management Certification (Prince2 or PMP).
• Certification and experience in Agile
• Proven experience as a PM delivering enterprise level software applications.
• Experience managing a DevSecOps team will be an added advantage.
• Experience managing projects for a Fintech organization, banking institution or in IT consulting.
• Demonstrates in depth knowledge in managing delivery of customer stories.
• Ability to manage Lead Times, Velocity/Sprint burndown and Release burndown
• Possesses high level understanding of collaborative tools such as Ajira, Trello e.t.c

Key Competencies and Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group; developers, product owners, and subject matter experts.
• Resolves conflicts by demonstrating leadership and appropriate decision-making competencies
•  Results oriented, excellent interpersonal skills, analytical thinker, problem solving skills, good communicator, innovative, self-driven and a team player who can work with minimum supervision.

Closing date: 29 May 2022