Assistant Systems Developer

Duties & Responsibilities:

System Analysis and Design: Support the respective business owner/department to gather and document requirements for new systems or new functionality and to translate this into appropriate systems designs that have well defined auditability requirements and security standards.
System Development: Develop and propose new and/or modify existing systems to meet the requirements of various University departments.
Technical Support: Provide technical and functional supervision during change and/or implementation of new/old systems.
ICT Client Support and Training: Provide client support in order to meet SLA requirements as well as conduct user training for respective systems as scheduled or on an ad hoc basis.
System Integration: Develop interfaces between systems as the need arises towards meeting system owner requirements.
System Documentation: Ensure that proper technical and user documentation is maintained for all systems.
System Reports: Provide analytical information/reports from systems as required.
Application Code Maintenance: Maintain the code repository for respective systems.
Business Continuity: Ensure that regular backups and restoration tests are carried out as per laid down policy for all systems.
System Administration: To conduct the role of application and systems administrator.

Minimum Academic & Professional Qualifications:

A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Informatics, Business Information Technology or related field from a recognized institution
Demonstrable proficiency in Java Programming Language.
Knowledge of MVC tools/frameworks such as spring, Spring boot etc. is a must.
Familiarity with web applications development is a must: HTML, JavaScript, CSS and JQuery.
Demonstrable proficiency in relational databases such as MySQL, Oracle
Linux system administration proficiency.
Relevant hands-on experience in systems development.
Knowledge of PHP programming language will be an added advantage.
Desirable – Knowledge of: virtualization software (VMware, Citrix), version control (SVN, GIT).

Experience:

1 year of relevant experience

Personal Attributes

Good interpersonal & communication skills
Work under pressure
Think outside the box (Creative)
Attention to details
Self-discipline and drive

Reporting to:   Asst. Manager, ICT Enterprise Application Services

Are you qualified for this position and interested in working with us? We would like to hear from you. Kindly send us a copy of your updated resume and letter of application (ONLY) quoting “Assistant Systems Developer” on the subject line to recruitment@strathmore.edu by 11th February 2022. Shortlisting will be on a rolling basis.Due to the large number of applications we may receive, kindly note that only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Apply via :

recruitment@strathmore.edu