Software Developer

Job Responsibilities Strategy & Planning Assists other software developers, analysts, and designers in conceptualizing and developing new software programs and applications
Plans phases of the software development life cycle (SDLC) for a variety of projects
Assists in the preparation and documentation of software requirements and specifications
Performs research on the requirements of software users and documents findings to serve
Works closely with the Team Leader, Business Analyst and Product Owner for understanding the functional and system requirements
 
Acquisition & Deployment
Conducts research on emerging application development software products, languages, and standards in support of procurement and development efforts
Recommends, schedule, and performs software improvements and upgrades
Operational Management Consistently writes, translate, and code software programs and applications as well as reports according to specifications and PCIDSS standards
Works closely with the QA team, Product Management team to ensure quality and timely software development within his/her responsibilities
Runs and monitors software performance tests on new and existing programs for the purposes of correcting errors, isolating areas for improvement, and general debugging
Administers critical analysis of test results and delivers solutions to problem areas
Generates statistics and prepare and write reports for management and/or team members on the status of the programming process
Ensures robust and sustainable enterprise social collaboration architecture for software development by monitoring matrices of the SOA, and fixing complaints/bugs logged by customers
Assists in the development and maintenance of user manuals and guidelines for ease of use by the client/customers
Installs software products for end users as required
Creates and manages Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)
Writes programming code to enhance functionality and/or appearance of company Web applications and/or related System applications as necessary
Implements desired System integration using an Enterprise Service Bus architecture.
Liaises with network administrators, systems analysts, and software engineers to assist in resolving problems with software products or company software systems
Manages and/or provides guidance to junior software developers and research assistants 
Academic Qualification(s) Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree / HND in Computer/System/ Electrical/ Electronic/Software Engineering/ Applied physics/ Computer Science or a related discipline Professional Qualifications Relevant certification such as (Oracle Certified Java Developer), OCA (Oracle Certified Associate), OCP (Oracle Certified Professional), OSCA (Oracle Solaris Certified Associate), OSCP (Oracle Solaris Certified professional), ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library), MCSD (Microsoft Certified Software Developer)              
Experience Minimum of four (4) years’ experience in a software development function or role
A Software Engineering Degree will be an added advantage
Previous experience on an Enterprise Service Bus application server will also be an added advantage.
Skills
 
 
 
1. Software Development 
 
2. Research
 
3. Object oriented programming
 
4.Web services/SOAP and XSLT
 
5.In-depth Knowledge of all Development tools, Languages and technologies (Java, J2EE, Android Development, .NET, PL/SQL, Transact-SQL, ASP.NET, JavaScript, etc.).
 
Specific emphasis on Java Enterprise and Mobile development.
 
6.Use of Java Application Server and related tools (e.g. JBOSS Fuse ESB, Apache tomcat, Apache CXF, etc) in system integration
 
7.In-depth understanding of Postilion and all its applications 
 
8.Database Management (SQL Server, Oracle, MySql) 
 
9.Reports Development (Crystal Reports, Microsoft SSRS, SQL)