Farsight Africa Group – Systems Developer.

ABOUT FARSIGHT GROUP

Farsight Africa Group is a leading full-service Pan-African Advisory services company that delivers impactful solutions to companies, governments, development organizations and individuals across Africa.

Farsight Africa Group has established a reputation in the marketplace for working in complex and challenging environments that demand a comprehensive understanding of local cultures, indigenous communication practices and relationships with stakeholders at both the grassroots and national level.

ROLE SUMMARY:

Farsight Africa is looking for a Systems Developer who will be responsible for Development, Maintenance and Support of finance systems for clients in Public Finance.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design and build iOS and Android mobile applications
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and client to analyze, design, and ship new features
• Build and publish applications containing high security and privacy standards for app stores
• Implement new technologies to maximize application performance
• Design, build, or maintain Mobile application, using authoring or scripting languages
• Ensures that the approved coding standards are consistently applied in every component developed
• Conducting peer reviews and maintaining coding standards
• Managing incidents as level two and level three support
• Managing problems as level two and level three support
• Estimating user and technical stories to help inform and prioritize backlog
• Designing modules according to user stories, UX/UI designs, and technical stories
• Developing solutions according to module designs and deploy using delivery pipeline
• Developing and execute unit and integration tests; support testing against user and technical story acceptance tests
• Reviewing design and architecture to guarantee service availability, performance and resilience

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Academic and Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Information Technology, Electrical / Electronic Engineering, Telecommunications or any other IT related field.

Required Certifications/Trainings

• Systems Development i.e. Swift, Android, Java Programming, Web Design and Development, Oracle Developer etc.
• Business Systems Analysis i.e. CBAP Certification / Training
• Systems Modelling and Design Techniques
• Process Modelling and Design Techniques

Desired Certifications

• Training in middle level management / Supervisory Skills courses.
• IT Governance i.e. ITIL or COBIT 4/5
• Project Management i.e. PMP or Prince 2
• Training or Certification in Database Administration i.e. Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL or Microsoft SQL Server.
• Training in operating systems i.e. Windows, Linux or Unix.

Technical Skills Required:

• A portfolio of iOS/Android apps in the Play Store/app store
• Hands on experience in integrations with mobile wallets
• Hands on experience with Android studio & gradle build system
• Git & Gerrit
• Proven experience in implementing geospatial applications
• Proven experience in developing apps for people with disabilities
• Has experience in an open source server-side scripting language like but not limited to PHP, Python

Relevant Work Experience Required

• Proven experience in design, development and implementation of enterprise Systems/Mobile Applications
• At least three (3) years’ experience as a mobile app developer
• Have a demonstrable portfolio of iOS/Android apps in the Play Store/app store

Competencies

• Have good understanding of Public Finance
• Comfortable, experienced and accomplished at working with business executives to define business goals and translating them into aligned user experience initiatives
• Ability to quickly comprehend the functions and capabilities of existing, new and emerging technologies that enable and drive new business designs and user experiences
• Be resilient, focused, results-oriented team player
• Have strong analytical, diagnostic, decision making and problem solving skills
• Have ability to pay attention to details and work under minimum supervision and for long hours within constraints
• Have strong interpersonal, written and oral communication skills
• Have good negotiation skills
• Be able to build and maintain strong relationships with contracted parties, third party organizations, users and staff
• Change management and adaptability
• Ability to interact confidently with users to establish what the problem is and explain the solution
• Ability to prioritize competing work commitments and deliver on time
• Passion for innovation and creativity
• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed