APPLICATIONS DEVELOPER – BOTSWANAPOST 1587 views

APPLICATIONS DEVELOPER – BPS 33/2/2 Vol.1 (31)

JOB SUMMARY

To oversee and actively participate in the overall application development for the organisation. Gathering functional and non-functional requirements and translates those into working and effective programming

code for use by the business. The incumbent will gather requirements, amend, develop, test, debug and supports application development including systems developed by third parties. This also includes addition of

new services. The incumbent will ensure that the organisation’s application development needs are met.

The position directly reports to Manager Development & Innovation (Product Development).

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

QUALIFICATIONS:

– Degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science OR equivalent qualification

EXPERIENCE:

– At least 4 years’ experience in a high paced Software Development environment having worked at least 2 years without supervision as a software developer/ engineer.

– Sound knowledge of project management, business procedures, business forms and computerised applications in a large, integral IT environment. Sound knowledge of multiple programming languages e.g. C#,

Android, Java (J2EE), VB .NET, Python etc. Experience in developing USSD and web applications, Knowledge of web services and SOA (REST, SOAP, XML, JSON), Experience in using public API e.g. Social Media APIs,

google web services etc. Understanding of business processes and constraints, In-depth knowledge of programming for different operating systems and platforms using development tools.

COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:

– Good Communications & Interpersonal Skills

– Good Coordination & Organization Skills

– Proactive & Decisive

– Innovativeness

– Analytical/Troubleshooting Skills

– Time Management

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES :

– Operational Processes

– Relational Databases e.g. SQL Server, SQLite, MySQL

– IT Service Management e.g. ITIL, MOF etc.

– Software Frameworks

– Source Code Management e.g. GIT, Perforce, Team Foundation Project Management

– C#, VB .NET, HTML5

– Mobile Programming Android and iOS SDK

– Web Programming HTML5, JQuery, Ajax, Crystal Reports, SOAP and RESTFul Services

– Windows infrastructure design, implementation and administration, USSD Development, Disaster Recovery Management

BENEFITS:

BotswanaPost offers attractive salaries and benefit packages that are commensurate with qualifications and experience.