Indepth Research Services System Developer Job Vacancy in Kenya

Vacancy: System Developer
 

Description: We are an international training and consultancy organization offering technical training and education services designed for individuals, and organizations working in the agriculture, climate change and environment; disaster management; education; food and nutrition; health;  humanitarian relief; logistics and telecommunication; recovery and reconstruction; safety and security; water sanitation and hygiene sectors .
 

Allowances: Information available on request.
 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Writing specifications, designing, building (developing), testing and implementing (installing a program into production) programs.
• Breaking down program specifications into their simplest elements and translating this logic into a programming language.
• Provide innovative solutions to complex business problems, interface with clients and gather business requirements and objectives, translate the clients’ business requirements and objectives into technical applications and solutions.
• Establishing a detailed program specification through discussion with clients, clarifying to clients what actions a program is intended to perform.
• Testing sample data-sets to check that output from a program works as intended
• Reacting to problems and correcting  program as necessary, devising possible solutions to anticipated problems
• Evaluating and increasing  program's effectiveness, adapting  program to new requirements if necessary
• Conducting user acceptance testing to ensure a program can be used easily, quickly and accurately
• Writing detailed documentation for the operation of a program by users and computer operators
• Reviewing , updating, repairing, modifying and developing existing IRES information systems
• Customizing existing IRES programs to clients’ needs and specification.
• Presenting ideas for system improvements, including cost and writing prospective proposals
• Maintaining IRES and clients’ systems once they are up and running
• Consulting manuals, periodicals,  technical reports, attending seminars and workshops to learn new ways to develop programs, and for continuous improvement of existing skills and knowledge
• Any other  work as may be assigned

Qualifications

• A degree in computer science, software engineering or any other related field

Knowledge and skills required

• Excellent Ajax skills (mandatory)
• Excellent PHP programming skills
• Strong skills in Java
• Knowledge of development platforms such as CodeIgnitor and PhpStorm
• Proven experience in developing mobile applications using J2ME,android development and other mobile technologies
• Experience with Java development tools
• Knowledge of databases and database systems
• Understanding of Web technologies
• Experience working with common Internet technologies (e.g. CSS, HTML, and JavaScript)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain technical issues to a non-technical audience
• Strong ambition to adapt and learn new development technologies
• Knowledge in Content Management Systems (CMS)
• Training in ICT programs
• Marketing ICT products

If you meet the above criteria, please send your application and a detailed CV via email before 15th November, 2014.

Contacts

Email: hr@indepthresearch.org