Software Developer Job Careers – Pride Microfinance Limited (MDI) (Pride)
Organisation: Pride Microfinance Limited (MDI) (Pride)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
Pride Microfinance Limited (MDI) (Pride) is the leading microfinance deposit taking institution in Uganda with 34 networked branches and 10 contact offices countrywide, an equal opportunity employer and regulated by Bank of Uganda under the MDI Act, 2003.
Job Summary: The Software Developer’s role is to design, implement, customize, configure, and maintain business critical software programs and application systems across the institution, initially focused on enhancing and optimizing the existing business application systems and supporting the ongoing Digital Transformation initiatives. The role involves meeting with stakeholders to determine their functional needs, coding, testing, and debugging software to ensure functionality is aligned to business needs. The Software Developer will be responsible for ensuring that the functionality of the existing systems and other systems he/she might develop meet current and future needs of the Organization. This position is responsible to the Manager –Innovations and Business Automation and as such will assist the development of innovative, transformative, and disruptive business application systems and other Information Technology systems within the Organization.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Design, Develop/Implement, Configure, and deploy business applications and other Information Technology Systems across the organization aligned to business needs and stakeholders’
- Work in collaboration with the Marketing and Product Development department to compile and refine software requirements for new customer propositions and digital transformation initiatives and align the same with Pride’s business
- Develop software configuration specifications for new business applications or software programs to ensure business alignment and conformity to
- Develop and deploy the necessary software extension or customization source code, implement database schemas and tables, capture existing information and plan the CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) process for both new and existing software
- Implement software functionality enhancements or modifications as agreed with the
- Undertake adequate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) of all functionalities, reports, and system components
- Provide the necessary training to the end-users and the in-house ICT operations support
- Utilize appropriate methodologies and Standard Operating Procedures for design and development of new Software
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering, Information Technology or Information Systems or Software Engineering or a related field with hands-on experience
- At least five years of experience in software development preferably working in Banking or Telecom Sector
- Five to eight years of experience of programming in C++ or J2EE or Python or PhP, Ajax or JavaScript, Transact SQ, mySQL, Oracle, Flatter or Ionic
- Should possess strong hands-on experience in design and development of web applications, ERPs, Core banking, distributed Systems or web-services.
- Five years of desktop application development
- Age Limit: 35 Years
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should apply online at the link below.
Deadline: 28th May 2022
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