Programmer at Sahara Group

Job Grade: Supervisor
Reports to: Head, Business Innovation

Purpose Statement

• To perform frequent, repeatable operational reporting, testing and technical maintenance activities in order to support the Business continuously without interruption and negative impact on service delivery.
• The Programmer will employ creative imagination, modeling and information engineering to develop a system that satisfies both management and end-users in the most cost-effective and efficient way possible.. He/she also debugs the system and ensures that it is error-free.

Key Deliverables

• Establish a detailed program specification through discussion with clients
• Clarify what actions the program is intended to perform
• Simplify specification into its basic elements and translating this logic into a programming language
• Devise possible solutions to anticipated problems
• Working as part of a team, which may be established purely for a particular project to write a specific section of the program
• Combine all elements of the program design and testing it
• Provide ideas to better optimize existing/developed applications
• Test sample data-sets to check that output from the program works as intended
• Conduct testing and installing the program into production & deploy of application into client’s environment (excluding hosted apps)
• React to problems and correct the program as necessary
• Evaluate and increase the program's effectiveness
• Adapt the program to new requirements, as necessary
• Conduct user-acceptance testing to ensure the program can be used easily, quickly and accurately (well documented test reports)
• Write detailed documentation for the operation of the program by users and computer operators
• Consult manuals, periodicals and technical reports to learn new ways to develop programs and maintain existing skills and knowledge
• Update, repair, modify existing software and generic applications(bug fixing)
• identify creative solution to enhance Sahara’s businesses and assist in other duties as needed and directed

Knowledge/Skills

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point)
• Proficient in Python, PHP and JavaScript with a good knowledge of its ecosystems
• A working knowledge of Java, C++ and C#
• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming
• Familiar with various design and architectural patterns
• Good knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
• Ability to learn new tools and technologies
• Skill for writing reusable code libraries
• Possess a firm grasp of algorithms and data structures
• Familiarity with concepts of MVC, JDBC, and RESTful API development and web security
• Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
• Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests
• Familiarity with build tools such as Ant, Maven, and Gradle
• Familiarity with continuous integration.

Role Profile
Minimum Qualification/ Experience:

• A degree from a reputable University (Minimum Second Class Upper).
• An Electrical Electronics/Computer Engineering bias will be an added advantage
• 2-4 years application development experience
• Experience building and integrating applications
• Experience with test-driven development

Personality Traits:

• Candidate must be able to work in a fast-paced,& dynamic environment.
• Candidate must be a strong communicator with ability to connect with people at all levels.
• Strong analytical skills, problem-solving abilities, excellent interpersonal skills,
• Knowledge of current technologies
• Candidate must be hardworking and one who thinks “out of the box”
• Candidate must be a self-starter and a team player with a proactive approach to work.
• Candidate must be ambitious with a ‘can-do’ attitude.
• Candidate must be assertive.

Working Relationships

• Board of Directors
• Managing Directors
• Group Human Resources
• Line Manager
• All staff