Desk Head, Application Development at First Bank

Job Objective(s)

• To create the detailed IT solution/ service design, based on the functional specifications, to meet quality & performance requirements & technical constraints
• To define what is the service effect , how will it be delivered and how will it be consumed by users
• To build, configure and/or customise technical solution, based on the functional and technical specifications, to meet quality & performance requirements

Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist in planning, coordinating and supervising all activities related to the design, development and implementation of the systems and software applications
• Assist development Team Lead in all activities with respect to application development & management operations and support
• Assist in developing integration services to leverage on Core Systems such as Finacle, FEP and others
• Assist in developing prototypes (to improve envisioning and communication) and proof-of-concept systems (to test technology) to validate potential solutions
• Design technical solution including high level(entity – relationship, data flow) to low level(field structures, database schemas) design
• Develop technical design that will support the development, execution and operations of the service.
• Assist in developing service acceptance criteria. Propose performance levels for new service. Review and verify service requirements with users. Agree and document service acceptance criteria
• Create the service development plan. Review and agree with users
• Build, configure or customize the technical solution (technical code components and services)
• Ensure compilation of code and components into application.
• Manage automation and monitor application integration as code iteratively goes through assebly and product test
• Implement a controlled process that extracts software artifacts from the code repository, transforms it to an integrated product, and returns the result to the code repository
• Actively participate in unit testing / quality reviews through the build phase to ensure that the solution meets the agreed functional specifications
• Assist in maintaining, supporting and upgrading existing  IT systems and applications
• Participate in the customisation of application packages
• Ensure that solutions meet requirements outlined in the design documentation
• Ensure accuracy and timeliness in delivery of reports
• Review technical constraints and performance issues of all integration solutions
• Provide leadership and technical guidance to reports

Job Requirements
Education:

• Minimum of a first degree or its equivalent in a business /IT related discipline
• Masters, MBA or a recognized professional certification will be an added advantage.

Experience:

• 7+ years of experience in designing, developing and delivering solutions on .NET Platform
• Deep knowledge of SQL database programming language, both MSSQL and Oracle including SQL Language and PL/SQL
• NET Development framework – .NET Full Framework and .NET Core
• NET web development frameworks such as ASP.NET, ASP.NET MVC and ASP.NET Core
• Programming language mastery at advanced level for C#, VB.NET and Java
• Detail knowledge of Service Oriented architecture and Microservices and Implementation.
• Deep knowledge of building integration services using ASP.NET WEB API and WCF
• Good knowledge of Messaging Systems using Queues and Service Bus
• Good knowledge of DevOps and tooling.
• Advanced knowledge of Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery Systems using source control such as TFS, Subversion, etc.
• Competency with JavaScript, CSS (Bootstrap Framework) and HTML
• Good working knowledge of front end web frameworks of at least of AngularJS, Knockout, ReactJs, Vue etc
• Experience in Mobile application development using frameworks such as Xamarin, Ionic, PhoneGap.