Software Specialist at eRecruiter Nigeria

Role Summary

To provide the technical skills required to design, develop, modify, and maintain software products, systems and platforms in the company.

Responsibilities

• Apply knowledge of current industry best practices to analyse user software needs and recommend upgrades or new purchases.
• Design, test and maintain systems software and conduct half yearly system performance improvement tests, process compliance and complex problem resolving.
• Perform software installations and configure computer hardware operating systems and applications and layered software packages.
• Evaluate new application software in order to determine validity within the company.
• Develop detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans, and status reports; closely work with registered vendors and ensure systems Go-Live within agreed timeline.
• Attend to employees software application related problems in a timely and efficient manner
• Monitor and troubleshoot performance and schedule issues.
• Monitor functioning of equipment to ensure system operates in conformance with specifications.

Required Qualifications

A degree in Information Technology or Computer Sciences with a minimum of 6years experience with working knowledge in software support or development/quality assurance is an added advantage

Desired Characteristics/Competences

• Must have good leadership skills, formal documentation skills, demonstrated investigative and problem solving skills.
• Must be result oriented with good organizational skills
• Demonstrated advance programming skills with enterprise experience is highly desirable 
• Demonstrated Web Development skills is desirable
• Competence in software development and Data storage
• Demonstrated programme and  project management ability
• Security and risk management ability
• Good working knowledge of Accounting, Operational and ERP software especially Microsoft Dynamics & CRM