Application Development Officer at Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc - NIBSS

Department: System Integration
Division:       Technology & Operations
Reports to:   Head, System Integration

DUTIES AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Development of plug in solutions that aids day to day operations of NIBSS
• Development of applications within NIBSS for operations automation.
• Effective support and management of all NIBSS software application.
• Confirms project requirements by reviewing program objective, input data, and output requirements with analyst, supervisor, and client.
• Update and expand existing programs
• Debug programs by testing for and fixing errors

COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS
The desired candidate must exhibit competencies in the following;

• Pro-activeness
• Focus on excellent delivery
• Personal Credibility
• Strategic Perspective
• Information Analysis and Management
• Information System Management
• Project Management
• Systems Development
• IS Security
• Payment Systems Infrastructure (biometrics, clearing, switching, settlement etc.)

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• A minimum of 3 years of relevant experience related to the Job

REQUIRED QUALIFICATION/ SKILLS

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited University 
• Additional qualification(s) will be an added advantage

SKILL REQUIREMENTS

• Sound knowledge of the Nigeria Central Switching (NCS) Operations
• Sound knowledge of Retail Transaction Processing
• Working Knowledge of Transaction Switching
• Knowledge of Software/Application Development Methodologies and relevant languages such as Java (J2SE, J2EE)
• Basic knowledge of the Financial Service Industry
• Working knowledge of Dispute Resolution and Settlement Framework of the NIP
• Sound knowledge of the products of NIBSS
• Sound knowledge of known international standards on software development, documentation and integration
• Sound regulatory knowledge
• Very good understanding of Secure Coding