DHIS2 Application Developer at African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET)

Role and Responsibilities

• Focus on coding and debugging
• Build the front-end of applications through appealing visual design
• Develop and implement DHIS 2 tools and training materials
• Maintain data backup and archival procedures
• Trouble-shoot and provide support to users of DHIS2 across multiple administrative levels
• Communicate with relevant stakeholders on data quality issues
• Develop functional and sustainable web applications with clean codes
• Troubleshoot and debug DHIS2 applications on Linux platform
• Maintain existing computer programs by making modifications as required
• Responsible for server and network maintenance
• Hardware and software support
• Staying abreast of developments in web applications and programming languages
• Perform other tasks given to him by the Data Management Team Lead and Coordinator.

Qualifications
Qualification and years of experience:

• A Bachelors' Degree with minimum of seven (7) years of experience in Health Informatics, Computer Science, Computer Programming, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or any other eHealth related fields
• Master's Degree with a minimum of four (4) years of experience in Health Informatics, Computer Science, Computer Programming, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or any other eHealth related fields
• Demonstrated minimum of 3 - 5 years' experience as a full stack developer DHIS2 Academy level 2 specialisation is an added advantage Oracle Certified Professional, Java SE 8 Programmer.

Technical Skills:

• Experience with programming language in Java, other programming languages like react JS, R and Python may be required
• Knowledge of multiple front-end languages and libraries (e.g., HTML/ CSS, JavaScript, XML, jQuery)
• Good knowledge of the district health information system version 2 (DHIS2)
• Ability to design and develop customized DHIS2 solutions using DHIS2 API (SMS API, web API and mobile API)
• Ability to configure and install DHIS2 platform on Linux operating system
• Development and deploy new functionality for DHIS2 (either as external module or by modifying the source code)
• Familiarity with databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, SQL Server, DB2, MySQL, MongoDB), web servers (e.g., Apache) and UI/UX design
• Database design and data integration skills in programming language, i.e., Java and Java script Skills in DHIS 2
• Need to have programming and system architecture expertise to be able to do DHIS2 customizations and deployment
• Experience using and implementing visualization tools like PowerBI, Tableu or Data Studio
• Familiarity with front-end languages such as HTML, JavaScript, and CSS.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• Basic understanding of Network operation, IT service management / support experience
• Ability to work on multiple projects and tasks at the same time, great attention to detail, and highly organized
• Experience with developing applications with Java on Linux platform will be an added advantage.