.NET Facilitator/Trainer at Bulb Africa

Role & Responsibilities

The .NET Trainer’s primary duty will be to guide and support the trainees as they gain a solid knowledge of, and hands-on experience with, the C# programming language and ASP.NET Core.

The main responsibilities for this role are as follows:

• Deliver the curriculum in order to achieve the program’s objectives.
• This involves:
  • Facilitating theoretical sessions using lecture or discussion style as appropriate
  • Leading practical, workshop-style sessions to help trainees gain hands-on experience and sharpen their problem-solving skills
• Regularly provide feedback to the trainees as well as make recommendations towards improving the curriculum/content and overall program design.
• Create or recommend appropriate outputs (knowledge checks) along with evaluation rubrics.Minimum of 4+ years of experience.

Competencies Technical (mandatory)

• At least 4 years hands-on programming experience in C# and ASP.NET Core, while employing agile development techniques in a production environment
• Solid background in data structures and algorithms:
• Working knowledge of algorithmic analysis (time and space complexities for common algorithms/ Big-O notation)
• Working knowledge of basic searching and sorting algorithms o Deep knowledge of generic and non-generic data structures provided by C# e.g., arrays, lists, dictionaries, linked lists, etc.
• Advanced knowledge of the core features of C#, including data types, control and looping constructs, interfaces, classes, structs, enums and exceptions.
• Deep understanding of object-oriented programming concepts i.e., classes, objects/instances, abstraction, encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism and the SOLID principles
• Working knowledge of the .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR), Base Class Library (BCL), CLI and NuGet Package Manager
• Familiarity with different programming paradigms: Imperative vs Declarative Programming, ObjectOriented Programming vs Functional Programming • Working knowledge of REST architecture and the design of RESTful APIs; expertise in building APIs using ASP.NET Core.
• Working knowledge of MVC/MVVM and page-based patterns for web applications; Proficiency in building MVC/MVVM and Razor Pages applications using ASP.NET Core.
• Working knowledge of authentication and authorization mechanisms, preferably ASP.NET Core Identity.
• Deep understanding of fundamental database concepts e.g., database tables, querying databases, normalization, joins, database management systems
• Working knowledge of at least one relational (SQL) database, preferably Microsoft SQL Server
• Working knowledge of at least one non-relational (NoSQL) database e.g., MongoDB
• Working knowledge of ORMs/ODMs, preferably Entity Framework Core.

Non-technical

• Strong leadership and management skills
• Ability to coach a group of learners and track their progress throughout the program
• Ability to give TASK (timely, actionable, specific, kind) feedback even when it is difficult -Excellent communication skills, with high proficiency in English (written and spoken) -Genuine passion for teaching, plus the ability to make highly technical concepts lucid and relatable to absolute beginners