Officer, Software Development Engineer at Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC Plc)

Job Description

• The role of this job holder is to actively participate in the identification, development, testing and maintenance of application and systems software in line with fast paced business requirements.
• Work on delivering to roadmaps of developed software and systems through accurate planning and interaction with stakeholders.
• Adhere to strict development rules, reviews, testing, and production environment implementations.   

Key Responsibilities

• Ensures high availability of services to end users.
• Assist the software development manager with all aspects of software design, coding, and deployment.
• Attends and contributes to software development meetings.
• Writes and maintains code.
• Participates in code reviews and quality assurance activities.
• Monitors the technical performance of internal systems.
• Respond to requests from the development team.
• Provides support for software applications.
• Report writing.
• Conducts development test.
• Continually improve coding skills.

Administrative/Supportive:

• Supports team lead in building a strong team to meet corporate needs.
• Supports and mentors new team members to ensure professional growth of team.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Software Releases and System Improvements.
• Bug Fix Tracking SLOs.
• Adherence to ICT Policy.
• Stakeholder Satisfaction.
• Personal Execution Efficiency.
• System and Software Documentation.

Education & Experience

• B.Sc / HND in Computer Science or a related Field.
• Minimum of 1 year relevant post NYSC experience.
• Software Development Certifications.
• Network Certifications an advantage.
• Working in a software development team in a medium to large size organization
• Good working knowledge with one or more general purpose programming language including Java, C/C++, Objective C, Python, JavaScript, or PHP
• Working experience in socket development – i.e., TCP/IP stack development (DNS, DHCP, etc.) and authentication systems i.e., LDAP/AD Integration
• Practical knowledge in working under the Agile Software Development Environment
• Working experience in working under a distributed version control environment with automated code review tools, Sandbox testing and pushing code to the production environment.
• Interest and ability to learn other coding languages as required.
• Experience: web application development, Unix/Linux environments, mobile application development, distributed and parallel systems, machine learning, information retrieval, natural language processing, networking, developing large software systems, and/or security software development.

Required Skills/Competencies:

• Developed people skill.
• Good project management skill, especially with agile methodology.
• Good analytical, organizational & multitasking skills.
• Good communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills. Self-motivated with focus on results
• Attention to details.
• Passion for excellence in serving users and addressing their Needs.