Job Vacancies at Workforce Group

Job type: Contract (3 - 6 months)

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with other software developers, business analysts and software architects to plan, design, develop, test, and maintain web- , mobile- and desktop-based applications
• Execute full software development life cycle (SDLC)
• Investigate, analyze and make recommendations to management regarding technology improvements, upgrades and modifications.
• Develop tools and applications by producing clean, efficient code
• Automate tasks through appropriate tools and scripting
• Document development phases and monitor systems
• Ensure software is up-to-date with latest technologies

Requirements

• Previous experience configuring and using any or all of the following highly desirable: HTML[5], Python, Java/J2EE, .NET, PHP, AJAX, SOAP, Ant, Subversion, Git, TCP/IP networking, Push, LAMP stacks etc
• Writing scalable, globally distributed applications
• Hands on experience with cloud technologies such as AWS, Rackspace, Softlayer, and GCE.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills
• Experience with web servers
• Proficiency developing and troubleshooting complex software systems that run in mixed-environments including Linux, Unix and/or Windows on desktop, server, tablet, and mobile systems
• HND/B.Sc in Computer Science or related fields.
• Relevant years of experience in a similar role.
• 4 - 5 years’ experience needed.

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Department: Information Technology

Job type: Contract (3 – 6 months)

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Develop project rationale and perform scoping assessments to determine feasibility of projects
• Highlight/identify gaps in existing functionality and review requirements with stakeholders
• Develop a comprehensive requirement specification that will determine the estimate of cost, time and resources to deploy solutions
• Review the functional specification document with the business unit to ensure its alignment to the business process
• Lead the consolidation and documentation of the information and inputs required for change management and implementation
• Liaise with the service development team to suggest a high level functional solution
• Develop project estimates & complete financial model (costs, savings, revenue opportunities, investment horizon, etc.)
• Work with IT PMO to ensure that measures and mechanisms for benefits management are well defined
• Monitors the realization of benefits against what was defined in business case
• Ensure that relevant stakeholders are involved in specification of new services and/or major upgrades to existing services
• Support relationship managers in engaging the business as required
• Provide leadership and technical guidance to reports

Job Requirements:

• Minimum of a first degree or its equivalent in a business /IT related discipline
• 4+ years of experience in business analysis, 1+ years of experience in managing relationships with internal business customers.

Skill/Competencies:

• Requirements Definition and Management
• Business Analysis
• Benefits Management
• Service Acceptance
• Stakeholder Relationship Management
• Portfolio, Programme and Project Support
• Learning Delivery
• Experience of analyzing and breaking down problems and information using structured frameworks and methodologies
• Proficient understanding of business financial models and business justifications
• Proficient knowledge of functional requirements design
• Sound interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with other business unit leads
• Sound conflict management skills
• Customer-centricity
• Creative, results-oriented and analytical with strong problem-solving capability
• Good leadership and influencing ability
• Coaching