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Company Description

SecureID Limited is a smart card manufacturing and personalisation bureau with expertise in the deployment and integration of digital solutions. Historically, we are positioned as the first commercially operated smart card manufacturing plant in sub-Saharan Africa with the ability to manufacture Polycarbonate Cards amongst other card types.

Additional information

• We are looking for an Android Developer who possesses a passion for pushing mobile technologies to the limits. This Android app developer will work with our team of talented engineers to design and build the next generation of our mobile applications. Android Dev team works closely with other app development and technical teams.
• Designs, develops and modifies mobile software applications and components; supports and/or installs software applications and components; works from written specifications and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the role. Provides subject matter expertise and technical leadership; leads complex development tasks / projects to successful completion.
• As a Senior Android Developer, you'll build beautiful and user-friendly Android apps for our customers. Your code will be written in a timely and scalable way all while ensuring strong optimization. You'll also unit-test your code for robustness including edge cases, usability, and general reliability. You'll work closely with our product team to deliver high-quality Android apps.

Job Description

• Develop new complex mobile applications from top to bottom (user interface design, application design, implementation, unit and functional testing, deployment to customers). Implement new features in existing mobile applications.
• Act as a technical reference / subject matter expert in all areas of the mobile application development life-cycle.
• Contribute to the high-performance of the agile-development lifecycle by ensuring productive, consistent and successful sprints by working to reduce blocking issues for the team.
• Maintain existing mobile software systems by identifying and correcting software defects.
• Coach and develop team members to increase the team’s bench strength and flexibility.
• Participate in regular design and code reviews with development team members to confirm use of best practices.
• Translate business requirements into applications by implementing the best strategy to ensure design meets performance, usability, reliability, and scalability standards.
• Translate complex functional and technical requirements into detailed development tasks.
• Estimate the duration of design, development, and testing tasks.
• Create new and extend existing operational documentation based on industry best practices and established international standards of software development.
• Prioritize and organize development tasks in order to contribute to meeting project and product development goals on-time and on-budget.
• Author detailed documentation for source code created.
• Understand and evaluate new technologies, develop skills in new technologies.
• Complete special projects and assignments as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Minimum of 4 years mobile application development experience.
• Solid hands-on experience in the following languages / tools / environments:
• Android application architecture, design and development.
• Mobile development frameworks
• Mobile application development tools and environments
• In-depth experience with application and user interface level using at least one mobile application development language
• Knowledge & experience in Web Services -API
• Asynchronous programming and networking protocols.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Expert understanding of Agile Software Development frameworks.
• Team-player that is positive, proactive and a motivated self-starter.
• Knowledge and experience with build and release management.
• Experience in quality assurance processes / tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent leadership, team building and relationship management skills.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Native Java and Kotlin Experience is required.
• You've published one or more android apps in the play store.

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Job Description

• Translate application storyboards and wireframes into functional applications with high quality codes.
• Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable (Android) code
• Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications
• Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems
• Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization

Qualifications

• Applicants must possess a bachelor’s degree.
• 2 to 3 years work experience.
• Proficient in mobile apps development, with a good knowledge of its ecosystems
• Familiarity with the Android framework using Kotlin and Java native programming language.
• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming
• Skill for writing reusable libraries
• Strong knowledge of Android SDK, different versions of Android, and how to deal with different screen sizes
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect Android applications to back-end services
• Familiar with various design and architectural pattern
• Knowledge of concurrency patterns
• Knack for writing clean, readable code
• Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
• Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes
• Basic understanding of android libraries, its limitations, weaknesses, and workarounds
• Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools 
• Familiarity with continuous integration
• Basic Understanding of software programming methodologies
• Basic understanding of software development project management
• Strong knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices
• Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning
• Ability to design applications around natural user interfaces, such as “touch”
• Knowledge of the open-source Android ecosystem and the libraries available for common tasks
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements
• Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications
• A knack for benchmarking and optimization
• Understanding of Google’s Android design principles and interface guidelines
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• Familiarity with continuous integration

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Job Description

• Act as bridge between specific Business Units and IT Services
• Co-ordinate and plan operational activities to maximize the value provided by systems to that Business Unit.
• Work with the End Users to define and document Business requirements (BRD) in terms of functionality and performance and identify ways in which IT services can benefit the business,
•  Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
• Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders.
•  Determine the frequency and content of status reports from the project team, analyze results, and troubleshoot problem areas.
• Develop best practices and tools for project execution and management.
• Maintain an understanding of business’ processes and their IT needs
• Identify opportunities where business objectives can be met by using IT
• Develop and manage relationships with business and assist all levels within the business area to define their overall business requirements
• Provide Business with advice, guidance, and assistance in the identification, selection, testing, and analysis of IT Services’ capabilities
• Ensure business requests align with IT strategy and recommend IT solutions that will maximize influence and business processes improvements
• Produce systems development specifications in alignment with expressed business needs
• Monitor overall application and functionality build, ensuring requirements are respected

Qualifications

HND, BSc or equivalent with a minimum of 2 years in a similar role

Additional information

• Business Analysis

• Business process Automation

• Financial Services Industry Knowledge
• Benefit / Value assessment
• Customer service
• Decision making
• Problem solving
• Relationship development
• Technical Architecture
• Requirement Specification
• Business Technology application
• Interpersonal relationship management
• System Development Lifecycle Methodology