Jobs at eHealth Africa

Purpose of the Position 

• The Senior Software Engineer is responsible for developing and supporting projects, functions and completing specific client work, projects, and miscellaneous tasks.
• This highly responsible position involves using established work procedures to analyze, design, develop, implement, maintain, re-engineer and troubleshoot applications.

Responsibilities
What You’ll Do:

• Directs technical aspects of operations related to client accounts or high severity issues
• Participates in the evolution of company-level software best practices, standards, and policies
• Defines objectives by analyzing user requirements; envisioning system features and functionality
• Works closely with developers and end users to ensure technical compatibility and user satisfaction
• Collaborates with product owners, technical architects and other software developers to plan, design, develop, test, and maintain web- and mobile-based applications
• Provides thought-leadership as to emerging technologies and integrate them into business operations
• Assists in the estimation and assessment of feasibility of solutions for upcoming projects

Supervisory Responsibilities:  

• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Supervises assigned Project Management staff.

Requirements
Who You Are:

• Bachelor's Degree from college or university in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems Technology or a related field. A postgraduate degree is desirable.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Software Development or an equivalent of education and experience.
• Well familiar with the whole software development life cycle (e.g. requirements, analysis, design, implementation, testing, and documentation) and execution models (e.g. Waterfall, Agile, etc.).
• Strong understanding of JavaScript, its module loaders and frameworks such as AngularJS and ReactJS.
• Strong understanding of Python and desirably Django.
• Thorough understanding of RESTful API design, usage and best practices.
• Good understanding of asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, and AJAX.
• Good understanding of databases and SQL. Exposure to NoSQL Databases ideal.
• Familiarity with front-end build tools, such as Grunt and Gulp.js.
• Understanding of accessibility and security compliance.
• Knowledge of user authentication and authorization between multiple systems and environments.
• Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable application.
• Understanding of the differences between multiple delivery platforms, such as mobile vs desktop, and optimizing output to match the specific platform.
• Strong unit test and debugging skills as well as proficient understanding of code versioning tools (Git).
• Experience in creation and review of software and architecture designs.

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Purpose of the Position 

• The Coordinator, Business Analysis is responsible for the requirements analysis and documentation, specification, development cycle and execution of a variety of software projects.
• S/he manages the sprint and release process and communicates all changes to relevant stakeholders.

What You’ll Do  
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned:

• Discovers, documents, and prioritizes client needs and requirements
• Support Information Systems Manager in developing specifications, timelines and budget.
• Manages prioritization in close coordination with the programmes and engineering teams
• Decides upon release date(s) and content (Release Planning)
• Organizes and facilitates project planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, demos and other project-related meetings
• Support Information Systems Manager in establishing software development processes with the local development team
• Tracks tasks and milestones and reports on the project's progress. 
• Assists as needed with backlog maintenance.
• Manages different stakeholder expectations and works with key stakeholders to define scope, timescales, budget, quality, handover criteria.
• Understanding business process management and business requirements of the customers and translating them to specific software requirements
• Document Business and System processes using UML notation and Case tool like Enterprise Architect.
• Making sure that the recommended solution has a competitive edge.
• Understanding the technical designs as well as the specifications.
• Effectively communicating with internal teams and external clients to deliver functional requirements like  GUI, screen and interface designs.
• Acting as an interface between program units, technology teams and support teams
• Provides expertise to identify and translate system requirements into software design documentation.
• Work with technical writers to ensure quality internal and external client-oriented documentation
• Provide end-to-end solution and design details
• Demos product functionalities for customers and senior leadership.

Supervisory Responsibilities:  

• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Supervises assigned Project Management staff.

Who You Are

• Bachelor's Degree from college or university in Computer Science, Business Management, Engineering, Information Systems Technology or a related field. A postgraduate degree is desirable.
• Minimum of 5 years hands-on product or project management experience with software products and solutions
• Desirable: UML, SCRUM, MICROSOFT Technologies
• Demonstrated experience to gather user requirements from a number of sources and build product requirements.  Ability to identify product improvements that meet organizational and client needs.
• Experience in an Agile/Scrum work environment
• Excellent written and verbal communications with a strong aptitude for succinctly presenting thoughts and ideas to senior internal and external stakeholders.
• English is the spoken and written language. Fluency in French will be an added advantage.
• Organizational skills and great attention to detail. Must be able to work as a member of a team and possess good problem-solving skills
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, or government regulations. 
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. English is the spoken and written language
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from executive and senior managers, employees, the general public and clients/partners
• Must have the ability to manage conflicts and resolve problems effectively
• Action oriented and resilient in a fast-paced environment

Certifications and Licenses:

• A project Management (PMI) certification is preferred
• AgilePM, Kaban and PMI.

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Purpose of the Position 

• The Software Developer will be responsible for developing and supporting the architecture, infrastructure and software applications for the eHA.
• This technical position involves using established agile methodologies to analyze, design, develop, implement, maintain, re-engineer and troubleshoot applications.
• S/he will work closely with the other Software team members to prepare communications, coordinate meetings, and training sessions. 

What You’ll Do  

• Provide program and project support to the Health Informatics Manager and the Development management team.
• Design and develop software applications as required by the organization and its donors.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in existing software applications
• Analyze and study complex systems requirements. Prepare design documentation.
• Understand how data flows within various systems to provide input on requirements for databases to ensure data is organized properly for reporting and analytics.
• Prepare training manuals for users to ensure application ease of use.
• Works daily with a team of self-organized, cross-functional, talented developers to design, build and implement systems and software for a network of primary health clinics and research laboratories.
• Works with a collaborative software development team and end users to implement system functionality and new features based on user requirements, use cases, prioritized project needs and/or stakeholder direction.
• Collaborates with product owners, and other software developers to plan, design, develop, test, and maintain both web-& mobile-based applications
• Assists in the estimation and assessment of the feasibility of solutions.
• Participates in the evolution of company-level software best practices, standards, and policies
• Grows valuable skills in software interoperability, architecture, medical device integration, and component-based software design.
• Contribute toward the continuous improvement of project management methodology utilized within the Development team.
• Miscellaneous projects and duties as assigned to support the management team

Who You Are

• Bachelor's Degree from college or university in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems Technology or a related field.
• A postgraduate degree is desirable.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in Software Development or an equivalent of education and experience.
• Well familiar with the whole software development life cycle (e.g. requirements, analysis, design, implementation, testing, and documentation) and execution models (e.g. Waterfall, Scrum, Agile, etc.).
• Strong understanding of Java or Kotlin, and Android development..
• Understanding of accessibility and security compliance.
• Knowledge of user authentication and authorization between multiple systems and environments.
• Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable application.
• Understanding of the differences between multiple delivery platforms, such as mobile vs desktop, and optimizing output to match the specific platform.
• Strong unit test and debugging skills as well as a proficient understanding of code versioning tools (Git).
• Experience in creation and review of software and architecture designs.
• Fluent in English.