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Font-end Engineer

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Company Details
Name:NCBA Group
Industry: Banking
Description: On 6th December 2018, it was announced that NIC Bank, an institution with a rich history of retail banking; and CBA Bank, a forerunner of innovation in the banking space, would be merging to form a new bank with unmatched strength, expertise and regional reach. ,,,, ,,,The new NCBA has harnessed the power of both NIC and CBA to create a bank that brings together the best of both worlds — from cutting edge mobile banking to good old-fashioned relationship management; from scalable business banking to financial services that grow as your business does; from best-in-class choice of products to investment solutions tailored to your specific needs. ,,,, ,,,Our extensive branch network and friendly service mean that you are part of the most universal yet personal bank in East Africa.
Job Description

Job Purpose Statement

This is a planning and development role whose focus is the analysis, design, development, and management (technical support) of the bank’s internally developed frontend applications on Mobile, Web and Desktop/Server platforms with the exception of ESB/SOA applications. 

Key Accountabilities (Duties and Responsibilities)

  • Design and develop, and continuously improve, of the Bank’s Internal Software Applications
  • Provide expert guidance on 2nd level escalations on the bank’s Internal Software Applications to the team’s running the applications on a day-to-day basis
  • Ensure that all the assigned bank information technology platforms keep pace with technological innovations and developments as a way of protecting investment in technology.
  • Evaluate, plan, implement and maintain the assigned work packages in IT Projects within agreed time and budget constraints.
  • Provide input into the development and maintenance of Business Continuity Plan and Data Security Plan for the Internal Software Applications in order to guarantee continuation of services at all times. Ensure the systems he/she is responsible for adhere to the NCBA BCP and Data Security Plan
  • Carry out code reviews on internally developed applications and where contracted, for externally developed code
  • Maintain and ensure the consistency and back up of the NCBA Code Repository, in line with the BCP plan
  • Knowledge Transfer on Internal Software Applications to the IT Operations and IT Applications Teams to allow for smooth day to day IT systems operations

Job Specifications

  • A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field. A Master’s degree in Technology or Business-related course is an added advantage
  • Minimum 5 years’ experience in IT systems development within a large highly digitized organization designing, implementing, and managing mission critical systems, with at least 5 of those years within systems development on Web, Mobile, Windows and Solaris/Linux platforms
  • Certification and experience implementing best practice frameworks e.g., ITIL, PRINCE2 
  • Hands on experience in software development with major languages Java, C++, C# and practical experience using relation RDBMS e.g. Oracle and MS SQL etc
  • Hands-on experience in Mobile development on Android, iOS. Windows Mobile development is an added advantage
  • Hands on experience in Web Development (AngularJS, NodeJS, VueJS) and Web Servers (Apache, Tomcat, IIS and Nginx)
  • Experience with Code Repository (Version Control) tools (SVN, Git)
  • Deep understanding of industry standard formats and protocols (JMS, SOAP, XML/XPath/XQuery, REST and JSON)
  • Excellent analytical, problem solving and reporting skills
  • A good knowledge of the systems and processes within Financial Services industry
Salary: KES Unspecified
Otherpay: Benefits
Education: Diploma
Employment Type: Full Time

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