Kenya Revenue Authority Jobs - Software Developer Vacancies
Kenya Revenue Authority Jobs - Software Developer Vacancies
Grade: KRA '4'No. of Positions: 4Department: Corporate Support Services (CSS)
Division: ICT
Location:
Nairobi
Reports to:
Assistant Manager, ICT
Heads:
ICT Officers
Job Summary
The job holder is responsible for Development, Maintenance and Support of new systems or existing business Systems – iTax.
Key Responsibilities
Review business use cases.
Develop system use cases and system design specifications.
Develops new or enhance existing systems components including internal and external integrations based on agreed requirements.
Develops standard and adhoc reports and data management scripts as requested.
Ensures that the approved coding standards are consistently applied in every component developed.
Conducts unit testing of developed components based on agreed quality criteria.
Prepare documentations (User manuals, Technical manuals, deployment instructions, roll back instructions, Issue and Tickets Logs etc) to ensure that they meet set quality criteria for each component.
Should be able to package the various components of the solutions being developed.
Participates in quality review meetings for the system.
Provide guidance on to the technical teams.
Adhere to change control procedures for the systems
Provide support for post deployment application issues
Fix systems issues reported through a controlled process.
Resolves issues arising from Quality Assurance (QA) tests.
Prepares progress status reports as guided.
Participate in software quality assurance (UAT) of the software releases.
Participate in monitoring the application and integrations.
Any assignment given as and when directed by management.
Academic Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in IT or a related field.
Professional Qualifications
Database Development or Administration training i.e. Oracle or PostgreSQL.
Training in Application Development languages i.e. Java, PHP.
Training in Application and Web servers namely : JBOSS & Tomcat.
Training in business
systems analysis techniques and tools: e.g. Enterprise Architect.
Training in Application Development tools :- Eclipse, MyEclipse, NetBeans.
Database Development or Administration training i.e. MySQL, MS SQL.
Training in Systems modeling and design techniques.
Training in Operating systems namely Linux, Red Hat, Unix.
Knowledge on some software packaging tools e.g. Ant.
Knowledge on software life cycle tools e.g. HP Load Runner.
Training and working knowledge of reports generation tools and data management tools e.g. Jaspersoft, Crystal Reports.
Relevant Work Experience Required
At least 3 years work experience in a busy application development and support environment
Skills Required
Team player
Results oriented
Innovative
Interpersonal skills
Communication skills
Analytical skills
Organizational skills
Planning Skills
Documentation and report writing skills
Problem solving skills
Negotiation skills
How to Apply
All applications from interested and qualified candidates must be submitted online via the process below.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
All applications should be submitted online by 13th February, 2019.
We are an equal opportunity employer committed to gender and disability mainstreaming. Persons with Disability are encouraged to apply.
KRA does not charge any application, processing, interviewing or any other fee in connection with our recruitment process.
For more information and job application details, see; Kenya Revenue Authority Jobs - Software Developer Vacancies
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