Housing Finance Bank is the leading provider of housing finance solutions with a vision to be the preferred consumer and business bank with a focus on housing finance. To attain its strategic objectives efficiently and effectively, Housing Finance Bank is seeking to hire qualified, versatile, and self-driven individuals for the position stated below;
Job Title: Applications/Software Developer (2 positions)
Department: Change & Digital Transformation
Reports To: Manager Innovation & Business Automation
Grade: HFB 5B
Direct Reports: Direct- None; Indirect – None
Interacts/interfaces with:
Internal – CDT Team, IT Team, Business & Operations Teams,
Internal Audit
External – Technology vendors & service providers
Job Purpose
1. The role holder will be responsible for designing, developing, implementing and maintaining the existing information systems as well as new business application products. The role entails managing the entire process of building applications, from the design process, to creating, testing and production roll out.
2. The developer shall also ensure that the different software developed conforms to the software development standards by conducting rigorous diagnosis, tests, code debugging, and documenting reference manuals.
Key Result Areas
1. To design and/or customize existing software solutions by studying information needs; systems flow, data usage, and work processes while adhering to the software development lifecycle.
2. Support the development of an interoperability framework between the core banking application and its interfacing applications in order to develop automated interfaces for existing and new requirements.
3. Take part in gathering of user requirements and write software programs to develop automated solutions based on clear functional requirements derived from approved user/business requirements. Conduct other required implementations such as installation, configuration, customization, integration and data migration.
4. Perform technical analysis, design and documentation required for new changes and projects.
5. Interact with vendors and other strategic business partners to understand and recommend data interchange formats, APIs, and messaging formats to achieve seamless integration.
6. Investigate, analyse, and make recommendations to management regarding technology improvements, upgrades and modifications.
7. Develop and direct software system testing and validation procedures, programming and documentation. Testing including defining/ supporting acceptance testing and gathering feedback from prerelease testers.
8. Prepare system documentation to provide user support for programs and for production/operating procedures.
9. Analyse user requirements and application needs, determine and evaluate potential solutions, develop system specifications and requirements, and design application programs to meet the requirements.
10. Design integrated solutions, which may include applications, databases, networks, and related systems.
11. Prepare and execute test cases including debugging of subsystems and components in Test and Production environments.
Financial Responsibility
1. Responsible for controlling costs to within agreed system development & programming budget.
2. Responsible for development of cost effective and innovative business automated solutions.
Education & Training
• Minimum of bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or any IT-related discipline.
• Possession of a Certified Banking qualification or Master’s degree in a relevant field would be an added advantage.
• Relevant Practical training in technology projects in the financial services sector.
• Any other certification would be added advantage.
Skills & Experience
• A minimum of 4 years’ experience as a software developer or engineer; demonstrable success in developing a variety of software systems while taking on increasing responsibility for analysis, design, implementation and development tasks using varying SDLC methodologies like Waterfall and RUP, J2EE, Visual Basic, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JSP, XML, C++, PL/SQL, and Oracle/SQL Server databases.
• In-depth knowledge of programming & prototyping languages such as Java, Python, C++, Ruby, JavaScript, CSS, PHP 5, J2EE, Visual Studio, web standards and ability to use one or more IDEs (e.g. Eclipse) and interactive debuggers effectively.
• Advance experience developing data-driven applications utilizing significant relational database engines as part of the overall application architecture. Experience with Oracle & MS SQL is required; however, PostgreSQL or MySQL is desirable.
• Knowledge & experience in administering Windows, Unix, Linux operating systems and at least two applications, database, messaging or web server systems.
• Advance experience developing data-driven applications utilizing
• significant relational database engines as part of the overall application architecture (experience with either PostgreSQL or MySQL is required and any of the following highly desirable; Oracle, MS SQL Server, H2 SQL).
• Working experience-using most of the following: Spring, Hibernate, JQuery, Subversion, Restful web services, agile methodology, Maven, Jasper server, android SDK.
• Advanced knowledge and skill with popular open-source programming languages JAVA and PHP 5.
• Proficiency in developing and troubleshooting complex software systems that run in mixed environments including Linux, UNIX and/or Windows on desktop, server, tablet, and mobile systems.
• Knowledge of programming & prototyping languages such as Java, Python, C++, Ruby, JavaScript, CSS, PHP 5, J2EE, Visual Studio, web standards and ability to use one or more IDEs (e.g. Eclipse) and interactive debuggers effectively.
Business Behaviours
• Strong understanding of banking operations, Fintech, and product development trends
• Familiarity with the financial services industry in Uganda
• Strong understanding and experience in digital banking services
• Demonstrated ability to link and apply complex technologies to business strategies.
• Strong skills in business process analysis, redesign and the ability to solve complex business problems.
• Ability to manage cooperation with third-party vendors
• Entrepreneurial mind-set, with a sense of urgency, positive attitude and the ability to excel in a high-pressure environment
• Exceptional interpersonal, communication and conflict resolution skills
• Open and collaborative style; must be comfortable working in an environment where ideas are shared and challenged.
Job application procedure
Interested in applying for this job? submit your application now to Recruitment@housingfinance.co.ug
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- Address Kampala, Uganda, East Africa
