Job Purpose Statement
The
Principal Backend Engineer will be responsible for all development and
maintenance of software integrations done by the digital business. This is a
planning and development role whose focus is the analysis, design, development,
and management (technical support) of the division’s integrations and API
Strategy. The role leads the team that does integrations and API management.
Key Accountabilities (Duties And Responsibilities)
- Systems Analysis, Design and Development of NCBA Digital
Business Integrations (30%):
Responsible for the Design and Development of NCBA Integrations in
accordance with Business Requirements. Champions the NCBA Digital Business
API strategy for increasing market share.
- Expert Advice on Integrations and Owner of NCBA Digital
Business Code Intellectual Property (25%): The incumbent will be the in-house expert on
Integrations best practice. He / She will oversee code reviews (internal,
and where necessary externally produced code) and in charge of maintaining
the NCBA Code Repositories.
- Group IT Architecture (25%): Will contribute to the definition of the NCBA Digital
Business IT Architecture and own the areas that specifically cover NCBA
Internal Applications. The incumbent will be responsible for the
refinement of the Architecture to ensure Application Development work
carried out adheres to, and advances the GITA.
- Second Level Support and Problem Management (20%): The role is responsible for proactively
identifying commonly escalated Application issues and then researching,
troubleshooting and providing more enduring solutions to these persistent
issues for Internal Applications. The incumbent will lead the team
responsible for 2nd Level Support on Internal Applications.
Main Activities
- Design and develop, and continuously
improve, of the Bank’s Internal Middleware 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
integration 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
- Provide expert input (on bespoke software
applications) in the development and continuous improvement of the NCBA
GITA.
Job Specifications
Academic:
- 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.
- Certification and experience implementing
best practice frameworks e.g., ITIL, PRINCE2
Desired work experience:
- Minimum 8 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.
- Experience in leading teams of security
analysts will be an added advantage.
Job Competencies
Technical Competencies
- 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, Asp.Net) 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
Behavioural Competencies
- Relate easily and naturally with
executives, business managers, technical teams and customers. Has
excellent listening skills and understands the desires and challenges of
all our leaders and customers.
- Ability to form trusted relationships
with technical teams and customers
- Possess broad knowledge of business and
has an interest in market trends. Have intricate knowledge of our
business: its vision, mission, strategy, values and how it operates.
- Clearly communicate and share the planned
cyber initiatives, reports, and risks with executives, business leaders,
and stakeholders across the organization – in a manner that leaves them
all touched, moved and inspired.
- Passionate about innovation. Loves
technology and possesses both a deep and broad understanding of the
technology market and cutting-edge technology and Cyber trends.
- Continuously listening to our
stakeholder’s feedback and coming up with new architectures and enhancing
existing ones to leverage these cutting-edge technologies.
- Self-motivated and self-managing.
- Have a material impact in attracting new
customers, delighting existing customers, increasing our market share and
enhancing our organizations efficiency and profits.
- Delivery model is organized around
delighting our customers, increasing our profitability, and increasing the
businesses efficiency.
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