We are pleased to announce the following vacancy in the Products
& Services Development Department within the Technology Division.
In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a
person who meets the criteria indicated below:
Senior ERP Developer
Senior ERP Developer
Reporting to the Manager Enterprise Systems Development; the holder of the position will
- Develop
3rd line support of Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) application
and bespoke oracle interfaces and software components;
- Work
with other departments within the company to identify requirements and
develop solutions (database design, workflows, user/data interfaces) ;
- Configure
and/or customize Oracle ERP applications to meet business requirements
using various database and software tools;
- Assist
in presentations of system functionality to new users and departments ;
- Enhance
and create user and system documentation as needed.
Key responsibilities;
- Review
and provide input on design approach, performance and base functionality;
- Ensure
integration of designs across development team;
- Design,
build & test ERP components e.g. interface, conversion and report
programs;
- Appropriately
monitor interfaces to oracle ERP and Provide training and support on
oracle ERP modules and development tools;
- Assist
in creating/update Oracle TAR's;
- Design
and development of front-end tier(s), middle tier(s), and /or back-end
database tier(s) for business applications;
- Capturing
of business applications information needs and mapping of the same to the
software and /or database components;
- Performs
data modeling to analyze and specify data structures within an application
system;
- Support
new and existing application development by creating modifications and
enhancements for Oracle ERP applications and perform high level system
design;
- Conduct
business user requirements analysis and specification;
- Specify
computer system requirements for the solution of complex business problems
and formulates designs for their solutions;
- Perform
the necessary technical design and development functionality to ensure
that business application systems can be effectively developed and
implemented;
- Interact
with clients to gather and refine and Ensures the effectiveness of overall
systems performance;
- Create
test plans, test data sets and perform automated testing to ensure all
components of the developed systems meet specifications;
- Work
directly with the IT support personnel and teams to resolve issues
identified and escalated during daily operations;
- Perform
root cause analysis for recurring incidents, formalize test plans and
implements troubleshooting procedures.
Minimum Requirements;
- Degree
in Computer Science or technical related field;
- Certification
in Database systems and RDBMS systems;
- Microsoft
Certified Solution Developer ;
- 3
years experience in Oracle ERP applications development, which includes
system customization and report designs;
- 3
years development experience with Microsoft development tools e.g.
Java, VB, Fox Pro, Visual FoxPro;
- 3
years development experience with low level programming C++, C;
- 3
years experience with RDMS preferably MS SQL Server, Oracle, Sybase, and
Informix;
- Experience
in data warehousing, business analysis, knowledge in Business Systems
modeling and data retrieval;
- 4GL
for programming - Visual Basic/Oracle Application builder;
- Unix
user skills.;
- Experience
in processes and procedures management;
- Communication
and interpersonal skills;
- Ability
to read & interpret technical manuals for the Oracle ERP system.
- Attention
to detail, analytical Skills and Leadership skills.
If you feel that you are up to the challenge and posses the
necessary qualification and experience please send your resume and application letter
indicating your experience and why you are the most suitable candidate for the
role clearly quoting the job title to the address below.
The deadline for application is Wednesday 5th September, 2012.
The Senior Manager – Talent Acquisition
Safaricom Ltd
Nairobi
The Senior Manager – Talent Acquisition
Safaricom Ltd
Nairobi
Via E-mail to : hr@safaricom.co.ke
