Who
are we? Cellulant*
is a mobile commerce company. We operate Africa’s number one mobile commerce
network and aim to connect 100 million customers to our mobile commerce
ecosystem.
We do
that by providing services like mobile banking, mobile payments, music,
information services and other mobile related services.
Cellulant*
was founded in 2003 and has currently operations in Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania,
Uganda, Rwanda, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Botswana and every
year moving into new countries.
To be able to meet these aggressive growth expectations we need to grow our dynamic team.
We
invite you to be part of that growth by submitting your application to the
following role.
Vacancy: Implementation Engineer
Department: GDT
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Job
posting: 01-05-2015
until 15 -05-2015.
Starting
date: Immediate.
The Implementation Engineer is an engineer working in the Kenya Team. He/she is responsible for supporting the team in as far as the technical aspects of the relationship with the customer are involved.
Responsibilities:
Service
Management
- Ensure
that all services are implemented and that they operate correctly.
- Ensure
that all the relevant monitoring tools are deployed at the customer’s
premises.
- Prepare
Service Reports for the service management meetings.
- Responsible
for service improvement deliverables as far as the customer is involved.
- Respond
to escalation from the customer and/or support
Project Design and analysis
- Requirements
gathering.
- Translating
requirements into technical design – with documentation.
- Co-ordination
of development effort – if needed – from Product Development.
- Effort
estimation.
- Prerequisite
analysis.
Project Implementation and Integration
- Planning
of the implementation of projects.
- Implementing
of projects at the customer site (if the implementation is on hub,
co-ordinate with Hub implementation team to ensure the same is
implemented).
- Co-ordination
with technical resources at the customer site to be able to deliver the
solution.
Closing the sale
- Prepare
technical proposal documentation for projects.
- Assist
in sales calls where there is a technical aspect of the project that needs
to be explained to the customers.
- Deliver
the various Technical aspects of the Cellulant Delivery Model.
Technical Relationship
- Build
technical relationships with the Engineers and the Engineering management
teams at the customers.
- Develop
a positive view of Cellulant among the IT staff at the customer’s premises
- Assist
in reporting requirements when they arise with the customer.
Who are you?
Required
skills:
- Preferred:
BSc. Computer Science/Software Engineering/IT;
- Extensive
experience with Java/PHP programming language;
- Extensive
experience with databases – data structures, relational data models,
Stored Procedures, PL/SQL;
- Extensive
experience of web technologies - XML, JavaScript;
- Experience
with application security technologies (e.g. SSL) to ensure secure
applications;
- Experience
in software life-cycle development (SDLC);
- Preferred
experience with Apache Tomcat application server and SOA;
- Preferred
experience with Linux , Solaris or UNIX OS’s;
- Candidate
should have at least 4-5 years of experience in application development.
- Candidate
should excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Candidate
should have experience in high pressure environments/projects
- Candidate
should have good presentation skills
- Candidate
should have excellent report writing skills
- Candidate
should be a an excellent team player
Vacancy: Senior Software Engineer
Department: CTG
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Job
posting: 1-05-2015
until 15 -05-2015
Starting
date: Immediate.
She/he
will develop software that offers users high-quality performance and
reliability
Responsibilities:
Software
Design
- Estimate
effort and time required to complete a task.
- Analyse
and critique requirements and make recommendations on possible solution
designs.
- Contribute
towards establishing all possible options for designing and deriving the
best solutions based on sound analytical judgment, team input and the
customers’ best interest.
- Research
new technologies that push the boundaries and capabilities of design and
provide insight.
- Assist
in continual improvement of software configuration management process.
Software Development
- Accountable
for optimization-focused design to ensure that all code is written with
high availability and high-impact.
- Accountable
for efficiency-focused software that serves to ensure that all code is
highly reusable and modular.
- Develop
push and pull data interfaces using the latest web and data sharing
technologies
- Develop
software according to functional and technical design specifications and
maintain a “common sense” approach that serves to recognize potential
design gaps and provide insight into closing them.
- Develop
patches and defect fixes.
Documentation
- Author
technical design documentation that fully defines all application code and
the underlying methodology for the design decisions made.
- Author
user documentation for any projects/products worked on.
Product Testing
- Provide
feedback on test cases and test coverage to the quality assurance team.
- Review
code for potential performance issues, re usability, and/or anomalies.
- Detail
unit testing of code.
- Perform
and assist with quality assurance activities as needed.
Product Support
- Assess,
troubleshoot, document and resolve issues
- Troubleshoot
client problems both remotely and on site.
- Research
and identify cause of reported defects and issues.
- Develop
and contribute to the improvement of maintenance procedures
- Adhere
to the terms of the Operating Level Agreement.
Reporting
- Recording
of time spent and tasks
- Escalating
any issues identified
Guidance and Mentoring
- Participate
in peer reviews
- Arrange
and execute training for other teams
Who are you?
Required
skills:
- Degree
in IT, Computer Science or related fields of study.
- Excellent
understanding of Software development methodologies and related SDLC’s
- A
minimum of 5 years’ experience in software development.
- Experience
in diverse dynamic conditions with minimal supervision in an intense
environment (+2yrs)
- A
minimum 2 years leading a team of two or more engineers.
- Expertise
in design disciplines and processes, experience in client server solution
architecture, MVC Models, OOP and High performance solutions.
- Expertise
in Java programming. Good knowledge of C# and Python is a plus.
- Expertise
in PHP, JSP/JSF.
- Expertise
in at least 3 Web presentation languages and frameworks e.g. html, CSS,
Javascript, ExtJS, Zend, jQuery, Code-ignitor, Yii e.t.c
- Expertise
in consuming public APIs for at least one public service e.g. Google APIs
- Expertise
using collaborative software tools such as SVN, GIT, CVS, Mercurial, e.t.c
- Expertise
in MySQL database management system.
- Expertise
in data and database design standards and processes having managed
relational schemas of over 20 objects.
- Expertise
in solutions administration, customer engagement and issue resolution.
- Advanced
skills in Office Tools for publishing and presentation preparation. In
depth understanding of spreadsheet manipulation and reporting.
- Experience
in system support, support processes, tools and reports.
Vacancy: Software Engineer
Department: CTG
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Job posting: 1-05-2015
until 15 -05-2015
Starting date: Immediate.
She/he will develop software that
offers users high-quality performance and reliability
Responsibilities:
Software Design
- Estimate effort and time required to complete
a task.
- Analyse and critique requirements and make
recommendations on possible solution designs.
- Contribute towards establishing all possible
options for designing and deriving the best solutions based on sound
analytical judgment, team input and the customers’ best interest.
- Research new technologies that push the
boundaries and capabilities of design and provide insight.
- Assist in continual improvement of software
configuration management process.
Software Development
- Accountable for optimization-focused design to
ensure that all code is written with high availability and high-impact.
- Accountable for efficiency-focused software
that serves to ensure that all code is highly reusable and modular.
- Develop push and pull data interfaces using
the latest web and data sharing technologies
- Develop software according to functional and
technical design specifications and maintain a “common sense” approach
that serves to recognize potential design gaps and provide insight into
closing them.
- Develop patches and defect fixes.
Documentation
- Author technical design documentation that
fully defines all application code and the underlying methodology for the
design decisions made.
- Author user documentation for any
projects/products worked on.
Product Testing
- Provide feedback on test cases and test
coverage to the quality assurance team.
- Review code for potential performance issues,
re usability, and/or anomalies.
- Detail unit testing of code.
- Perform and assist with quality assurance
activities as needed.
Product Support
- Assess, troubleshoot, document and resolve
issues
- Troubleshoot client problems both remotely and
on site.
- Research and identify cause of reported
defects and issues.
- Develop and contribute to the improvement of
maintenance procedures
- Adhere to the terms of the Operating Level
Agreement.
Reporting
- Recording of time spent and tasks
- Escalating any issues identified
Guidance and Mentoring
- Participate in peer reviews
- Arrange and execute training for other teams
Who are you?
Required skills:
- Degree in IT, Computer Science or related
fields of study.
- A minimum of 3 years’ experience in software
development.
- Exposure in design disciplines and processes,
such as client server solution architecture, MVC Models, OOP or High
performance solutions.
- Experience in Java. Knowledge of C/C++, C# or
Python is a plus.
- Experience in PHP.
- Experience in Web presentation languages and
frameworks e.g. html, CSS, Javascript, ExtJS, Zend, jQuery, Code-ignitor,
Yii e.t.c
- Experience in MySQL database management
system.
- Experience in consuming public APIs for at
least one public service e.g. Google APIs
- Experience using collaborative software tools
such as SVN, GIT, CVS, Mercurial, e.t.c
- Experience in data and database design
standards and processes
- Experience in customer engagement and Issue
resolution.
- Experience in Office Tools for publishing and
presentation preparation. In depth understanding of spreadsheet
manipulation and reporting.
What do we offer you?
When working at Cellulant*, you can
expect to work on a diverse range of problems, with inspiring and creative
colleagues.
You will have ample opportunities for
growth and career development, and we highly value continuous learning.
We offer you a challenging position
in which you will be rewarded for performance.
Apply now!
Are you interested in this position
and do you meet the minimum requirements?
Apply by sending an e-mail with your
CV and a convincing cover letter to Jobs@cellulant.com
The selection process entails an oral
interview stage, followed by a case study presentation and a final interview.
The deadline for application is 15,
May, 2015
Due to the high volume of
applications received only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Do you have questions about this
vacancy?
- Visit our website at www.cellulant.com
- Please do not hesitate to contact us by e-mail
or telephone: jobs@cellulant.com or 0202606696.
