NCBA Group Principal Frontend Development Jobs in Kenya
Job Purpose Statement
The Principal, Frontend Development will be responsible for all internally developed frontend applications in the Digital Business. This is a planning and development role whose focus is the analysis, design, development, and management (technical support) of the bank’s internally developed frontend applications on Mobile, Web and Desktop/Server platforms with the exception of ESB/SOA applications.
The role leads the team that does Front applications development to deliver business strategy through the GITA by developing bespoke software applications within the Digital Business.
Key Responsibilities & Percentage (%) Time Spent
Systems Analysis, Design and Development of NCBA Digital Business Internal Applications: Responsible for the Design and Development of NCBA Internal Applications on all platforms (Mobile, Web, Desktop and Server – exempting Systems Integration platform development) in accordance with Business Requirements. (30%)
Expert Advice on Systems Development and Owner of NCBA Digital Business Code Intellectual Property: The incumbent will be the in-house expert on Frontend Development best practice. He / She will oversee code reviews (internal, and where necessary externally produced code) and in charge of maintaining the NCBA Code Repositories. (25%)
Group IT Architecture: Will contribute to the definition of the NCBA Group 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 (25%)
Second Level Support and Problem Management: 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 (20%)
Main Activities
Design and develop, and continuously improve, of the Bank’s Internal Software 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 information technology 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
Qualification and Experience Requirements
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
Minimum 5 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
Certification and experience implementing best practice frameworks e.g., ITIL, PRINCE2
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, VueJS) 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
How to Apply
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