Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, September 24, 2020 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
The Embassy of the United States of America to Kenya, located in Nairobi, is home to the diplomatic mission of the United States to the Republic of Kenya. The embassy opened in central Nairobi on 2 March 1964, when the United States established diplomatic relations with Kenya. .

Duties
• The position incumbent designs and develops both new and enhancements to software applications and business process solutions that meet Mission Nairobi's specifications. This will be done utilizing the Department of State approved business applications such as Microsoft Forms, Power Automate (formerly Flow), PowerApps, PowerBI and Tableau. Additionally, responsibilities include providing Tier II and III level application support to customers, which includes users and IT specialists. This includes, but is not limited to, installations, quality assurance, and problem resolution tasks for enterprise applications. Position will be supervised by an Information Management Specialist in the Information Programs Center (IPC).

Education Requirements:
• Bachelor’s Degree in the field of computer science, computer languages, or software application development Evaluations:
• LANGUAGE: English (Fluent) Speaking/Reading/Writing is required (This may be tested).

JOB KNOWLEDGE:
• User support experience in assisting and training personnel in network applications. Business analysis and user requirements gathering. Experience with Visual Studio IDE and programming skills in .NET, C# and/or VB. Experience creating web user interface using ASP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript and JQuery. Experience with database development, SQL and ORM technologies. Microsoft SharePoint configuration and customizations including other Microsoft cloud and data mining products.

EXPERIENCE:
• Five years of dedicated experience as an application developer or computer programmer at a medium to large-sized firm is required

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
• Strong prioritization and decision making skills with sound judgment. Strong communications skills with the ability to interpret and/or discuss information with others so as provide advice and recommendations involving somewhat complex issues. Range of technical abilities to independently understand and resolve routine and non-routine software/hardware issues. Good interpersonal, written and oral communication skills and ability to work in a team-oriented and collaborative environment.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO):
• The U.S. Mission provides equal opportunity and fair and equitable treatment in employment to all people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation, marital status, or sexual orientation.
Qualifications:
• All applicants under consideration will be required to pass medical and security certifications.

Work Hours: 8

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