Summary
Date Posted: Monday, July 04, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
The job holder is responsible for;
• Maintaining operational readiness and efficiency of business systems by providing permanent solutions for identified system issues and incorporating identified changes/enhancements
• Preparing and implementing user training/knowledge transfer programmes
• Providing general support to respective business system users by fulfilling general user requests

Key Responsibilities
• Analyses escalated system issues and designing cost effective solutions that meet business requirements
• Analyses business functional and non-functional requirements, organizes and models them into technical requirements specifications and System Use Cases (SUCs)
• Develops System Changes Requests (SCRs) based on Requests for Change (RFCs) and detailed analysis of RFC requirements and submits to developers
• Validates and verifies business requirements and ensures that they map to the real business needs and that they meet essential quality standards
• Analyses trade-offs between systems usability requirements and performance needs and advises stakeholders on the most optimal implementation strategy
• Identifies and proactively fixes system issues through monitoring and early detection of potential issues
• Reviews systems technical requirements specifications and System Use Cases (SUCs) with stakeholders and incorporates identified recommendations
• Ensures that new technical requirements for business systems are properly integrated with existing processes, systems and skill sets
• Analyses and documents existing business systems, business processes and business models and regularly reviews them to ensure continued relevance
• Coordinates resolution of reported system incidents/general user requests and provides technical guidance/assistance required
• Analyses and documents identified risks likely to affect business systems, risk mitigating measures and prepares reports of findings to provide input to business systems acquisition strategies
• Ensures that tasks assigned are resolved within internal standards
• Coordinates user demos for automated processes and change requests
• Reviews training /knowledge transfer programmes and seeks approvals for implementation
• Coordinates user training and user support programmes
• Maps and documents interfaces between legacy and new replacement systems in order to guide systems transition initiatives
• Ensure conformity to ISO (9001:2015 and 27001:2013) and data security requirements.

Academic and Professional Qualifications
Academic Qualifications
• Bachelor’s Degree or Masters Degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Information Technology, Electrical / Electronic Engineering, Telecommunications or any other IT related field.

Technical Skills Required:
The Job holder must have:
• Working knowledge in Oracle development and database management tools
• Working knowledge in Java programming language and PL/SQL
• Working knowledge of scripting languages (PHP, ASP, CSS, JAVASCRIPT, etc.)
• Working knowledge of structured programming and database design concepts
• Working knowledge of web based technologies (HTML, XML, XHTML, DHTML, SOAP, JSON, etc.)
• Working knowledge of internet and messaging protocols i.e. HTTP, FTP, SOAP and REST
• Working knowledge of web development tools (Dreamweaver, Microsoft.NET, Drupal, Joomla, etc.)
• Working knowledge of Linux/Unix and Windows operating system platforms
• Working knowledge with relational databases (Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server)
• Knowledge of system design and modelling techniques
• Working knowledge of systems design and modelling tools (Enterprise Architect, TraceCloud, etc.)
• Basic knowledge of the following tools: process modelling (MS Visio, etc.), Project Management i.e. MS Project and Presentation i.e. MS PowerPoint
Relevant Work Experience Required
• At least One (1) year post qualification experience in systems analysis and support of large enterprise applications.

Competencies
The Job holder must:
• Have good understanding of the KRA’s goals and objectives.
• Be resilient, focused, results oriented and a team player.
• Have strong analytical, diagnostic, decision making and problem solving skills.
• Have strong abilities to conduct research affecting business and propose suitable solutions/products.
• Have ability to pay attention to details and work under minimum supervision and for long hours.
• Have strong interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
• Be able to build and maintain strong relationships with contracted parties, third party organizations, users and staff.
• Ability to interact confidently with users to establish what the problem is and explain the solution
• Ability to prioritize competing work commitments and deliver on time
• Passion for innovation and creativity
• High levels of integrity

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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