Job Purpose:

• To identify business requirements and develop solutions (database design, workflows, user/data interfaces, integrations) and design, development, and 2nd line support of business Applications, ranging from user analysis, design, and development to implementation and maintenance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Configure and/or customize business applications to meet business requirements using various  database and software tools.
• Assist in presentations of system functionality to new users and departments. Drives systems  adoption by business users.
• Enhance and create user and system documentation as needed.
• Work directly with the IT support personnel and teams to resolve issues identified and escalated during daily operations.
• Perform the necessary technical design and development functionality to ensure that business  application systems can be effectively developed and implemented.
• 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.
• Perform data modelling to analyze and specify data structures within an application system.
• Developing database objects and structures for data storage, retrieval and reporting according to specifications.
• Implementing and testing database design and functionality and tuning for performance.
• Research and provide input on design approach, performance and base functionality
  improvements for various procedures and applications.
• Generation of ideas to improve efficiency in software and application services offered to the  business, and/or generate revenue for business.
• Delegated Authority: As per the approved Delegated Authority Matrix.

Knowledge, experience and qualifications required

Qualifications & Experience:

• Degree in Computer Science or a technical-related field.
• 4 – 6 years experience in applications development, which includes system customization,
  support and report designs.
• 2 years’ experience with RDMS preferably MS SQL Server, Oracle and MySQL.
• Certified in IT.
• Know data analysis and analytics, Mobile infrastructure, Internet technologies, e-commerce and e-payment technologies.
• Experience in process automation using robotics.
• Previous experience in a financial/insurance institution will be an added advantage.
• Membership to relevant IT bodies.