APPLICATION DEVELOPER (WEB, CLIENT/MOBILE SYSTEMS)

The Kenya Post Office Savings Bank (Postbank) is a Savings Bank with a national branch network, and offering a wide range of financial services.  

2.    APPLICATION DEVELOPER (WEB, CLIENT/MOBILE SYSTEMS) SCALE PB 6.1 (2 POSITIONS) – KPOSB/ICT/03/17

Position Function

Reporting the Asst. Manager/ICT Business Systems and Alternate Channels, the position will be responsible for developing software and applications that are compatible with mobile phones and other desktop applications.

Key Duties

•    Design, build, test, implement, and support mobile and desktop applications.
•    Ensuring that the applications are running optimally.
•    Communicating regularly with System administrators, Database administrators and operational staff to ensure database integrity and security.
•    Maintaining the Bank’s Desktop/Website/ Web Based/Mobile based applications.
•    Participates in design and coding of application-embedded, scheduled and ad-hoc reporting solutions.
•    Analyse and optimize performance of Web, Client and mobile based applications.
•    Collaborates with DBA and Systems administrators to create and maintain a robust framework to support mobile applications.

Qualifications

•    B.SC in Computer science or an equivalent degree course.
•    Development of Oracle applications, use of PL/SQL.
•    DBA skills using MSQL and Oracle  RDBMS.
•    Proficiency in programming languages like HTML5, C, C++, iOS, Java, Objective-C, etc. is the main qualification. Basic knowledge of interface design and development will be an added advantage.
•    Programming on Android environment.
•    Web service technologies, specifically REST APIs, Service oriented designs and technologies (AJAX, XML/JSON).
•    Proficient in the use of MS Office applications, such as Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
•    1 Year in a busy ICT environment.

Terms of Service and Remuneration

The appointments will be for a contractual period of three years, renewable for a similar period of time subject to satisfactory performance and delivery of set performance targets and outcomes.

Applications must be delivered to the Postbank Headquarters situated at Postbank House, 4th Floor, Market Lane Off 17 Banda Street. An acknowledgement receipt will be issued. Please address applications to:

The Managing Director
Kenya Post Office Savings Bank
P. O. Box 30311-00100
NAIROBI

All applications should be received not later than Friday 31st March 2017.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.  Any form of canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.

Postbank is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to implementing affirmative action. In this regard, women, people living with disabilities and those from marginalized groups with requisite qualifications are encouraged to apply.

Postbank is ISO 9001:2008 Certified