Group Software Developer / Analyst Job at Promasidor

Promasidor - We are an African company proud of our heritage and totally committed to the continent. We manufacture, market and sell unique brands which bring practicality and pleasure to millions of consumers across Africa.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Group Software Developer / Analyst

Job Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full Time

Responsibilities 
The ideal candidate will be responsible for

Coding:

• Code, test, troubleshoot and fix programs applications, programs, modules, functions, reports or make changes to existing ones by researching, designing and writing programs and scripts that adhere to the company’s coding, user interface and documentation standards.
• Ensure all code produced is under strict version control.

Testing:

• Carry out unit test on colleagues coding outcomes to ensure accuracy and compliance with functional requirements.
• Support broader functional testing (IT System testing, User Acceptance testing) as required.

Analysis:

• Understand business goals and needs inorder to translate process and functional specifications into application functionality and technical specifications.
• Assist Functional analysts as required.

General - Technical:

• Master the company’s programming languages and environments and other necessary tools used by the ICT department, including the architecture, applications and modules composing the company’s Information Systems.
• Continuously seek ways to improve the performance of information systems by identifying potential (technical) system enhancements and reporting these to the Information Systems Technical Manager.
• Work with other analyst or programmers (Internal and External) to find the most efficient solutions to business requirements and systems issues.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor of Science Degree or Higher National Diploma (HND) in Computer Science or a related field.
• At least three(3) years of programming experience, preferably using JavaScript and .Net (C, C#, VBasic or similar programming language as well as SQL (or Microsoft Access databases

Knowledge & Skills:
Programming Languages & Environments:

• JavaScript and .Net (C, C#, VBasic or similar)
• HAL (or, as an alternative, C Language or similar) • SQL
• Filemaker Pro (or, as an alternative, Microsoft Access)
• Java

Platforms & Operating Systems:

• Mac OS X (or, as an alternative, Microsoft Windows)
• Unix (or, as an alternative, Linux)

Others:

• Good understanding of business practices: stock management and accounting principles
• ITIL Certification

Personal Attributes:

• Ability to learn and apply technical standards and techniques
• Ability to investigate and analyse information and to draw conclusions
• Attention to details
• Time management
• Problem solving capabilities
• Good arithmetic, verbal and written communication skills