Organization: National Information Technology Authority
Duty Station: Uganda
Directorate: E-Government Services
Department: Business Transformation
Reports to: Senior Systems Analyst
Salary Grade: N5
National Information Technology Authority Profile:
The National Information Technology Authority-Uganda (NITA-U) is an autonomous statutory body established under the NITA-U Act 2009, to coordinate and regulate Information Technology services in Uganda. NITA-U is under the general supervision of the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance.
Job Summary:
To develop or enhance e-Government solutions and/or systems interfaces and actively participate in implementation and testing, all with the aim of improving Government efficiency, decision making and productivity to improve service delivery to citizens.
Roles and responsibilities:
Design and develop application interfaces and software services emphasizing the ‘reuse’ principle in consideration of future integration with other applications
Support establishment, maintenance and management of Government websites, portals and other web based tools including mobile. This will include promoting usage through capacity building and training.
Provide application design recommendations to internal technical teams based on long-term IT organizational business objectives.
Perform assessment of internal work processes and automate the flow of selected internal processes.
Develop clear and detailed programming instructions/code to solve organization/ business problems through automation support or business process re-engineering
Review source code and application architecture done by external consultants to ensure adherence to good programming practices.
Qualifications
Education
Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, Engineering or its equivalent from a recognised university
Understanding of web design frameworks/patterns such as DJANGO, CODEIGNITER, LARAVEL, DRUPAL as well as security, session management, and best development practices is required
Knowledge of software version control platforms such as Git, Bit bucket is required.
Understanding of Object Oriented Design principles using any of the following programming languages: Python, PHP, C#, Java or Ruby.
Ability to develop and deploy applications cloud platforms such as Amazon, Azure, Google etc.
Professional/ Industry IT Certification in programming or database development is an added advantage.
Experience
At least three (3) years of experience in developing portals/websites using proprietary and open-source tools for multiple platforms;
Technical Expertise
Demonstrate experience in graphic design applications and Macromedia Flash
Demonstrate hands-on development and delivery of agile web-based applications;
Demonstrate proficiency with content management systems and databases;
Interpersonal Skills
Should be innovative, detail‐oriented and possess excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
How To Apply for NITA Uganda Jobs 2022
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