KenCall Junior Application Developer Job in Nairobi, Kenya

KenCall is the first company of its kind in Kenya and is setting the standard for the future of Call Centre operations in this country. 

We provide telemarketing and customer support services to customers in Britain and the U.S.

Title: Junior Application Developer
 

Deadline: 21-05-13
 

Location: Nairobi, Kenya
 

Openings: 1

Description

• Develop an in-depth knowledge of the company’s application portfolio, development tools, and development procedures.
• Actively participate in the development and review of business and system requirements to obtain a thorough understanding of business needs in order to deliver accurate solutions.
• Provide development activities level of effort and duration estimates for schedule planning. The developer is expected to proactively manage activities to deliver required work on time.
• Design application solutions that fully implement business requirements.
• Develop high quality software code in accordance with established company standards and development guidelines.
• Produce technical documentation that accurately and thoroughly depicts the software design and code base. The documentation needs to sufficiently assist QA testing and production support activities.
• Perform adequate unit testing of own and other developers’ application development work. At a minimum, unit testing should ensure all requirements have been addressed, all basic functionality works, and errors are handled properly.
• Expeditiously troubleshoot application production issues that resolve the issues without causing additional problems.
• Review and analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of existing systems and develop strategies for improving or further leveraging these systems.
• Provide updates to the Application Development team and Project Managers on work in progress, work completed, work planned, and issues potentially impacting the on time completion or quality level of work.
• Perform systems analysis and functional testing as needed.

Personal Attributes

• Strong work ethic.
• Ability to manage complex order processing and data input
• Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times
• Must be highly motivated and committed to achieving results
• Ability to work under little supervision while meeting deliverables
• Ability to work in a team environment, as well as independently
• Flexibility to work in shifts including weekend and nightshifts.
• Must be willing to work in a diverse, dynamic environment and want to be part of a super-skilled and fun team.
• Very creative and a fast thinker

Personal Requirements
 

Educational and/or Other Requirements/Qualifications

• BA/BS in BIT, computer science, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Experience in the developing CRMs and CMSs in a Windows/Linux environment.
• Excellent communication skills, problem solving and crisis management skills, and strong analytical skills with the ability to work as an effective member of a team.
• Proficiency with Microsoft tools - MS Office suite.

If you are interested in joining a winning team, we invite you to view our current openings and submit your resume.

KenCall does not employ any recruiting agents or agencies, nor does it charge for interviews or any other activities related to recruiting.

Career applications are accepted daily online on www.kencall.com

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