General Summary
The graduate train will participate in the development and maintenance of Web and Mobile applications at the Academy.
Key Responsibilities
- Participate in the requirements gathering, analysis, design, development and implementation of software applications
- Support in the development and installation of new modules and instances of Call For Life (a Java based health information system based on OpenMRS)
- Develop client and web-based applications.
Support, document and, in some cases, train users for the applications created - Extract, manipulate and analyse data from various databases for reporting purposes as and when required
- Interact with clients and other IDI team members at our various implementation sites both in person and remotely
- Maintain current knowledge of relevant technologies as assigned
- Participate in special projects as required
- Lliaise with Academy partners including government agencies and suppliers
Academic Qualifications
- Bachelor of software engineering
- Bachelor of computer science
- Bachelor of Information systems
- Bachelor of Information Technology
Person Specification
- Able to work in both Microsoft and Linux environments
- Ability to brainstorm effectively with team members, thrive in a collaborative environment, manage multiple tasks, adapt quickly to change, and demonstrate excellent communication skills.
- Some understanding of the software development life cycle and experience with iterative development methodologies and tools will be an advantage
- Some experience with programming in any of the modern languages such as Python/Java/JavaScript etc. will be an advantage
- Knowledge with asterisk or similar telecommunications platform
- Some experience in using Mysql, MongoDb will be an advantage
- A portfolio showcasing previous related work will be highly advantageous.
- Experience and interest in health Information systems e.g. DHIS2, OpenMRS etc will be an advantage
