Access Bank Plc Recruitment for Software Engineer

Access Bank Plc is a financial institution with presence in 9 countries in Africa and the United Kingdom and in all major cities in Nigeria. Also referred to as the Africa's Bank of Best Practice, Access Bank operates on a platform of strong ethics, governance and professionalism.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Software Engineer

Location: Nigeria

Job Roles

• Develop and maintain the back end of the product.
• Gather user requirements, write code using an agile methodology, and continuously update the back-end code of the product.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, the development team and Scrum Master to develop, design, build and launch the product

Functions and Responsibilities

• Works closely with end-users to identify issues and captures business requirements
• Integrates user-facing elements developed by front-end developer with service side logic
• Translates business requirements into system design specifications
• Performs appropriate development and testing activities
• Optimizes the application for maximum speed and scalability
• Deploys regular releases in an agile approach
• Creates appropriate documentation as defined by the agile development methodology
• Works closely with business stakeholders and end users to develop an understanding of how the applications are used by the user teams being supported
• Designs and implements data storage solutions
• Maintains competency in the technologies related to responsibilities.
• Works on complex systems analysis and programming assignments with minimal supervision; expected to independently determine solutions

Job Requirements
Education:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related quantitative discipline

Experience:

• Minimum of 4 years of back-end development experience

Certification(s):

• IT certifications and other professional qualifications will be an added advantage

Skills/Competence:

• Knowledge of Scrum/Agile or Kanban software development processes
• Proficient in back-end and front-end development
• Understanding of front-end technologies and platforms. Understanding in at least one of the following is required: JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
• Knowledge of platforms and tools, such as ASP.NET MVC 5, C#, sequel serve database, Visual Studio, and Microsoft Azure
• Knowledge of source code control tools
• Experience with big data technologies, such as Hadoop, Hive, and Pig, Cloudera, or large data warehousing initiatives
• Experience with systems deployed on Unix/Linux/Solaris environments
• Experience in developing applications in Windows based application
• Able to build a sense of trust and rapport that enables the team to fulfil requests within the desired SLA.
• Provide overall team guidance and fix all escalations
• Ability to work in a fast paced, collaborative environment

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.