United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) is one of Africa's leading financial institutions, with operations in 19 African countries and 3 global financial centres: London, Paris and New York. From a single country organisation founded in 1949 in Nigeria UBA has grown to become a pan-African provider of financial services with over 11 million customers, through close to 1000 business offices and touch points globally.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Software Developer
Location: Nigeria
Job Objective
To produce clean, efficient code based on specifications, testing and deploying programs and system, fixing and improving existing software.
Responsibilities
Technical Excellence
Execute full software development life cycle (SDLC) in Python, .Net, PHP, Javascript and Java, C#, Oracle Databases (either or combination of any)
Develop flowcharts, layouts, and documentation to identify requirements and solutions in in Python, .Net, PHP and Java
Write well-designed, testable code
Produce specifications and determine operational feasibility
Integrate software components into a fully functional software system
Develop software verification plans and quality assurance procedures
Document and maintain software functionalities, requirements, and specifications
Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade existing systems
Deploy programs and evaluate user feedback
Understand and possess hands on skills on service-oriented architecture approach to software development using appropriate communication protocol.
Participate in team education & knowledge transfer by training and knowledge sharing session.
Must possess a sense of equity and fairness
Good communication skills
Ensure development of high-quality software
Ensure proper understanding and compliance with existing IT standards.
Ensure that projects are accurately delivered to schedule.
Ensure deliverables meet the acceptance criteria given.
Ensure proper documentation and source code checked into repository and versioned
Ensure proper handover of developed software to support team for deployment and production support.
Ensure all development is thoroughly tested before it is presented to the customer
Provide support to third parties on solution on boarding and management
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in any field.
2 years and above related experience in software development
Knowledge & skills required:
Ability to communicate ideas in both technical and user-friendly language.
Ability to conduct research into application development issues and products.
Development, customization and implementation of software solutions strong customer service skills and demonstrated ability to build professional relationships
Excellent knowledge of programming / systems analysis, as well as quality assurance
Excellent Interpersonal relationship
Customer relationship management
Project management skills
Ability to work independently
Creativity at handling multiple tasks concurrently.
Strong initiative to finding ways to improve solutions, systems, and processes
Good knowledge of ISO 8583 protocol.
Good knowledge of financial/banking domain
What we expect from you:
High degree of professional ethics, integrity and responsibility.
Highly organised, proactive, ability to work independently and take ownership of tasks assigned.
Team player with ability to work under pressure and ability to work with a wide variety of people and maintain excellent business relationship.
High sense of confidentiality and discreteness.
What you should expect from us:
Our corporate culture is defined by our core values. We do not just train our people to be the best in the job, we also offer encouragement, recognition, and rewards.
Whatever level you are at in your career, we offer plenty of opportunities and support to build a rewarding career at UBA.
Here in UBA, our employees are our greatest assets and so we built a recognition and reward system that boosts productivity and enhances staff retention, instituting a culture of meritocracy.