Application Developer at Northwest Petroleum & Gas Company Limited

Northwest Petroleum & Gas Company Limited is a Company in the Oil & Gas Sector of the economy with International repute. The Company has vast experience in the importation, supply, distribution and storage of Petroleum Products and is also actively involved in the official export of Crude Oil from Nigeria being one of twenty seven Companies approved by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for allocation and export of Nigerian Crude Oil. Presently, amongst other facilities, the Company operates two (2) Ultra Modern Mega Petroleum Products Storage Terminals with combined capacity of 96.8 Million litres certified and duly licensed by the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) and an Ultra Modern Berthing Facility with International state of the art Fire Fighting and Safety Equipment in the Calabar Free Trade Zone, Cross River State. The Company also owns and operates several 24- and 26- ultra modern Mega Petroleum Products Filling Stations across the country under a very rapid expansion program.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Application Developer

Location: Lagos

About the Job

• The role is responsible for driving the applications development and support capabilities of the IT department.
• The ideal candidate would be responsible for developing new and supporting existing software solutions in the landscape to ensure zero downtimes, identify optimization opportunities and liaise with all stakeholders including end users to ensure requirements are fully captured and executed efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Ensure uptime and functionality of all software applications in the Northwest landscape.
• Work with end user department and business analyst to document functional requirements for the development of applications
• Code, document and implement project specifications programs according to requirements
• Test, code and perform unit test plan for programs assigned.
• Design and build prototypes and designs.
• Maintain and update software technical documents and procedures as applicable
• Use knowledge of technology to improve information flow and employee collaboration within the organization
• Collate feedback from user department on applications usage experience and optimize process to improve experience
• Onboard users on all relevant applications and provide technical support when required
• Create applications guidelines and manuals to guide application usage.
• Ensure quality of software developed leveraging on the latest technologies.
• Resolve all bugs and UX issues and in necessary situations, escalate to relevant third-party developers for resolution within the minimum time possible.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related course.
• Minimum of 3 years software development experience.
• Great understanding of any Object-oriented programming language- Python, Java, C++, etc.
• Working knowledge of databases- SQL, Oracle, web applications/development & ERP related solutions.
• Ability to diagnose and resolve application issues
• Effective communication skills (Spoken and written).
• Experience in team relationship, working with cross-functional teams and leading operational initiatives.

Application Closing Date
19th May, 2022.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online